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ram cl. 1. Ā. ( Dhātup. xx, 23 ) ramate ( Ved. also P. ra/mati or ramRAti pf. rarAma , MBh. ; reme , Br. &c.; aor. 3. pl. ranta , RV. ; araMsIt , Kāv. ; araMsta , RV. ; raMsizam , SV. ; fut. rantA Gr. ; raMsyati , Br. ; °te , ib. &c.; inf. ramitum , MBh. ; rantum , ib. &c.; rantos , Br. ; ind.p. ratvA/ , ib. ; rantvA , Kāv. ; -ramya or -ratya , Pāṇ. vi, 4, 38 ), to stop, stay, make fast, calm, set at rest ( P. ; esp. pres. ramRAti ), RV. ; VS. ; ( P. Ā. ) to delight, make happy, enjoy carnally, MBh. ; Hariv. ; Śukas. ; ( Ā. ) to stand still, rest, abide, like to stay with ( loc. or dat. ), RV. &c. &c.; ( Ā. ; P. only mc. ) to be glad or pleased, rejoice at, delight in, be fond of ( loc. instr. or inf. ), RV. &c. &c.; to play or sport, dally, have sexual intercourse with ( instr. with or without samam , saha , sAkam or sA rDam ), ChUp. ; MBh. &c.; to couple (said of deer), Pāṇ. iii, 1, 26 , Vārtt. 8, Pat. ( cf. Caus. ); to play with i.e. put to stake ( instr. ), Bhaṭṭ. : Caus. rama/yati or rAma/yati ( aor. a/rIramat ), to cause to stay, stop, set at rest, RV. ; TS. ; PañcavBr. ; KātyŚr. ; ( ramayati , mc. also °te ) to gladden, delight, please, caress, enjoy carnally, MBh. ; Kāv. &c. (3. sg. ramayati-tarAm , Ratnāv. iii, 9 ); to enjoy one's self, be pleased or delighted, MBh. ; Hariv. ; mfgAn ramayati , he tells that the deer are coupling, Pāṇ. iii, 1, 26 , Vārtt. 8, Pat. : Desid. in riraMsA , °su , q.v. : Desid. of Caus. in riramayizu , q.v. : Intens. raMramyate or raMramIti , Pāṇ. vii, 4, 85.
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ram 1 A. ( ramate , but Paras. when preceded by vi, A, pari and upa; reme , araMsta, araMsIt Par. raMsyate, raMtuM, rata ,) 1 To be pleased or delighted, rejoice, be gratified; rahasi ramate Māl. 3. 2 , Ms. 2. 223 ; U. 2. 18. 2 To rejoice at, be pleased with, take delight in, be fond of (with instr. or loc. ) lolApAMgEryadi na ramase locanErvaMcito'si Me. 27. ; vyajezwa zaqvargamaraMsta nItO Bk. 1. 2. 3 To play, sport, dally, amuse oneself with; rAjapriyAH kEraviRyo ramaMte maDupEH saha Bv. 1. 126 (where the next meaning is also hinted); Bk. 6. 15 , 67. 4 To have sexual intercourse with; sA tatputreRa saha ramate H. 3. 5 To remain, stay, pause. 6 To take rest, remain quiet. 7 To gladden, delight. — Caus. ( ramayati-te ) To please, delight, satisfy. — Desid. ( riraMsate ) To wish to sport &c.; Śi. 15. 88.