शंसति

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱéns-e-ti, from *ḱens- (to announce, proclaim). Cognate with Latin cēnseō, Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵 (saŋh, to declare), Polish sądzić.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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शंसति (śáṃsati) third-singular indicative (root शंस्)

  1. to declare, announce, proclaim
  2. to say, tell
  3. to praise, commend, extol
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.100.5:
      प्र तत्ते अद्य शिपिविष्ट नामार्यः शंसामि वयुनानि विद्वान् ।
      तं त्वा गृणामि तवसमतव्यान्क्षयन्तमस्य रजसः पराके ॥
      pra tatte adya śipiviṣṭa nāmāryaḥ śaṃsāmi vayunāni vidvān.
      taṃ tvā gṛṇāmi tavasamatavyānkṣayantamasya rajasaḥ parāke.
      To-day I laud this name, O Shipivista, I, skilled in rules, the name of thee the Noble.
      Yea, I the poor and weak praise thee the Mighty who dwellest in the realm beyond this region.