अस्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”).

Verb

अस्ति (asti)

1. to be
2. to live
3. to exist, be present
4. to take place, happen
5. to abide, dwell, stay
6. to belong to (+ genitive or dative)
7. to fall to the share of. happen to any one (+ genitive)
8. to be equal to (+ dative)
9. to turn out, tend towards any result, prove (with dative)
10. to become
11. to be (i.e. used as copula, but not only with adjective, but also with adverb)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 122