sev cl. 1. Ā. ( Dhātup. xiv, 30 ) sevate (rarely °ti ; pf. sizeve , °va , MBh. &c.; fut. sevitA Gr. ; sevizyate , ib. , °ti , MBh. ; aor. asizevat , asevizwa Gr. ; inf. sevitum , MBh. &c.; ind.p. sevitvA , -sevya , ib. ), to dwell or stay near or in ( loc. ), ŚBr. ; to remain or stay at, live in, frequent, haunt, inhabit, resort to ( acc. ), Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to serve, wait or attend upon, honour, obey, worship, ib. ; to cherish, foster (a child), Kathās. ; to present with ( instr. ), Ragh. ; to enjoy sexually, have sexual intercourse with ( acc. ), Mn. ; MBh. &c.; to refresh by soft breezes, fan (said of the wind), R. ; Kālid. ; Pañcat. ; to devote or apply one's self to, cultivate, study, practise, use, employ, perform, do, RV. &c. &c.; to exist or be found in anything ( acc. ), R. ; Hariv. ; Kathās. : Pass. sevyate , to be followed or served &c., MBh. : Caus. sevayati ( aor. asizevat ), to attend upon, serve, honour, Hit. ; to tend, cherish (plants), Bhartṛ. : Desid. of Caus. See sisevayizu : Desid. sisevizate , °ti Gr. : Intens. sezevyate , ib.
sev 1 A. ( sevate, sevita ; caus. sevayati-te ; desid. sisevizate ; the s of sev is generally changed to z after prepositions ending in i such as ni , pari, vi ) 1 To serve, wait or attend upon, honour, worship, obey; prAyo BftyAstyajaMti pracalitaviBavaM svAmi naM sevamAnAH Mu. 4. 21 ; AcArapUtaM pavanaH sizeve R. 2. 13 ‘served or refreshed’; ESvaryAdanapetamISvaramayaM lokorTataH sevate 1. 14. 2 To go after, pursue, follow. 3 To use, enjoy; kiM sevyate sumanasAM manasApi gaMDaH kastUrikAjananaSaktiBftA mfgeRa R. G. 4 To enjoy carnally; ketakIM sevase haMta kaTaM rolaMba nistrapaH Bv. 1. 118. 5 To attach or devote oneself to, attend to, cultivate, practise, perform; Ms. 2. 1 ; Ku. 5. 38 , R. 17. 49. 6 ( pb ) To resort to, betake oneself to, dwell in, frequent, inhabit; taptaM vAri vihAya tIranalinIM kAraMqavaH sevate V. 2. 23 , Pt. 1. 9. 7 To watch over, guard, protect.