श्रयति

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean”). Cognate with English lean and Latin clīnō.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɽɐ.jɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɽɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

श्रयति • (śrayati) (cl.1 P. Ā. root श्रि (√śri))

1. to cause to lean or rest on, lay on or in, fix on, fasten to, direct or turn towards, (especially) spread or diffuse (light or radiance or beauty) over (+ locative)
2. to lean on, rest on, recline against (+ accusative), cling to (+ locative), be supported or fixed or depend on, abide in or on (+ accusative, locative or adverb)
3. to go to, approach, resort or have recourse to (for help or refuge), tend towards (+ accusative)
4. to go into, enter, fall to the lot or take possession of (+ accusative or locative)
5. to attain, undergo, get into any state or condition (+ accusative)
6. to assume
7. to show, betray (heroism)
8. to honour, worship

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 1098/2