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सेव् [sēv] 1 Ā. (सेवते, सेवित; caus. सेवयति-ते; desid. सिसे- विषते; the स् of सेव् is generally changed to ष् after prepositions ending in इ such as नि, परि, वि)
To serve, wait or attend upon, honour, worship, obey; प्रायो भृत्यास्त्यजन्ति प्रचलितविभवं स्वामिनं सेवमानाः [Mu.4.21;] आचार- पूतं पवनः सिषेवे [R.2.13.] 'served or refreshed'; ऐश्वर्यादन- पेतमीश्वरमयं लोकोऽर्थतः सेवते [Mu.1.14.]
To go after, pursue, follow.
To use, enjoy; किं सेव्यते सुमनसां मनसापि गन्धः कस्तूरिकाजननशक्तिभृता मृगेण [R. G.]
To enjoy carnally; केतकीं सेवसे हन्त कथं रोलम्ब निस्त्रपः [Bv.1.118.]
To attach or devote oneself to, attend to, cultivate, practice, perform; विद्वद्भिः सेवितः (धर्मः) [Ms.2.1;] त्वया मनोनिर्विषयार्थ- कामया यदेक एव प्रतिगृह्य सेव्यते [Ku.5.38;] [R.17.49.]
To resort to, betake oneself to, dwell in, frequent, inhabit; तप्तं वारि विहाय तीरनलिनीं कारण्डवः सेवते [V.2.23;] [Pt.1.9.]
To watch over, guard, protect.
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सेव् cl. 1. Ā. ([Dhātup. xiv, 30]) सेवते (rarely °ति; pf. सिषेवे, °व, [MBh.] &c.; fut. सेविताGr. ; सेविष्यते, ib., °ति, [MBh.]; aor. असिषेवत्, असेविष्टGr. ; inf. सेवितुम्, [MBh.] &c.; ind.p. सेवित्वा, -सेव्य, ib.), to dwell or stay near or in (loc. ), [ŚBr.]; to remain or stay at, live in, frequent, haunt, inhabit, resort to (acc. ), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to serve, wait or attend upon, honour, obey, worship, ib.; to cherish, foster (a child), [Kathās.]; to present with (instr. ), [Ragh.]; to enjoy sexually, have sexual intercourse with (acc. ), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.; to refresh by soft breezes, fan (said of the wind), [R.]; [Kālid.]; [Pañcat.]; to devote or apply one's self to, cultivate, study, practise, use, employ, perform, do, [RV.] &c. &c.; to exist or be found in anything (acc. ), [R.]; [Hariv.]; [Kathās.] : Pass. सेव्यते, to be followed or served &c., [MBh.] : Caus. सेवयति (aor. असिषेवत्), to attend upon, serve, honour, [Hit.]; to tend, cherish (plants), [Bhartṛ.] : Desid. of Caus. See सिसेवयिषु: Desid. सिसेविषते, °तिGr. : Intens. सेषेव्यते, ib.
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