sev सेव् cl. 1. Ā. ([Dhātup. xiv, 30]) sevate (rarely °ti; pf. siṣeve, °va, [MBh.] &c.; fut. sevitā Gr.; seviṣyate, [ib.], °ti, [MBh.]; aor. asiṣevat, aseviṣṭa Gr.; inf. sevitum, [MBh.] &c.; ind.p. sevitvā, -sevya, [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. sevyate, to be followed or served &c., [MBh.] : Caus. sevayati (aor. asiṣevat), to attend upon, serve, honour, [Hit.]; to tend, cherish (plants), [Bhartṛ.] : Desid. of Caus. See sisevayiṣu: Desid. siseviṣate, °ti Gr.: Intens. seṣevyate, [ib.] sevā सेवा f. going or resorting to, visiting, frequenting, [Cāṇ.]; [Subh.] service, attendance on (loc. gen., or comp.; sevāṃ-√ kṛ, with gen., ‘to be in the service of’), [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. worship, homage, reverence, devotion to (gen. or comp.), [ib.] sexual intercourse with (comp.), [Hit.]; [Subh.] addiction to, indulgence in, practice or employment or frequent enjoyment of (comp.), [Nir.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. seva सेव n. (either fr. √ sev or siv) g. pacādi = 1. sevi, an apple, [L.] sevi सेवि n. the jujube (= badara), [L.] an apple (in this sense prob. fr. Persianseb), [L.] in comp. for sevin. sevin सेविन् mfn. (only ifc.) going or resorting to, frequenting, inhabiting, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. attending on, serving, a servant, [Kālid.]; [Kir.]; [VarBṛS.] honouring, revering, deferential to, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. having sexual intercourse with, [Subh.] addicted to, fond of, enjoying, practising, employing, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. sevyā सेव्या (ā), f. the parasitical plant Vandā, [L.] Emblic Myrobolam, [L.] a kind of wild grain or rice, [L.] sevya सेव्य mfn. to be resorted to or frequented or inhabited by (gen.), [Hariv.]; [Pañcat.]; [Kathās.] to be followed (as a path), [Rājat.] to be approached, [Cāṇ.] to be waited upon or served or obeyed, a master (as opp. to ‘a servant’), [R.]; [Kālid.] &c. to be honoured, honourable, [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c. to be enjoyed carnally, [Subh.] to be practised or used or employed, [MBh.]; [R.] &c. to be studied, [Cat.] to be kept or hoarded, [Hit.] to be taken care of or guarded, [W.] m. the Aśvattha tree, Ficus Religiosa, [L.] Barringtonia Acutangula, [L.] a sparrow, [L.] an intoxicating drink made from the blossoms of the Bassia Latifolia, [L.] (am), n. the root of Andropogon Muricatus, [Suśr.] red sandal-wood, [L.] sea-salt, [L.] the thick middle part of curds, [L.] water, [L.] sevāsī सेवासी ind. (with √ 1. kṛ) g. ūry-ādi (v.l.) sevadhi सेवधि seva-dhi w.r. for śeva-dhi. sevaka सेवक . See 2. sev° s.v. mfn. (for 2. See col. 2) dwelling in, inhabiting (comp.), [MBh.] practising, using, employing (comp.), [Kāv.]; [Kathās.] revering, worshipping (mostly comp.), [Yājñ.]; [BhP.] m. a servant, attendant, follower, [R.]; [VarBṛS.]; [Rājat.] a votary, worshipper, [Hariv.]; [Pañcar.] m. (fr. √ siv; for 1. See col. 1) one that sews, a sewer, [L.] a sack, [L.] sevanī सेवनी (ī), f. a needle, [L.] a seam, [L.] a suture or peculiar, seam-like union of parts of the body (seven in number, viz. five of the cranium, one of the tongue, and one of the glans penis), [Br.]; [Suśr.] (ī), f. a kind of small jasmine, [L.] sevana सेवन . See 2. sev° s.v. n. (for 2. See col. 2) the act of frequenting or visiting or dwelling in or resorting to (comp.), [Kāv.]; [Pañcat.]; [BhP.] waiting upon, attendance, service, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c. honouring, reverence, worship, adoration (also f(A). ), [Kāv.]; [VarBṛS.] &c. sexual enjoyment, intercourse with (comp.), [Mn. xi, 178] devotion or addiction to, fondness for, indulgence in, practise or employment of (gen. or comp.), [Mn.]; [R.] &c. n. (for 1. See col. 1) the act of sewing, darning, stitching, [Suśr.]; [Vop.]; [ĀpŚr.], Sch. a sack, [L.] sevatī सेवती f. the Indian white rose, [L.] sevikā सेविका f. a partic. sweetmeat (a kind of vermicelli made of wheat-flour and boiled in milk and sugar), [BhP.] sevitā सेविता sevi—tā f. service, attendance, [MārkP.] sevita सेवित mfn. dwelt in, visited, frequented, followed, served &c. (see √ sev) furnished or endowed with, abounding in (comp.), [R.] n. = 1. sevi, [L.] sevitṛ सेवितृ mfn. (only ifc.) one who honours or worships, [MBh.] one who follows or pursues, [ib.] m. a servant, attendant, [Mālav. iv, 12.] sevābhṛt सेवाभृत् sevā—bhṛt mfn. maintaining service, serving, honouring (comp.), [R.] sevālin सेवालिन् mfn. (fr. savāla, see śev°), g. suvāstv-ādi ([Kāś.] secālin). sevanin सेवनिन् m. a ploughman (?), [Hariv.] ([Nīlak.]) sevitva सेवित्व sevi—tva n. seeking, resorting to (comp.), [BhP.] honouring, deference towards (comp.), [Kām.] the state of one who dwells in or inhabits, [MW.] sevyatā सेव्यता sevya—tā f. the state of being liable or worthy to be served or honoured or revered or followed or pursued, [Kāv.]; [Rājat.]; [Sarvad.] sevājana सेवाजन sevā—jana m. a servant, attendant, [VarBṛS.] sevākāku सेवाकाकु sevā—kāku f. change of voice in service (i.e. sometimes speaking loudly, sometimes softly, sometimes angrily, sometimes sorrowfully), [Vikr.] sevakālu सेवकालु m. a kind of plant (= niśa-bhaṅga; commonly called Dugdhapeyā), [L.] sevanīya सेवनीय mfn. (for 2. See col. 2) to be followed or practised, [Bhartṛ.] to be served or waited upon or honoured, [Hariv.]; [BhP.] mfn. (for 1. See col. 1) to be sewn or stitched together, [MW.] sevyatva सेव्यत्व sevya—tva n. the state of being liable or worthy to be served or honoured or revered or followed or pursued, [Kāv.]; [Rājat.]; [Sarvad.] sevādharma सेवाधर्म sevā—dharma m. the duties or functions of service, [Bhartṛ.] sevāñjali सेवाञ्जलि sevā°ñjali (°vāñj°), m. a servant's reverential salutation with hollowed hands (see añjali), [Bhartṛ.] sevādakṣa सेवादक्ष sevā—dakṣa mf(A)n. skilled in service, [Mālav.] sevātīrtha सेवातीर्थ sevā—tīrtha m. N. of an author, [Cat.] sevāvṛtti सेवावृत्ति sevā—vṛtti f. a livelihood gained by service, [L.] sevitavya सेवितव्य mfn. (for 2. See below) to be frequented or inhabited, [Hariv.] to be followed or practised, [TUp.]; [Mn.] &c. to be tended or taken care of [Cāṇ.]; [Mṛcch.] mfn. (for 1. See above) to be sewn, [Nir.] sevyamāna सेव्यमान mfn. being dwelt in or served or used &c. sevābhirata सेवाभिरत sevā°bhirata (°vābh°), mfn. rejoicing in or fond of service, [VarBṛS.] sevākaumudī सेवाकौमुदी sevā—kaumudī f. N. of wk. on Bhakti. sevāvasara सेवावसर sevā°vasara (°vāv°), m. opportunity for worship or adoration, [Kum.] sevāvicāra सेवाविचार sevā—vicāra m. N. of wk. on Bhakti. sevāvalamba सेवावलम्ब sevā°valamba (°vāv°), mfn. depending on another's service, [Bhartṛ.] sevakottama सेवकोत्तम m. (and f(A). ) best of servants, [MW.] sevyasevakau सेव्यसेवकौ sevya—sevakau m. du. master and servant, [Hit.] sevāvilāsinī सेवाविलासिनी sevā—vilāsinī f. a female servant, [Nalac.] sevāvyavahāra सेवाव्यवहार sevā—vyavahāra m. the practice of service, [MW.] sevitamanmatha सेवितमन्मथ sevita—manmatha mfn. addicted to love or amorous enjoyments, [MW.] sevāphalastotra सेवाफलस्तोत्र sevā—phala-stotra n. N. of a hymn by Vallabhācārya sevāphaloktivivṛti सेवाफलोक्तिविवृति sevā—pha°lokti-vivṛti f. N. of Comm. sevanabhāvanākāvya सेवनभावनाकाव्य sevana—bhāvanā-kāvya n. N. of wk. sevantikāpariṇaya सेवन्तिकापरिणय sevantikā-pariṇaya m. N. of a Nāṭaka or a Kāvya, [Cat.] sevāphalastotravivṛti सेवाफलस्तोत्रविवृति sevā—phala-stotra—vivṛti f. N. of Comm.