सह्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *saźʰ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saȷ́ʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *seǵʰ- (to hold, possess, overcome, overpower). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔχω (ékhō, have, possess, hold), σχῆμᾰ (skhêmă, form, shape, figure), σχολή (skholḗ, leisure, free time; philosophy) whence Latin schola (leisure time for learning, schooltime, school); Latin sēverus (severe, strict, harsh).

    Pronunciation

    Root

    सह् • (sah)

    1. to prevail, be victorious, overcome, vanquish
    2. to conquer, defeat
    3. to master, suppress, restrain
    4. to be able, capable
    5. to endure, resist, suffer, tolerate

    Derived terms

    References

    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “सह्”, 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
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 717-8
    • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सह्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press