लषति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *las- (“eager”). Cognate with Latin lascīvus and English lust.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ʂɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐ.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

लषति • (laṣati) third-singular present indicative (class 1)

1. to wish, desire
2. to strive after, approach

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लषति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 899/1.