Jhāyati¹

to meditate, contemplate think upon, brood over (c. acc.): search for, hunt after DN.ii.237 (jhānaṃ); SN.i.25, SN.i.57; AN.v.323 sq. (+ pa,˚ ni, ava˚); Snp.165, Snp.221, Snp.425, Snp.709, Snp.818 (= Mnd.149 pa˚, ni˚ ava˚); Dhp.27, Dhp.371, Dhp.395; Ja.i.67, Ja.i.410; Vv.50#12; Pv.iv.16#6 Mil.66; Snp-a.320 (aor. jhāyiṃsu thought of)
pp jhāyita.

Sk. dhyāyati, dhī; with dhīra, dhīḥ from didheti shine, perceive; cp. Goth. filu-deisei cunning, & in meaning cinteti → citta¹

Jhāyati²

to burn, to be on fire: fig. to be consumed, to waste away, to dry up DN.i.50 (= jāleti DN-a.i.151), DN-a.iii.94 (to make a fire); Ja.i.61, Ja.i.62; Pv.i.11#10 (jhāyare variant reading BB. for ghāyire); Mil.47; Pv-a.33 (= pariḍayhati)-aor. jhāyi Dhp-a.ii.240 sq
■ (fig.) Dhp.155; Ja.vi.189-Caus. jhāpeti
■ Cp. khīyati².

Sk. kṣāyati to burn, kṣāy & kṣī, cp. khara & chārikā