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√ śā, śi, “sharpen”

√ śas, śās

√ śā, śi

√ 1 śās, śiṣ

Present

III. śiśāti śiśīmasi śíśīte etc. V.+ (śiśanti -ntu S.)

VI ? śyáti etc. V.B.S., śyāna B.S

Passive

śāya-

Future

Simple Future: śāsyati

Periphrastic Future: śātā

Aorist

√-Ao: áśīta ? RV. aśāt; śāyāt

-siṣ-Ao: aśāsīt

Perfect

śaśau -śaśāná AV

Causative

śāyaya-

Desiderative

śiśāsa- , śīśāṃsa-

Intensive

śāśā-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: śitá V.+ , śāta E.+; 2Abs:-śā́ya V

Derivatives

-śāna B.S.

 

śāṇa ? C.

 

-śiti V.B.

 

śiśayá RV.

 

 

Divided by BR. into two separate roots, with identical forms.

 

Meanings

śiśāti śíśīte śyáti v PPP śāta & śitá (q.v.) sharpen, whet; excite, make eager, strengthen, promote; communicate, impart; present with, help to (A of pers., I, D, or G of thing).

 

ati strike at.

ava rid of (A).

ā help to, cause to partake of (L).

ni sharpen, whet; offer, present; lay down, spread.

sam sharpen, whet; excite, make eager or ready for (D).

Cf. níśita, sáśita.

 

 

 

 

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