लषति

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

लषति • (laṣati) (class 1)

to wish, desire
to strive after, approach

References

Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 899/1

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