शास्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śáHsti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉáHsti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéh₁s-ti, from *ḱeh₁s- (“to proclaim, point out, instruct”) +‎ *-ti (athematic present verb suffix). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬍‎‎ (sāstī‎), Albanian them (“I say”).

Pronunciation

Verb

शास्ति • (śā́sti) (root शास्)

  1. to teach, instruct, inform, direct
  2. to rule, govern, administer the laws
  3. to foretell, predict
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