The Sanskrit verb apa‑ghāṭayati means “to
close, to shut,” especially in the sense of
shutting a door or panel.
Form and spelling
The form appears in dictionaries as apaghāṭayati (अपघाटयति) or with
hyphenation apa‑ghāṭayati .
It is a causative verb built from the verbal root ghāṭ with the prefix apa‑.
It is a causative verb built from the verbal root ghāṭ with the prefix apa‑.
Meaning
According to the supplied source, apaghāṭayati means “closes, shuts,”
with an example referring to closing a kapāṭa (door or panel) .
This is its primary attested meaning in classical Sanskrit usage.
This is its primary attested meaning in classical Sanskrit usage.
How the components work
- apa‑: a common Sanskrit prefix meaning “away, off, back.”
- ghāṭayati: a causative formation meaning “to strike, press, bring into
- contact,” and in extended senses “to set in motion, to operate.”
- Combined as apa‑ghāṭayati, the sense becomes “to shut by moving
- back / bringing together,” i.e., to close.
Grammatical notes
- Class: Causative (ṇic) of the root ghāṭ.
- Voice: Parasmaipada.
- Meaning pattern: “to cause something to be shut / to make (a door)
- close.”
Usage example (from the source)
- 1 Source
Related forms
- ghāṭayati without prefix can mean “to strike, to join, to cause to act.”
- apa‑ghāṭa (noun) can mean “removal, shutting,” but this is distinct
- from the verb.
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