खनति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánati, from *kan- (“to dig”), with unetymological aspiration of the first consonant. Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬥- (kan-, “to dig”), 𐬎𐬯-𐬐𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬌 (us-kəṇti), Old Persian 𐎣𐎴- (kan-, “to dig”) whence Persian کندن (kandan, “to dig”).
Verb
खनति • (khanati) (root खन्, class 1, type P)
- to dig
- c. 300 BCE, Pañcatantra Dharmabuddhi ca duṣṭabuddhi:
- खन्यमाने च भूभागे यादासावार्थो न दृश्यते तदा दुष्टबुद्धिः स्वशिरस्ताडयन् ससम्भ्रममब्रवीत्...
- khanyamāne ca bhūbhāge yādāsāvārtho na dṛśyate tadā duṣṭabuddhiḥ svaśirastāḍayan sasambhramamabravīt...
- having dug the plot of land and not having seen such money, Duṣṭabuddhi, knocking his own head, said with embarrassment...
- खन्यमाने च भूभागे यादासावार्थो न दृश्यते तदा दुष्टबुद्धिः स्वशिरस्ताडयन् ससम्भ्रममब्रवीत्...
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