शंसति

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ̃́.sɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ̃.s̪ɐ.t̪i/

Verb

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.