प्रशम्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From प्र- (pra-) +‎ शम् (śam, root)

Root

प्रशम् • (praśam)

  1. to become calm or tranquil,[1] to be pacified or soothed,[1] to settle down (as dust)[1]
  2. to be allayed or extinguished,[1] cease,[1] disappear,[1] fade away[1]

Derived terms

Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
  • प्रशमयति (praśamayati) (Causative)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Monier Williams (1899) “प्रशम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 695.