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sev

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.]