शास्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śáHsti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáHsti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéh₁s-ti, from *ḱeh₁s- (“to proclaim, point out, instruct”) +‎ *-ti (athematic present verb suffix). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬁𐬯𐬙𐬍‎ (sāstī‎), Albanian them (“I say”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑ́ːs.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑːs̪.t̪i/

Verb

शास्ति • (śā́sti) third-singular present indicative (root शास्)

1. to teach, instruct, inform, direct
2. to rule, govern, administer the laws
3. to foretell, predict