सर्पिस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sarpíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarpíš, from Proto-Indo-European *selp-ís, from *selp- (fat, oil). Cognate with Old English sealf (whence English salve), Middle Persian clp (/⁠čarb⁠/), whence Persian چرب (čarb). See also सृप्र (sṛprá, greasy, smooth).

Pronunciation

Noun

सर्पिस् • (sarpís) stem, n

  1. ghee (i.e. melted butter with the scum cleared off, either fluid or solidified; also in plural)

Declension

Neuter is-stem declension of सर्पिस् (sarpís)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सर्पिः
sarpíḥ
सर्पिषी
sarpíṣī
सर्पींषि
sarpī́ṃṣi
Vocative सर्पिः
sárpiḥ
सर्पिषी
sárpiṣī
सर्पींषि
sárpīṃṣi
Accusative सर्पिः
sarpíḥ
सर्पिषी
sarpíṣī
सर्पींषि
sarpī́ṃṣi
Instrumental सर्पिषा
sarpíṣā
सर्पिर्भ्याम्
sarpírbhyām
सर्पिर्भिः
sarpírbhiḥ
Dative सर्पिषे
sarpíṣe
सर्पिर्भ्याम्
sarpírbhyām
सर्पिर्भ्यः
sarpírbhyaḥ
Ablative सर्पिषः
sarpíṣaḥ
सर्पिर्भ्याम्
sarpírbhyām
सर्पिर्भ्यः
sarpírbhyaḥ
Genitive सर्पिषः
sarpíṣaḥ
सर्पिषोः
sarpíṣoḥ
सर्पिषाम्
sarpíṣām
Locative सर्पिषि
sarpíṣi
सर्पिषोः
sarpíṣoḥ
सर्पिःषु
sarpíḥṣu

Derived terms

  • सर्पिरन्न (sarpiranna, eating clarified butter)
  • सर्पिष्काम्य (sarpiṣkāmya, to like clarified butter)
  • सर्पिष्टम (sarpiṣṭama, most genuine or excellent clarified butter, ghee)
  • सर्पिष्टर (sarpiṣṭara, more genuine or excellent clarified butter, ghee)
  • सर्पिष्मत् (sarpiṣmat, provided or prepared with clarified butter)

Descendants

  • Pali: sappi

References

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