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sevetha

sevati

reflx opt 3rd sg of sevati (verb); opt 2nd pl of sevati (verb)

1. sevati (pr): associates; keeps company (with)
2. sevati (pr): practices; pursues; engages (in); cultivates; lit. associates
3. sevati (pr): serves; lit. associates
4. sevati (pr): makes use (of); indulges (in); engages (with); lit. associates
5. sevetha (opt): one oneself should practice; one oneself should pursue; one oneself should engage (in)

Etymology. seva + ti; from √sev 'serve, associate'; Sanskrit sevate [sev]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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