लषति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *las- (“eager”). Cognate with Latin lascīvus and English lust.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ʂɐ.ti/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐ.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

लषति • (laṣati) (class 1)

to wish, desire
to strive after, approach

References

Monier Williams (1899), “लषति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 899/1.

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