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शम्

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to toil, to exert oneself”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάμνω (kámnō, “to labour, to work hard”).

Root edit

शम् • (śam)

  1. to toil at, fatigue or exert one's self (especially in performing ritual acts)
  2. to prepare, arrange
  3. to become tired, finish, stop, come to an end, rest, be quiet, calm, satisfied or contented
  4. to cease, be allayed or extinguished
  5. to put an end to, hurt, injure, destroy
  6. to appease, allay, alleviate, pacify, calm, soothe, settle
  7. to kill, slay, destroy, remove, extinguish
  8. to leave off, desist
  9. to conquer, subdue
  10. to be entirely appeased or extinguished
Inflection edit

Forms of Sanskrit verbs are numerous and complicated. The following conjugation shows only a subset of all forms and should be treated as a guide.

Nonfinite Forms: शन्तुम् (śantum)
Undeclinable
Infinitive शन्तुम्
śantum
Gerund शमित्वा / शान्त्वा / शामम्
śamitvā / śāntvā / śāmam
Participles
Masculine/Neuter Gerundive शम्य / शन्तव्य / शमनीय
śamya / śantavya / śamanīya
Feminine Gerundive शम्या / शन्तव्या / शमनीया
śamyā / śantavyā / śamanīyā
Masculine/Neuter Past Passive Participle शमित / शान्त
śamita / śānta
Feminine Past Passive Participle शमिता / शान्ता
śamitā / śāntā
Masculine/Neuter Past Active Participle शमितवत्
śamitavat
Feminine Past Active Participle शमितवती
śamitavatī
Derived terms edit
Primary Verbal Forms
Derived Nominal Forms
Prefixed Root Forms

Etymology 2 edit

From an earlier *श्वम् (śvam), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwamH-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, to be strong”). Compare श्वयति (śvayati), Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬇𐬧 (spə̄ṇ, “beneficial”).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

शम् • (śám)

  1. auspiciously, fortunately, happily, well
Derived terms edit

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