सेव्

{ sēv }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सेव्    cl. 1. Ā. ( [Dhātup. xiv, 30]) सेवते (rarely °ति; pf. सिषेवे, °व, [MBh.] &c.; fut. सेविता Gr.; सेविष्यते, ib., °ति, [MBh.]; aor. असिषेवत्, असेविष्ट Gr.; 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, °ति Gr.:

Intens. सेषेव्यते, ib.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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.

Shabda-Sagara

सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   r. 1st cl. ( सेवते)
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   1. To serve, to gratify by service.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   2. To follow.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   3. To use, to enjoy.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   4. To attend to, to cultivate, to perform.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   5. To enjoy, (sexually.)
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   6. To dwell in, to frequent.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   7. To watch over.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   With आ,
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   1. To enjoy.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   2. To practise.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   With उप,
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   1. To apply oneself to.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   2. To perform.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   3. To enjoy.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   4. To serve. With नि,
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   1. To pursue.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   2. To practise.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   3. To employ.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   4. To enjoy.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   5. To inhabit.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   6. To observe.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   7. To attend.
सेव् (ऋ) सेवृ   With परि, To take; preferably षेवृ .

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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