Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
See svad.
svād
Dictionary meanings for svād from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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svād
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Source entry
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
or svad (prob. fr. 5. su ad) cl.1 A1. (Dha1tup. ii, 17) sv/adate (Ved. also P. sv/adati; pf. sasvade S3is3.; sasvāde Gr.; fut. svāditā, svādiṣyate ib.; Ved. inf. -s/ude; ind.p. -svādya R.), to taste well, be sweet or pleasant to (dat. or gen.) RV. &c; to... n. the act of tasting, licking, eating, enjoying L. 162200 1279,3 258788 mfn. one who seasons or makes palatable TS. 162201 1279,3 258789 mfn. (formed...