शुश्रूषते

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शुश्रूषति (śuśrūṣati)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শুশ্ৰূষতে (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬰ᭄ᬭᬹᬱᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
• শুশ্রূষতে (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰳𑰬𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀽𑀱𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုၐြူၑတေ (Burmese script)
• શુશ્રૂષતે (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਰੂਸ਼ਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦯꦿꦹꦰꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂴𑂭𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಶ್ರೂಷತೇ (Kannada script)
• ឝុឝ្រូឞតេ (Khmer script)
• ຨຸຨ຺ຣູຩເຕ (Lao script)
• ശുശ്രൂഷതേ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᡧᡵᡠᡠᢢᠠᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘴𑘬𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᠱᠷᠤᠤᢔᠠᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧕𑧌𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐹𑐲𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
• ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷତେ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢯ꣄ꢬꢹꢰꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆷𑆰𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖳𑖬𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
• ශුශ්‍රූෂතෙ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩒𑩛𑪀𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚱𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
• ஶுஶ்ரூஷதே (Tamil script)
• శుశ్రూషతే (Telugu script)
• ศุศฺรูษเต (Thai script)
• ཤུ་ཤྲཱུ་ཥ་ཏེ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒴𑒭𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨃𑨊𑨯𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Reduplication of श्रु (śru).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕúɕ.ɾuː.ʂɐ.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuɕˈɾuː.ʂɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

शुश्रूषते • (śúśrūṣate) third-singular indicative (type A, desiderative, root श्रु)

1. (with accusative case) to wish or like to hear
2. (with dative case) to desire to attend or listen
3. (with accusative case or genitive case) to attend upon, serve, obey

Conjugation

Present: शुश्रूषते (śúśrūṣate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषते śúśrūṣate	शुश्रूषेते śúśrūṣete	शुश्रूषन्ते śúśrūṣante
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषसे śúśrūṣase	शुश्रूषेथे śúśrūṣethe	शुश्रूषध्वे śúśrūṣadhve
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषे śúśrūṣe	शुश्रूषावहे śúśrūṣāvahe	शुश्रूषामहे śúśrūṣāmahe
Imperative
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषताम् śúśrūṣatām	शुश्रूषेताम् śúśrūṣetām	शुश्रूषन्ताम् śúśrūṣantām
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषस्व śúśrūṣasva	शुश्रूषेथाम् śúśrūṣethām	शुश्रूषध्वम् śúśrūṣadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषै śúśrūṣai	शुश्रूषावहै śúśrūṣāvahai	शुश्रूषामहै śúśrūṣāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषेत śúśrūṣeta	शुश्रूषेयाताम् śúśrūṣeyātām	शुश्रूषेरन् śúśrūṣeran
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषेथाः śúśrūṣethāḥ	शुश्रूषेयाथाम् śúśrūṣeyāthām	शुश्रूषेध्वम् śúśrūṣedhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषेय śúśrūṣeya	शुश्रूषेवहि śúśrūṣevahi	शुश्रूषेमहि śúśrūṣemahi
Subjunctive
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषाते / शुश्रूषातै śúśrūṣāte / śúśrūṣātai	शुश्रूषैते śúśrūṣaite	शुश्रूषन्त / शुश्रूषान्तै śúśrūṣanta / śúśrūṣāntai
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषासे / शुश्रूषासै śúśrūṣāse / śúśrūṣāsai	शुश्रूषैथे śúśrūṣaithe	शुश्रूषाध्वै śúśrūṣādhvai
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रूषै śúśrūṣai	शुश्रूषावहै śúśrūṣāvahai	शुश्रूषामहै śúśrūṣāmahai
Participles
	- -			शुश्रूषमाण śúśrūṣamāṇa
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.

Imperfect: अशुश्रूषत (áśuśrūṣata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	अशुश्रूषत áśuśrūṣata	अशुश्रूषेताम् áśuśrūṣetām	अशुश्रूषन्त áśuśrūṣanta
Second	- -	- -	- -	अशुश्रूषथाः áśuśrūṣathāḥ	अशुश्रूषेथाम् áśuśrūṣethām	अशुश्रूषध्वम् áśuśrūṣadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	अशुश्रूषे áśuśrūṣe	अशुश्रूषावहि áśuśrūṣāvahi	अशुश्रूषामहि áśuśrūṣāmahi

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शुश्रूषते”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1100.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शुश्रूषते”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan