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√ cāy, “note, observe”

√ cal

√ cāy

√ 1 ci

Present

I. cā́yati etc. B., cā́yamāna RV

Passive

cāyyate TS

Future

Simple Future: cāyiṣyati -te

Periphrastic Future: cāyitā

Aorist

-iṣ-Ao: acāyiṣam AV. acāyiṣṭa

Perfect

cikyus AA. cacāya -ye. -cāyāṃ cakrus JB

Verbal Nouns

PPP: citá B.; ¹Abs: cāyitvā́ AV.;-cā́yya V.B.U

Derivatives

cāyanīya C. cāyitṛ C. cāyú RV.-citi B.

A form, but an early specialized one, of √ 2 ci. The meanings “reverence, be in awe” are rare and secondary.

Meanings

cā́yati cā́yate v fear, worship, revere; notice, observe, discern.

apa fear, revere.

ni only ger. nicā́yya worship, observe, perceive.

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