स्वपिति

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From earlier Vedic Sanskrit स्वपति (svápati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *swápati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *swápati, from Proto-Indo-European *swép-e-ti, from *swep-. Cognate with Old English swefan, Latin sōpiō, Old Church Slavonic съпати (sŭpati).

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स्वपिति (svápiti) third-singular present indicative (root स्वप्, class 2, type P) (Classical Sanskrit)

  1. to sleep, slumber
    Synonyms: द्रायति (drāyati), निद्रायति (nidrāyati), शेते (śete)
  2. to lie down, recline
  3. (euphemistic) to die

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