service or attendance
service, attendance on (loc. gen., or comp.; सेवां- (sevāṃ-)√कृ (√kṛ), with gen., ‘to be in the service of’), Mn.; MBh. &c. [ID=252281]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
सेवाsevā
सेवा (sevā) is a Sanskrit word meaning visiting or frequenting, service or attendance, worship, homage, reverence, and devotion, sexual intercourse, addiction to, practice, or frequent enjoyment of, service, attendance, or servitude. Its 20 recorded definitions are grouped into 7 contexts, among them Service, Attendance, Servitude, Practice, Use, Addiction, Indulgence, Visiting, Frequenting, Resorting To.
- Roots
- कृ (kṛ), सेव् (sev)
- Etymology
- E. षेव् to serve, affs. अङ् and टाप् ।
- Definitions
- 20
Meanings by context
Service, Attendance, Servitude
10 definitions
Service, servitude, dependence, or attendance.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1138-a]
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
1 Service, servitude, dependence; attendance; सेवा (sevā)ं (sevāṃ) लाघवकारिणीं कृतधियः स्थाने श्ववृत्तिं विदुः (lāghavakāriṇīṃ kṛtadhiyaḥ sthāne śvavṛttiṃ viduḥ) Mudrārākṣasa (Bombay) 3. 14 ; हनिसेवा (sevā) न कर्तव्या (hanisevā na kartavyā) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 3. 11.
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
1 Service, servitude, dependence; attendance; सेवा (sevā)ं (sevāṃ) लाघवकारिणीं कृतधियः स्थाने श्ववृत्तिं विदुः (lāghavakāriṇīṃ kṛtadhiyaḥ sthāne śvavṛttiṃ viduḥ) Mudrārākṣasa (Bombay) 3. 14 ; हनिसेवा (sevā) न कर्तव्या (hanisevā na kartavyā) Hitopadeśa (Nirṇaya Sāgara Edition) 3. 11.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Service or servitude. 2. Worship or homage. 3. Addition to.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 943]
सेवा (sevā) f. (-वा (-vā))
सेवा (sevā) f. (-वा (-vā))
1 Service, servitude.
2 Worship, homage.
3 Addition to.
E. षेव (ṣeva) to serve, affs. अङ् (aṅ) and टाप् (ṭāp).
[ID=42740]— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Service, worship
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 866-b]
सेवा (sevā) (वा) ((vā)) 1. f. Service, worship. [ID=42531]
सेवा (sevā) (वा) ((vā)) 1. f. Service, worship. [ID=42531]
— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Service, attendance, or servitude. 2. Devotion, worship, or homage. 3. Addition to. 4. Use, practice, or employment. 5. Resorting to or frequenting.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 796-06]
सेवा (sevā) f. 1. Service, attendance, servitude, सेवा (sevā)ं लाघवकारिणीं कृतधियः स्थाने श्ववृत्तिं विदुः (sevāṃ lāghavakāriṇīṃ kṛtadhiyaḥ sthāne śvavṛttiṃ viduḥ) Mud. iii.; 2. devotion, worship, homage; 3. addition to; 4. use, practice, employment; 5. resorting to, frequenting. [ID=41565]
सेवा (sevā) f. 1. Service, attendance, servitude, सेवा (sevā)ं लाघवकारिणीं कृतधियः स्थाने श्ववृत्तिं विदुः (sevāṃ lāghavakāriṇīṃ kṛtadhiyaḥ sthāne śvavṛttiṃ viduḥ) Mud. iii.; 2. devotion, worship, homage; 3. addition to; 4. use, practice, employment; 5. resorting to, frequenting. [ID=41565]
— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Service or servitude. 2. Worship or homage. 3. Addition to. 4. Use, practice, or employment. 5. Resorting to or frequenting.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 803-a]
सेवा (sevā)
सेवा (sevā)
f. (-वा (-vā))
1. Service, servitude.
2. Worship, homage.
3. Addition to.
4. Use, practise, employment.
5. Resorting to, frequenting.
E. षेव् (ṣev) to serve, affs. अङ् (aṅ) and टाप् । (ṭāp .)
[ID=45039]— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Service. 2. Servitude. 3. Practice. 4. Worship. 5. Homage.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1060-b]
सेवा (sevā) sev + ā, f. 1. Service, Man. 4,
सेवा (sevā) sev + ā, f. 1. Service, Man. 4,
5; Vikr. d. 42. 2. Servitude, Hit. i.
d. 136, M.M. 3. Practice, Rājat. 5,
280. 4. Worship, Bhag. 4, 34. 5.
Homage, Rājat. 5, 154. — Comp. A-, f.
avoiding to serve, Man. 2, 96. Vāra-,
f. 1. harlotry. 2. a set of courtesans.
Strī-, f. libertinism. Hina- (vb. hā),
f. serving a low person,
Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 3355.
[ID=16376]— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1. Service, attendance, worship, or devotion.
2. Use, practice, or employment.
3. Sexual intercourse.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 634]
सेवा (sevā) f. visit, service, attendance, worship, devotion to, use, practice, employment; sexual intercourse with (gen. or —°). [ID=38029]
सेवा (sevā) f. visit, service, attendance, worship, devotion to, use, practice, employment; sexual intercourse with (gen. or —°). [ID=38029]
— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary
serving or reverencing
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 277-a]
sevā, f. a serving or reverencing. [√sev, 1149.] [ID=4711]
sevā, f. a serving or reverencing. [√sev, 1149.] [ID=4711]
— Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary
1. Service, attendance, or servitude. 2. Worship or homage. 3. Devotion to. 4. Use, practice, or employment. 5. Resorting to or frequenting.
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1135-b]
Sevā, f. service, attendance, servitude; worship, homage; devotion or addiction to; use, practice, employment; resorting to, frequenting. —Sevā-kāku, us, f. change of voice in service (i. e. sometimes speaking loudly, sometimes softly, sometimes angrily, sometimes sorrowfully). —Sevā-dharma, as, m. the duty or rule of service; the functions or obligations of service. —Sevā-bhṛt, t, t, t, maintaining service, doing service, serving. —Sevāvalamba (°vā-av°), as, ā, am, depending on the service of another. —Sevā-vyavahāra, as, m. the practice of service. [ID=52679]
Sevā, f. service, attendance, servitude; worship, homage; devotion or addiction to; use, practice, employment; resorting to, frequenting. —Sevā-kāku, us, f. change of voice in service (i. e. sometimes speaking loudly, sometimes softly, sometimes angrily, sometimes sorrowfully). —Sevā-dharma, as, m. the duty or rule of service; the functions or obligations of service. —Sevā-bhṛt, t, t, t, maintaining service, doing service, serving. —Sevāvalamba (°vā-av°), as, ā, am, depending on the service of another. —Sevā-vyavahāra, as, m. the practice of service. [ID=52679]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)
Practice, Use, Addiction, Indulgence
3 definitions
addiction to, practice, or frequent enjoyment of
addiction to, indulgence in, practice or employment or frequent enjoyment of (comp.), Nir.; Mn.; MBh. &c. [ID=252284]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Addiction, devotion, or fondness
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1138-a]
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
3 Addiction or devotion to, fondness for.
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
3 Addiction or devotion to, fondness for.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
use, practice, or employment
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1138-a]
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
4 Use, practice, employment, exercise.
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
4 Use, practice, employment, exercise.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Visiting, Frequenting, Resorting To
2 definitions
visiting or frequenting
(H2) [Printed book page 1247,1]
सेवा (sevā) f. going or resorting to, visiting, frequenting, Cāṇ.; Subh. [ID=252280]
सेवा (sevā) f. going or resorting to, visiting, frequenting, Cāṇ.; Subh. [ID=252280]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
frequenting, resorting to
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1138-a]
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
5 Frequenting, resorting to.
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
5 Frequenting, resorting to.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Worship, Homage, Reverence
2 definitions
worship, homage, reverence, and devotion
worship, homage, reverence, devotion to (gen. or comp.), ib. [ID=252282]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Worship, homage, or honoring
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1138-a]
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
2 Worship, homage, honouring
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
2 Worship, homage, honouring
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Flattery, Coaxing Words
1 definition
Flattery or coaxing words
सेवा (sevā) [Printed book page 1138-a]
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
6 Flattery, coaxing or flattering words; अलं सेवया (alaṃ sevayā) मध्यस्थतां गृहीत्वा भण (madhyasthatāṃ gṛhītvā bhaṇa) Mālavikāgnimitra (Bombay) 3.
सेवा (sevā) [सेव्-अ (sev-a)]
6 Flattery, coaxing or flattering words; अलं सेवया (alaṃ sevayā) मध्यस्थतां गृहीत्वा भण (madhyasthatāṃ gṛhītvā bhaṇa) Mālavikāgnimitra (Bombay) 3.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
Sexual Intercourse
1 definition
sexual intercourse
sexual intercourse with (comp.), Hit.; Subh. [ID=252283]
— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)
Specific Aspects or Derivatives of Service
1 definition
in the form of servitude
— आकार (ākāra) a. in the form of servitude; Vikramorvaśīyam (Bombay) 3. 1.
— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary
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Definitions on this page come from 10 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.