As a deity name
Name 207 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
Name 267 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the parasitical plant Vandā
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sevyāyai" is the dative of "sevyā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "sevyāyai" is the dative of "sevya" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "sevya" is derived from "sev" with the yat suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
sev cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. xiv, 30) sevate (rarely ˚ti; pf. siṣeve, ˚va, MBh. &c.; fut. sevitā Gr.; seviṣyate, ib., ˚ti, MBh.; aor. asiṣevat, aseviṣṭa Gr.; inf. sevitum, MBh. &c.; ind.p. sevitvā, -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. asiṣevat), to attend upon, serve, honour, Hit.; to tend, cherish (plants), Bhartṛ. : Desid. of Caus. See sisevayiṣu: Desid. siseviṣate, ˚ti Gr.: Intens. seṣevyate, ib.
sev 1 A. (sevate, sevita; caus. sevayati-te; desid. siseviṣate; the s of sev is generally changed to ṣ after prepositions ending in i such as ni, pari, vi) 1 To serve, wait or attend upon, honour, worship, obey; prāyo bhṛtyāstyajaṃti pracalitavibhavaṃ svāmi naṃ sevamānāḥ Mu. 4. 21; ācārapūtaṃ pavanaḥ siṣeve R. 2. 13 ‘served or refreshed’; aiśvaryādanapetamīśvaramayaṃ lokorthataḥ sevate 1. 14. 2 To go after, pursue, follow. 3 To use, enjoy; kiṃ sevyate sumanasāṃ manasāpi gaṃdhaḥ kastūrikājananaśaktibhṛtā mṛgeṇa R. G. 4 To enjoy carnally; ketakīṃ sevase haṃta kathaṃ rolaṃba nistrapaḥ 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; taptaṃ vāri vihāya tīranalinīṃ kāraṃḍavaḥ sevate V. 2. 23, Pt. 1. 9. 7 To watch over, guard, protect.
sevya mfn. to be resorted to or frequented or inhabited by (gen.), Hariv.; Pañcat.; Kathās.
to be followed (as a path), Rājat.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
sevyā (ā), f. the parasitical plant Vandā, L.
Emblic Myrobolam, L.
sevya mfn. to be resorted to or frequented or inhabited by (gen.), Hariv.; Pañcat.; Kathās.
to be followed (as a path), Rājat.
sev cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. xiv, 30) sevate (rarely ˚ti; pf. siṣeve, ˚va, MBh. &c.; fut. sevitā Gr.; seviṣyate, ib., ˚ti, MBh.; aor. asiṣevat, aseviṣṭa Gr.; inf. sevitum, MBh. &c.; ind.p. sevitvā, -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. asiṣevat), to attend upon, serve, honour, Hit.; to tend, cherish (plants), Bhartṛ. : Desid. of Caus. See sisevayiṣu: Desid. siseviṣate, ˚ti Gr.: Intens. seṣevyate, ib.
sev 1 A. (sevate, sevita; caus. sevayati-te; desid. siseviṣate; the s of sev is generally changed to ṣ after prepositions ending in i such as ni, pari, vi) 1 To serve, wait or attend upon, honour, worship, obey; prāyo bhṛtyāstyajaṃti pracalitavibhavaṃ svāmi naṃ sevamānāḥ Mu. 4. 21; ācārapūtaṃ pavanaḥ siṣeve R. 2. 13 ‘served or refreshed’; aiśvaryādanapetamīśvaramayaṃ lokorthataḥ sevate 1. 14. 2 To go after, pursue, follow. 3 To use, enjoy; kiṃ sevyate sumanasāṃ manasāpi gaṃdhaḥ kastūrikājananaśaktibhṛtā mṛgeṇa R. G. 4 To enjoy carnally; ketakīṃ sevase haṃta kathaṃ rolaṃba nistrapaḥ 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; taptaṃ vāri vihāya tīranalinīṃ kāraṃḍavaḥ sevate V. 2. 23, Pt. 1. 9. 7 To watch over, guard, protect.
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