apacīyate

 The Sanskrit word apacīyate is written in Devanagari as अपचीयते

apacīyate means “is diminished, is reduced, or declines,” expressed in a passive, present‑tense verbal form.

Core sense

The verb conveys the idea of something decreasing—whether status, merit, respect, value, or another quality. Because the form is passive, the subject is undergoing the reduction rather than performing it.

Grammatical shape

• Present tense: describes an ongoing or general process (“is being diminished,” “tends to decline”).
• Passive voice: the subject is acted upon.
• Third‑person singular: refers to “he,” “she,” or “it.”

This combination gives the sense: “it is diminished / it undergoes decline.”

Typical usage contexts

Although the exact setting varies by text, the verb commonly appears in discussions involving:

• Loss of virtue or good qualities
• Decrease of honour or respect
• Diminishing of beneficial results or merit
• Erosion of something previously established

In such contexts, apacīyate marks a movement from a higher or fuller state toward a lesser one.

Nuance

The term often implies gradual decline rather than sudden collapse. It can describe:

• moral deterioration,
• weakening of beneficial conditions,
• or the fading of something that once flourished.

On the sources

None of the supplied web results define apacīyate or discuss its meaning; they focus on grammatical tables and glossaries of another language, so the explanation above comes from my own knowledge.