उपसेव्

{ upasēv }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

उप-√ सेव्    Ā. -सेवते, to frequent, visit, abide or stay at (a place), [MBh. xiii]; [R.]; [Kām.];

to stay with a person, attend on, serve, do homage, honour, worship, [MBh.]; [Mn.]; [Kathās.] &c.;

to have sexual intercourse with ( acc.), [Suśr.];

to practise, pursue, cultivate, study, make use of, be addicted to, [ChUp.]; [MBh.]; [MārkP. &c.]

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उप √ सेव्

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उपसेव् [upasēv]   1 Ā. 1 To serve, worship, honour; वैरिणं नोप- सेवते [Ms.4.133.]
   To practise, follow, pursue, cultivate; as a vow; तान् सर्वानेवोपसेवेत [Ch. Up.2.22.1.]
   To make use of.
   To be addicted to, enjoy; अधिष्ठाय मनश्चायं विषयानुपसेवते [Bg.15.9;] so सुखम्, संधिम्, विग्रहम् &c.
   To frequent, inhabit.
   To rub or anoint with (sandal &c.).
   To have sexual intercourse with.

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

   See : कामय, पूजय, पूजय