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Entry स्म

स्मsmaind.A particle added to the present tense of verbs (or to present participles) and giving them the sense of the…
1. A particle added to the present tense of verbs (or to present participles) and giving them the sense of the past tense; भासुरको नाम सिंहः प्रतिवसति स्म Pt.1; क्रीणन्ति स्म प्राणमूल्यैर्यशांसि Śi.18.15.
2. A pleonastic particle (generally added to the prohibitive particle मा quod vide, which see); भर्तुर्विप्रकृतापि रोषणतया मास्म प्रतीपं गमः Ś.4.18; मास्म सीमन्तिनी काचिज्जनयेत् पुत्रमीदृशम् H.2.7.
3. A particle giving a sense of 'ever', 'always' or 'indeed', 'verily' and like; उवाच विप्राः प्रतिनन्द्य पार्थिवं मुदा मुनीनां सदसि स्म शृण्वताम् Bhāg.8.1.33.
In the Gita2·3

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।

klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitattvayyupapadyate, — Fall not from the virility of the fighter and the hero, O Partha! it is not fitting in thee. Shake off this paltry faintheartedness and arise, O… 2·3
- स्मsmaa pleonastic particle generally added to the negative prohibitive particle मा mā.
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