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sev has 2 results

Root Word (Pāṇini Dhātupāṭha:)	Full Root	Marker	Sense	Class	Sutra
√śev	śevṛ	ṛ	secane	1	328
√ṣev	ṣevṛ	ṛ	secane	1	328

sev has 2 results

Root Word	IAST	Meaning	Monier Williams Page	Class
√शेव्	śev	serving / sevana	1247/1	Cl.1
√सेव्	sev	serving / sevana	1247/1	Cl.1

Amarakosha Search

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Word	Reference	Gender	Number	Synonyms	Definition

kakudaḥ	3.3.99	Masculine	Singular	gosevitam, gopadamānam

kukubhaḥ		Masculine	Singular	prasevakaḥ	the belly below the neck of a lute

syūta	2.9.27	Masculine	Singular	prasevaḥ

uśīram		Masculine	Singular	laghulayam, amṛṇālam, abhayam, iṣṭakāpatham, lāmajjakam, sevyam, avadāham, jalāśayam, naladam

viṣam	3.3.231	Neuter	Singular	sevā, arthanā, bhṛtiḥ

Monier-Williams Search

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sev

cl.1 A1. (

) sevate- (rarely ti-; perfect tense siṣeve-, va-

etc.; future sevitā- grammar; seviṣyate-

, ti-

; Aorist asiṣevat-, aseviṣṭa- grammar; infinitive mood sevitum-

etc.; ind.p. sevitvā-, -sevya-

), to dwell or stay near or in (locative case)

; to remain or stay at, live in, frequent, haunt, inhabit, resort to (accusative)

etc. ; to serve, wait or attend upon, honour, obey, worship

; to cherish, foster (a child)

; to present with (instrumental case)

; to enjoy sexually, have sexual intercourse with (accusative)

etc. ; to refresh by soft breezes, fan (said of the wind)

; to devote or apply one's self to, cultivate, study, practise, use, employ, perform, do

etc. ; to exist or be found in anything (accusative)

: Passive voice sevyate-, to be followed or served etc.

: Causal sevayati- (Aorist asiṣevat-), to attend upon, serve, honour

; to tend, cherish (plants)

: Desiderative of Causal See sisevayiṣu-: Desiderative siseviṣate-, ti- grammar : Intensive seṣevyate-

Apte Search

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sev

सेव् 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) 1 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 लोको$र्थतः सेवते Mu.1.14. -2 To go after, pursue, follow. -3 To use, enjoy; किं सेव्यते सुमनसां मनसापि गन्धः कस्तूरिकाजननशक्तिभृता मृगेण R. G. -4 To enjoy carnally; केतकीं सेवसे हन्त कथं रोलम्ब निस्त्रपः Bv.1.118. -5 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. -6 To resort to, betake oneself to, dwell in, frequent, inhabit; तप्तं वारि विहाय तीरनलिनीं कारण्डवः सेवते V.2.23; Pt.1.9. -7 To watch over, guard, protect.

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sev	verb (class 1 ātmanepada) to cherish to cultivate to devote or apply one's self to to do to dwell or stay near or in to employ to enjoy sexually to exist or be found in anything (acc.) to fan (said of the wind) to foster (a child) to frequent to haunt to have sexual intercourse with (acc.) to honour to inhabit to live in to obey to perform to practise to present with (instr.) to refresh by soft breezes to remain or stay at to resort to (acc.) to serve to study to use to wait or attend upon to worship Frequency rank 463/72933

Wordnet Search

"sev"" has 4 results.


sev	pūj, abhipūj, sampūj, arca, upās, ārādh, bhaj, abyarc, samarc, samabhyarc, sev, sabhāj, pūjāṃ kṛ, arcanāṃ kṛ, ārādhanāṃ kṛ īśvara-prasīdanahetukaḥ īśvara-viṣaye śraddhāyāḥ prakaṭanātmakaḥ vyāpāraḥ । munayaḥ sadā īśvaraṃ pūjayanti।
sev	pūjaya, abhipūjaya, sampūjaya, prapūjaya, paripūjaya, ārādhaya, āsev, paryupās, sev, upasev, upās, bhaj, añc, mah bhaktyā śraddhayā vā ādarapradarśanānukūlaḥ vyāpāraḥ। ahaṃ mama ācāryaṃ pūjayāmi।
sev	pūjaya, upās, upasthā, abhyarc, arc, arcaya, ārādhaya, bhaj, anubhaj, sev, upasev, namasya dhūpadīpanaivedyānām arpaṇena vā stutigītaiḥ vā anyena prakāreṇa vā iṣṭadevatāprīṇanānukūlaḥ vyāpāraḥ। grāmiṇāḥ navarātrau ārātri devīṃ pūjayanti।
sev	kāmaya, sev, upasev, niṣev, āsev, gam, ācar, upaśī, praviś, ram, mithunāya, vraj, śī, saṃniviś, samabhigam, samupe, vicar, yabh, ratyā saṃyuj, grāmyadharmatayā saṃyuj, sākaṃ saṃram, saṃviś, saṃsṛj strīpuṃsayoḥ anyonyasaṃyogānukūlaḥ vyāpāraḥ। saḥ gaṇikāṃ kāmayate।

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