Dahati¹

(dahate) to put, place; take for (acc or abl.), assume, claim, consider DN.i.92 (okkākaṃ pitāmahaṃ = ṭhapeti DN-a.i.258); SN.iii.113 (mittato daheyya) AN.iv.239 (cittaṃ d. fix the mind on); Snp.825 (bālaṃ dahanti mithu aññamaññaṃ = passanti dakkhanti, etc Mnd.163). Pass dhīyati (q.v.); grd. dheyya (q.v.). Note. dahati is more frequent in combination with prefixes compositions like ā˚, upa˚, pari˚, sad˚, san˚, samā˚, etc. pp. hita.

Sk. dadhāti to put down, set up; *dhe = Gr. τίχημι, Lat. facio, Ohg. tuon, Ags. dōn E. to do. See also dhātu

Dahati²

= ḍahati to burn; as dahate Pv.ii.9#8 (= dahati vināseti Pv-a.116).