श्रयति
See also: श्रायति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śráyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyati, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱléyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with English lean and Latin clīnō.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɽɐ́.jɐ.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕɽɐ.jɐ.t̪i/
Verb
श्रयति • (śráyati) (cl.1 P. Ā. root श्रि (√śri))
- to cause to lean or rest on, lay on or in, fix on, fasten to, direct or turn towards, (especially) spread or diffuse (light or radiance or beauty) over (+ locative)
- to lean on, rest on, recline against (+ accusative), cling to (+ locative), be supported or fixed or depend on, abide in or on (+ accusative, locative or adverb)
- to go to, approach, resort or have recourse to (for help or refuge), tend towards (+ accusative)
- to go into, enter, fall to the lot or take possession of (+ accusative or locative)
- to attain, undergo, get into any state or condition (+ accusative)
- to assume
- to show, betray (heroism)
- to honour, worship
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “श्रयति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1098/2.