cl.4 P. () snihyati- (mc. also te-;occurring only in present tense base; grammar also perfect tensesisneha-; futuresnehitā-, snegdhā-, sneḍhā-; snehiṣyati-, snekṣyati-etc.) , to be adhesive or sticky or glutinous or viscid or moist ; to be fixed upon (locative case) ; to be attached to or fond of, feel affection for (locative case or genitive case) etc. ; cl.1 P.snehati-SeeCausal : Passive voicesnihyate- (Aoristasnehi-) grammar : Causal (or cl.10 P.) sneh/ayati- (Aoristasiṣṇihat-), to make unctuous or greasy or moist ; to render pliant or subject, subdue ; to kill, slay (varia lectiosnehati-): Desiderativesisnehiṣati-, sisnihiṣati-, sisnikṣati-grammar : Intensiveseṣṇihyate-, seṣṇegdhi-, seṣṇeḍhi-.
स्निह् 4 P. (स्निह्यति, स्निग्ध) 1 To feel or have affection for, love, be fond of (with loc. of the person or thing that is loved or liked); किं नु खलु बाले$स्मिन्नौरस इव पुत्रे स्निह्यति मे मनः Ś.7; स च स्निह्यत्यावयोः U.6 (where आवयोः may be genitive also). -2 To be easily attached. -3 To be pleased with, be kind to. -4 To be sticky, viscid, or adhesive. -5 To be smooth or bland. -Caus. (स्नेहयति-ते) 1 To make unctuous, anoint, besmear, lubricate. -2 To cause to love. -3 To dissolve, destroy, kill.
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