हन्ति

See also: hanti

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰánti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰánti, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰénti (“to strike; slay, kill”).

Cognates include Ancient Greek θείνω (theínō, “I strike, wound”), Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬌𐬥𐬙𐬌‎ (jainti), Old Armenian գան (gan) and ջնեմ (ǰnem), Latin offendō, Old Church Slavonic гънати (gŭnati), Old English bana (English bane) and gūþ (“battle”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦɐ́n.ti/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɦɐn̪.t̪i/

Verb

हन्ति • (hánti) third-singular present indicative (root हन्, class 2, type P)

to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (+ accusative) etc.; upon (+ locative)
to smite, slay, hit, kill, mar, destroy
to put to death, cause to be executed
to ward off, avert
to hurt, wound

Conjugation

Present: हन्ति (hanti), हन्ते (hante)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	हन्ति hanti	हन्तः hantaḥ	हनन्ति hananti	हन्ते hante	हनाते hanāte	हनते hanate
Second	हंसि haṃsi	हन्थः hanthaḥ	हन्थ hantha	हंसे haṃse	हनाथे hanāthe	हन्ध्वे handhve
First	हन्मि hanmi	हन्वः hanvaḥ	हन्मः hanmaḥ	हने hane	हन्वहे hanvahe	हन्महे hanmahe
Imperative
Third	हन्तु / हन्तात् hantu / hantāt	हन्ताम् hantām	हनन्तु hanantu	हन्ताम् hantām	हनाताम् hanātām	हनताम् hanatām
Second	हन्धि / हन्तात् handhi / hantāt	हन्तम् hantam	हन्त hanta	हंस्व haṃsva	हनाथाम् hanāthām	हन्ध्वम् handhvam
First	हनानि hanāni	हनाव hanāva	हनाम hanāma	हनै hanai	हनावहै hanāvahai	हनामहै hanāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	हन्यात् hanyāt	हन्याताम् hanyātām	हन्युः hanyuḥ	हनीत hanīta	हनीयाताम् hanīyātām	हनीरन् hanīran
Second	हन्याः hanyāḥ	हन्यातम् hanyātam	हन्यात hanyāta	हनीथाः hanīthāḥ	हनीयाथाम् hanīyāthām	हनीध्वम् hanīdhvam
First	हन्याम् hanyām	हन्याव hanyāva	हन्याम hanyāma	हनीय hanīya	हनीवहि hanīvahi	हनीमहि hanīmahi
Participles
	हनत् hanat			हनान hanāna

Descendants

Gujarati: હણવું (haṇvũ)
Kalasha: hṍ.ik

References

Monier Williams (1899), “हन्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1287.

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