सीक्षते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *síẓgẓʰatay, from Proto-Indo-European *sí-sǵʰ-seti, desiderative of *seǵʰ- (“to overpower”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /s̪íːk.ʂɐ.t̪ɐj/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪iːk.ʂɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

सीक्षते • (sī́kṣate) (root सह्)

to wish to overcome

Related terms

सहते (sahate)
सहस् (sahas)
साढृ (sāḍhṛ)
साळ्हृ (sāḷhṛ)

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 1193

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