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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

सेव् cl. 1. Ā. (Dhātup. xiv, 30) सेवते (rarely °ति; pf. सिषेवे, °व, MBh. &c.; fut. सेविता Gr.; सेविष्यते, ib., °ति, MBh.; aor. असिषेवत्, असेविष्ट Gr.; inf. सेवितुम्, MBh. &c.; ind.p. सेवित्वा, -सेव्य, 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. सेव्यते, to be followed or served &c., MBh. :
Caus. सेवयति (aor. असिषेवत्), to attend upon, serve, honour, Hit.;
to tend, cherish (plants), Bhartṛ. :
Desid. of Caus. See सिसेवयिषु:
Desid. सिसेविषते, °ति Gr.:
Intens. सेषेव्यते, ib.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

सेव् 1 A. (सेवते, सेवित; caus. सेवयति-ते; desid. सिसेविषते; the स् of सेव् is generally changed to ष् after prepositions ending in इ such as नि, परि, वि)

1 To serve, wait or attend upon, honour, worship, obey; प्रायो भृत्यास्त्यजंति प्रचलितविभवं स्वामि नं सेवमानाः Mu. 4. 21; आचारपूतं पवनः सिषेवे R. 2. 13 ‘served or refreshed’; ऐश्वर्यादनपेतमीश्वरमयं लोकोर्थतः सेवते 1. 14.

2 To go after, pursue, follow.

3 To use, enjoy; किं सेव्यते सुमनसां मनसापि गंधः कस्तूरिकाजननशक्तिभृता मृगेण R. G.

4 To enjoy carnally; केतकीं सेवसे हंत कथं रोलंब निस्त्रपः 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 To resort to, betake oneself to, dwell in, frequent, inhabit; तप्तं वारि विहाय तीरनलिनीं कारंडवः सेवते V. 2. 23, Pt. 1. 9.

7 To watch over, guard, protect.