ājí m. rarely f. only once in [RV. i, 116, 15], (√ aj), a running-match
a fighting-match, prize-fight, combat, [RV.]; [AV.] &c.
[ājím-√ aj or √ i or √ dhāv or √ sṛ, to run with or against any one for a prize, [ŚBr.]; [AitBr.] &c.]
war, battle (ājau, in battle, [MBh.]; [R.]; [Ragh. xii, 45], &c.)
place for running, race-course, [RV. iv, 24, 8]; [AV. xiii, 2, 4]
(= ākṣepa) abuse, [L.]
(= kṣaṇa) an instant, [L.]
ā-√ ji √ jí (p. -jáyat; impf. 3. du. ājayatām) to conquer, win, [RV. ii, 27, 15]; [AitBr.]; [TāṇḍyaBr.] : Desid. p. -jígīṣamāṇa, trying or desiring to win, [RV. i, 163, 7.]