Dictionary meanings for vismi from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A. 1 To wonder or be surprised at; ubhayorna tathā lokaḥ prāvī- ṇyena visiṣmiye R. 15. 68; udvīkṣya ko bhuvi na vismayate nageśaṃ Śi. 4. 19, Bk. 5. 51.
2 To admire.
3 To be proud or conceited; na vismayeta tapasā Ms. 4. 236. Caus. To cause to smile, cause to be surprised, fill with wonder or astonishment; vi- smāpayan vismitamātmavṛttau R. 2. 33; Bk. 5. 58; 8. 42.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
A1. -smayate (mc. also P.), to wonder, be surprised or astonished at (instr. loc., or abl.) S3Br. &c; to be proud of (instr.) Mn. iv, 236: Caus. -smāyayati, or -smāpayati, te (cf. Pa1n2. 1-3, 68; vi, 1, 57), to astonish, surprise MBh.; Ka1v. &c: Desid. of... m. (for 2., see p. 953, col. 1) wonder, surprise, amazement, bewilderment, perplexity (in rhet. one of the sthāyi-bhāvas q.v.) MBh.; Ka1v.; Das3ar. 1002,2...