शेते

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

শেতে (Assamese script)
ᬰᬾᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
শেতে (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰸𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁂𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
ၐေတေ (Burmese script)
શેતે (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼ੇਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍇𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦺꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂵𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
ಶೇತೇ (Kannada script)
ឝេតេ (Khmer script)
ເຨເຕ (Lao script)
ശേതേ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᡝᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘹𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
ᠱᠧᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧚𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑐾𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
ଶେତେ (Odia script)
ꢯꢾꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑆼𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖸𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
ශෙතෙ (Sinhalese script)
𑩿𑩔𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚲𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
ஶேதே (Tamil script)
శేతే (Telugu script)
เศเต (Thai script)
ཤེ་ཏེ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑒹𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑨄𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From earlier शये (śáye) (with 'stative' ending), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śáyay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáyay, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéyor.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́j.tɐj/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕeː.t̪eː/

Verb

शेते • (śéte) third-singular indicative (class 2, type A, root शी)

to lie, lie down, recline, rest, repose
to remain unused
to lie down to sleep, fall asleep, sleep
to lie down to a husband (for copulation)

Conjugation

Present: शेते (śéte) or शये (śáye)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	शेते / शये¹ śéte / śáye¹	शयाते śáyāte	शेरते / शेरे¹ śérate / śére¹
Second	- -	- -	- -	शेषे śéṣe	शयाथे śáyāthe	शेध्वे śédhve
First	- -	- -	- -	शये śáye	शेवहे śévahe	शेमहे śémahe
Imperative
Third	- -	- -	- -	शेताम् / शयाम्¹ śétām / śáyām¹	शयाताम् śáyātām	शेरताम् / शेराम्¹ śératām / śérām¹
Second	- -	- -	- -	शेष्व śéṣva	शयाथाम् śáyāthām	शेध्वम् śédhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	शयै śáyai	शयावहै śáyāvahai	शयामहै śáyāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	- -	- -	- -	शयीत śáyīta	शयीयाताम् śáyīyātām	शयीरन् śáyīran
Second	- -	- -	- -	शयीथाः śáyīthāḥ	शयीयाथाम् śáyīyāthām	शयीध्वम् śáyīdhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	शयीय śáyīya	शयीवहि śáyīvahi	शयीमहि śáyīmahi
Subjunctive
Third	- -	- -	- -	शयते / शयातै śáyate / śáyātai	शयैते śáyaite	शयन्त / शयान्तै / शयन्ते² śáyanta / śáyāntai / śáyante²
Second	- -	- -	- -	शयसे / शयासै śáyase / śáyāsai	शयैथे śáyaithe	शयध्वे / शयाध्वै śáyadhve / śáyādhvai
First	- -	- -	- -	शयै śáyai	शयावहै śáyāvahai	शयामहै śáyāmahai
Participles
	- -			शयान śáyāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic, ²Rigvedic

Imperfect: अशेत (áśeta) or अशयत् (áśayat)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	अशेत / अशयत्¹ áśeta / áśayat¹	अशयाताम् áśayātām	अशेरत / अशेरन्¹ áśerata / áśeran¹
Second	- -	- -	- -	अशेथाः áśethāḥ	अशयाथाम् áśayāthām	अशेध्वम् áśedhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	अशयि áśayi	अशेवहि áśevahi	अशेमहि áśemahi
Notes	¹Vedic

The Vedic imperfect अशयत् (áśayat) has the appearance of an active 3sg., but originates from earlier *अशय (áśaya), corresponding to the present शये (śáye).

References

Monier Williams (1899) “शेते”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1077, column 1.
Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 320
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “ŚAY^I”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 613-614
Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “śayⁱ”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University