दुहति

Sanskrit

Etymology

Class 6 thematicization of the root दुह् (duh), whence दोग्धि (dogdhi), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewgʰ-

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /du.ɦɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪u.ɦɐ.t̪i/

Verb

दुहति • (duhati) third-singular indicative (class 6, type P, root दुह्)

1. Synonym of दोग्धि (dogdhi)

Conjugation

Present: दुहति (duhati)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	दुहति duhati	दुहतः duhataḥ	दुहन्ति duhanti	- -	- -	- -
Second	दुहसि duhasi	दुहथः duhathaḥ	दुहथ duhatha	- -	- -	- -
First	दुहामि duhāmi	दुहावः duhāvaḥ	दुहामः / दुहामसि¹ duhāmaḥ / duhāmasi¹	- -	- -	- -
Imperative
Third	दुहतु duhatu	दुहताम् duhatām	दुहन्तु duhantu	- -	- -	- -
Second	दुह duha	दुहतम् duhatam	दुहत duhata	- -	- -	- -
First	दुहानि duhāni	दुहाव duhāva	दुहाम duhāma	- -	- -	- -
Optative/Potential
Third	दुहेत् duhet	दुहेताम् duhetām	दुहेयुः duheyuḥ	- -	- -	- -
Second	दुहेः duheḥ	दुहेतम् duhetam	दुहेत duheta	- -	- -	- -
First	दुहेयम् duheyam	दुहेव duheva	दुहेम duhema	- -	- -	- -
Subjunctive
Third	दुहात् / दुहाति duhāt / duhāti	दुहातः duhātaḥ	दुहान् duhān	- -	- -	- -
Second	दुहाः / दुहासि duhāḥ / duhāsi	दुहाथः duhāthaḥ	दुहाथ duhātha	- -	- -	- -
First	दुहानि duhāni	दुहाव duhāva	दुहाम duhāma	- -	- -	- -
Participles
	दुहत् duhat			- -
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अदुहत् (aduhat)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अदुहत् aduhat	अदुहताम् aduhatām	अदुहन् aduhan	- -	- -	- -
Second	अदुहः aduhaḥ	अदुहतम् aduhatam	अदुहत aduhata	- -	- -	- -
First	अदुहम् aduham	अदुहाव aduhāva	अदुहाम aduhāma	- -	- -	- -

Descendants

• Pali: duhati
• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀳𑀢𑀺 (duhati)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀳𑀇 (duhaï)
    • Marathi: दुहणे (duhṇe)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀳𑀤𑀺 (duhadi)
    • Hindi: दुहना (duhnā)
    • Urdu: دہنا (duhnā)
    • Nepali: दुहुनु (duhunu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “duhati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “duh”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.