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√ cit, “perceive, know, appear”

√ 2 ci

√ cit

√ cint

Present

I. cétati etc. cétante RV

Future

Simple Future: cetiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: cetitā

Aorist

√-Ao: áceti céti RV., cité ? RV., citántī ? RV., cítāna V.B. (-cetāna RV.)

RAo: acīcitat

-s-Ao: acait RV

-iṣ-Ao: acetīt

Perfect

cikéta cikitus etc. cikité -tré etc. V.B.S. (cíketa; cíketati etc. cíketat etc.; cikiddhi; aciket, acikitat, cikitas; cikitrire) ciceta

Causative

citáyati etc.-te etc. RV.; cetáyati etc. -te etc. V.+

Desiderative

cíkitsati etc. V.+,-te E.+ (acikitsīs AV., cikitsyate etc. E.+ )

Intensive

cékite etc.-tat RV.C

Verbal Nouns

PPP: cittá V.+; cité ? RV.; citáye VS. acíte RV

Derivatives

kéta V.+

 

cétya RV.

 

cetyā́ RV.

 

cikitsā B.+

 

ketana E.+

 

cétana V.+

 

cikít RV.

 

cikitsaka B.+

 

ketú V.+

 

cetanā E.+

 

cíkiti SV.

 

cikitsya E.+

 

cít V.+

 

cétas V.+

 

cikitú V.

 

cikitsana E.+

 

citi C.

 

cétiṣṭha V.B.

 

cikitván RV.

 

-cikitsanīya C.

 

cítti V.+

 

cetú RV.

 

cikitvít RV.

 

cikitsú AV.+

 

cittí RV.

 

-cetúna RV.

 

-ciketas U.

 

cetayitavya U.+

 

citrá V.+

 

céttṛ V.B.

 

cikita S.

 

cetayitṛ B.+

 

 

Compare roots √ 2 ci and √ cint. The grammarians give two separate roots, kit and cit, each with full sets of forms- which are not all reported here.

Meanings

cétati cétate v PPP cittá 1 (q.v.) perceive, observe, attend to (G or A), aim at, intend (D), strive after, desire (A), take care of (A); conceive, understand, know; intrans. appear, be conspicuous or known. Caus. cetáyati, te & citáyati make attentive, remind, instruct, teach; notice, put to mind, attend to; Ā (P) be conscious or sensible, think, reflect, conceive, understand, remember; appear, be conspicuous, shine. Des cikitsati (te) intend, aim at, care for; treat medically, heal.

Int cékite appear, shine.

 

ā attend to, call to mind, understand, know, find out, invent; intrans. appear, shine, excel.

pra become visible, appear, also = Caus. perceive, understand, announce, proclaim.

vi observe, discern conceive, know (also Caus. ); Ā be perceptible, appear. Des wish to discern, deliberate, doubt, hesitate.

sam perceive (together), survey, notice; be unanimous, agree.

Cf. cikitváṃs, cékitāna, vícitta.

 

 

 

 

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