vi-√ ji Ā. -jayate (rarely °ti; cf. [Pāṇ. i, 3, 19]), to conquer, win or acquire by conquest, [Br.]; [MBh.] &c.; to vanquish, defeat, subdue, overpower, master, control, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to be victorious or superior, [RV.]; [Br.]; [Up.] &c.; (often in respectful salutation, e.g. vi-jayasva rājan, ‘be victorious’ or ‘hail to thee, O king!’) to contend victoriously with (instr.), [AitBr.]; to excel in (instr.), [Bālar.]; to be about to conquer, go to victory, [Mn. vii, 107]: Caus. (only aor. vy-ajījayat; but cf. vi-jāpayitṛ) to conquer, [MBh.] : Desid. -jigīṣate (rarely °ti), to strive for victory, wish to conquer or vanquish, attack, assail, [ŚBr.]; &c.