chindati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀙𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• छिन्दति (Devanagari script)
• ছিন্দতি (Bengali script)
• ඡින්‍දති (Sinhalese script)
• ဆိန္ဒတိ or ꧡိၼ္ၻတိ or ꧡိၼ်ၻတိ (Burmese script)
• ฉินฺทติ or ฉินทะติ (Thai script)
• ᨨᩥᨶ᩠ᨴᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຉິນ຺ທຕິ or ຉິນທະຕິ (Lao script)
• ឆិន្ទតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄍𑄨𑄚𑄴𑄘𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Cognate with Sanskrit छिनत्ति (chinátti).

Verb

chindati (root chid, second conjugation)

1. to cut off
2. to sever
3. to destroy

Conjugation

Conjugation of "chindati"

	Singular	Plural
Present
1st	chindāmi	chindāma
2nd	chindasi	chindatha
3rd	chindati	chindanti
Imperative
1st	chindāmi	chindāma
2nd	chinda or chindāhi	chindatha
3rd	chindatu	chindantu
Optative
1st	chindeyyāmi or chindeyyaṃ or chinde	chindeyyāma
2nd	chindeyyāsi or chinde	chindeyyātha
3rd	chindeyya or chinde	chindeyyuṃ

• Present active participle: chindant, which see for forms and usage
• past participle: chinna, which see for forms
• causative: chedāpeti, chedāpayati, which see for forms

Derived terms

• sandhiṃ chindati

Adjective

chindati

1. masculine/neuter locative singular of chindant, present participle of the verb

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “chindati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead