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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱéns-e-ti, from *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim”). Cognate with Latin cēnseō, Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos), Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬢𐬵 (saŋh, “to declare”), Polish sądzić.
Pronunciation
Verb
शंसति • (śáṃsati) third-singular indicative (root शंस्)
- to declare, announce, proclaim
- to say, tell
- to praise, commend, extol
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 7.100.5:
- प्र तत्ते अद्य शिपिविष्ट नामार्यः शंसामि वयुनानि विद्वान् ।
तं त्वा गृणामि तवसमतव्यान्क्षयन्तमस्य रजसः पराके ॥- pra tatte adya śipiviṣṭa nāmāryaḥ śaṃsāmi vayunāni vidvān.
taṃ tvā gṛṇāmi tavasamatavyānkṣayantamasya rajasaḥ parāke. - To-day I laud this name, O Shipivista, I, skilled in rules, the name of thee the Noble.
Yea, I the poor and weak praise thee the Mighty who dwellest in the realm beyond this region.