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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

रम् cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. xx, 23) रमते (Ved. also P. र/मति or रम्णाति pf. रराम, MBh.; रेमे, Br. &c.; aor. 3. pl. रन्त, RV.; अरंसीत्, Kāv.; अरंस्त, RV.; रंसिषम्, SV.; fut. रन्ता Gr.; रंस्यति, Br.; °ते, ib. &c.; inf. रमितुम्, MBh.; रन्तुम्, ib. &c.; रन्तोस्, Br.; ind.p. रत्वा/, ib.; रन्त्वा, Kāv.; -रम्य or -रत्य, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 38),
to stop, stay, make fast, calm, set at rest (P.; esp. pres. रम्णाति), RV.; VS.;
(Ā. P.) 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 समम्, सह, साकम् or सार्धम्), 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. रम/यति or राम/यति (aor. अ/रीरमत्), to cause to stay, stop, set at rest, RV.; TS.; PañcavBr.; KātyŚr.;
(रमयति, mc. also °ते) to gladden, delight, please, caress, enjoy carnally, MBh.; Kāv. &c. (3. sg. रमयति-तराम्, Ratnâv. iii, 9);
to enjoy one's self, be pleased or delighted, MBh.; Hariv.;
मृगान् रमयति, he tells that the deer are coupling, Pāṇ. iii, 1, 26, Vārtt. 8, Pat. :
Desid. in रिरंसा, °सु q.v.:
Desid. of Caus. in रिरमयिषु q.v.: Intens. रंरम्यते or रंरमीति Pāṇ. vii, 4, 85.
रम् [cf. Zd. ram, Gk. ἠρέμα, ἔραμαι, ἐρατός; Lith. rimti; Goth. rimis.]

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

रम् 1 A. (रमते, but Paras. when preceded by वि, आ, परि and उप; रेमे, अरंस्त, अरंसीत् Par. रंस्यते, रंतुं, रत,)

1 To be pleased or delighted, rejoice, be gratified; रहसि रमते 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.) लोलापांगैर्यदि न रमसे लोचनैर्वंचितोऽसि Me. 27.; व्यजेष्ट षड्वर्गमरंस्त नीतौ Bk. 1. 2.

3 To play, sport, dally, amuse oneself with; राजप्रियाः कैरविण्यो रमंते मधुपैः सह Bv. 1. 126 (where the next meaning is also hinted); Bk. 6. 15, 67.

4 To have sexual intercourse with; सा तत्पुत्रेण सह रमते H. 3.

5 To remain, stay, pause.

6 To take rest, remain quiet.

7 To gladden, delight.

— Caus. (रमयति-ते) To please, delight, satisfy.

— Desid. (रिरंसते) To wish to sport &c.; Śi. 15. 88.