शास्ति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śáHsti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉáHsti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéh₁s-ti, from *ḱeh₁s- (“to proclaim, point out, instruct”) + *-ti (athematic present verb suffix). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬍 (sāstī), Albanian them (“I say”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɑ́ːs̪.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕɑːs̪.t̪i/
Verb
शास्ति • (śā́sti) (root शास्)
- to teach, instruct, inform, direct
- to rule, govern, administer the laws
- to foretell, predict