स्म
Sanskrit
editAlternative forms
edit- स्मा (smā)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *smé (“really, truly”); cognate with Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “verily”).
Pronunciation
editParticle
editस्म • (sma)
- a particle indicating the past tense when used with a present-tense verb form
- c. 300 BCE, Pañcatantra 1:
- भासुरको नाम सिंहः प्रतिवसति स्म
- bhāsurako nāma siṃhaḥ prativasati sma
- Once upon a time there lived a lion named Bhāsuraka.
- भासुरको नाम सिंहः प्रतिवसति स्म
- an expletive particle
- a particle for emphasis; ever; verily
Usage notes
edit- As an expletive particle, it often follows a prohibitory particle such as मा (mā).
References
edit- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “स्म”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899) “स्म”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1271/2.