मार्गति

Sanskrit

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás

Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.

Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)

Sanskrit मार्ग॑ति (mā́rgati)

Denominal verb of मार्ग (mārga, “way, path”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑ́ːɾ.ɡɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːɾ.ɡɐ.t̪i/

Verb

मार्ग॑ति • (mā́rgati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root मार्ग्)

1. to seek, look for
2. to request, ask for [with ablative ‘from someone’] [with accusative ‘for something’]

Conjugation

Present: मार्गति (mā́rgati), मार्गते (mā́rgate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	मार्गति mā́rgati	मार्गतः mā́rgataḥ	मार्गन्ति mā́rganti	मार्गते mā́rgate	मार्गेते mā́rgete	मार्गन्ते mā́rgante
Second	मार्गसि mā́rgasi	मार्गथः mā́rgathaḥ	मार्गथ mā́rgatha	मार्गसे mā́rgase	मार्गेथे mā́rgethe	मार्गध्वे mā́rgadhve
First	मार्गामि mā́rgāmi	मार्गावः mā́rgāvaḥ	मार्गामः / मार्गामसि¹ mā́rgāmaḥ / mā́rgāmasi¹	मार्गे mā́rge	मार्गावहे mā́rgāvahe	मार्गामहे mā́rgāmahe
Imperative
Third	मार्गतु mā́rgatu	मार्गताम् mā́rgatām	मार्गन्तु mā́rgantu	मार्गताम् mā́rgatām	मार्गेताम् mā́rgetām	मार्गन्ताम् mā́rgantām
Second	मार्ग mā́rga	मार्गतम् mā́rgatam	मार्गत mā́rgata	मार्गस्व mā́rgasva	मार्गेथाम् mā́rgethām	मार्गध्वम् mā́rgadhvam
First	मार्गाणि mā́rgāṇi	मार्गाव mā́rgāva	मार्गाम mā́rgāma	मार्गै mā́rgai	मार्गावहै mā́rgāvahai	मार्गामहै mā́rgāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	मार्गेत् mā́rget	मार्गेताम् mā́rgetām	मार्गेयुः mā́rgeyuḥ	मार्गेत mā́rgeta	मार्गेयाताम् mā́rgeyātām	मार्गेरन् mā́rgeran
Second	मार्गेः mā́rgeḥ	मार्गेतम् mā́rgetam	मार्गेत mā́rgeta	मार्गेथाः mā́rgethāḥ	मार्गेयाथाम् mā́rgeyāthām	मार्गेध्वम् mā́rgedhvam
First	मार्गेयम् mā́rgeyam	मार्गेव mā́rgeva	मार्गेम mā́rgema	मार्गेय mā́rgeya	मार्गेवहि mā́rgevahi	मार्गेमहि mā́rgemahi
Subjunctive
Third	मार्गात् / मार्गाति mā́rgāt / mā́rgāti	मार्गातः mā́rgātaḥ	मार्गान् mā́rgān	मार्गाते / मार्गातै mā́rgāte / mā́rgātai	मार्गैते mā́rgaite	मार्गन्त / मार्गान्तै mā́rganta / mā́rgāntai
Second	मार्गाः / मार्गासि mā́rgāḥ / mā́rgāsi	मार्गाथः mā́rgāthaḥ	मार्गाथ mā́rgātha	मार्गासे / मार्गासै mā́rgāse / mā́rgāsai	मार्गैथे mā́rgaithe	मार्गाध्वै mā́rgādhvai
First	मार्गाणि mā́rgāṇi	मार्गाव mā́rgāva	मार्गाम mā́rgāma	मार्गै mā́rgai	मार्गावहै mā́rgāvahai	मार्गामहै mā́rgāmahai
Participles
	मार्गत् mā́rgat			मार्गमाण mā́rgamāṇa
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri:

    Arabic script: مَنٛگُن (mangun)

    Devanagari script: मंगुन (maṃgun)

• Pali: maggati
• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï) (see there for further descendants)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मार्गति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 812.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mā́rgati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 579