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serve meaning in Sanskrit

सापयति sāpáyati

/sɜːv//sɝv/

serve in Sanskrit: सापयति (sāpáyati), अम् (am), सेव् (sev), भजति (bhájati). In English, serve means to be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.

Sanskrit words for serve

to serve, be devoted to; honor, worship, revere
सापयति sāpáyati
to serve, swear
अम् am
to serve, wait or attend upon
सेव् sev
to serve, honour
भजति bhájati

English meaning of serve

  1. verb To be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.
  2. verb To be a servant for; to work for, to be employed by.
  3. verb To wait upon (someone) at table; to set food and drink in front of, to help (someone) to food, meals etc.
  4. verb To render service by being a servant, worker, employee, or officeholder; to hold those roles and perform their duties.

Full definition of serve

serve in a sentence

  • a document served on the tenant
  • to serve a witness with a subpoena
  • I've received a summons for jury duty. It says I serve one day or one trial.

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Questions about serve in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of serve in Sanskrit?
Serve in Sanskrit is सापयति (sāpáyati), अम् (am), सेव् (sev), भजति (bhájati).
serve इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Serve: सापयति (sāpáyati), अम् (am), सेव् (sev), भजति (bhájati).
What does serve mean in English?
Serve means to be a formal servant for (a god or deity); to worship in an official capacity.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “serve”: अम्, भजति, सापयति, सेव्. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: serve (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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