सञ्ज्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seg-, *seng- (to fasten, attach, touch). Cognate with Lithuanian sègti (to fasten, to pin), Latvian segt (to cover), Proto-Slavic *sę̄gnǫ̀ti (to reach).

Pronunciation

Root

सञ्ज् • (sañj)

  1. to go, move
  2. to cling or stick or adhere to, be attached to or engaged in or occupied with
  3. to be attached or fastened, adhere, cling, stick
  4. to linger, hesitate
  5. to be devoted to, intent on or occupied with
  6. to cause to stick or cling to, unite or connect with

Derived terms

  • अनुप्रसञ्ज् (anuprasañj)
  • आसक्त (āsakta)
  • आसञ्ज् (āsañj)
  • सक्त (sakta)
  • सजति (sajati)
  • सञ्जन (sañjana)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “सञ्ज्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सञ्ज्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 688-9