to be sharp or to make sharp, to prick, to incite, etc
■ See tikkha, tikhiṇa, tiṇha, titikkhati tittaka, teja, etc.

Vedic tejate from tij (*stij) = Lat. in-stīgo (to spur), Gr. στίζω, στικτός, Ohg. stehhan, Nhg. stecken E. stick