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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शंस्śaṃs1 P. (शंसति, शस्त; pass. शस्यते)
    1. 1 Parasmaipada (शंसति, शस्त; Passive शस्यते)
    2. To praise, extol, approve of; साधु साध्विति भूतानि शशंसुर्मारुतात्मजम् Rām.; संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि Bg.5.1.
    3. To tell, relate, express, declare, communicate, announce, report (with Dative or sometimes Genitive of person or by itself); शशंस सीतापरिदेवनान्तमनुष्ठितं शासनमग्रजाय R.14.83; न मे ह्रिया शंसति किंचिदीप्सितम् 3.5;2.68;4.72;9.77; 11.84; Ku.3.6;5.51.
    4. To indicate, bespeak, show; यः (अशोकः) सावज्ञो माधवश्रीनियोगे पुष्पैः शंसत्यादरं त्वत्प्रयत्ने M.5.8; Ki.5.23; Ku.2.22.
    5. To repeat, recute; ओमिति शंसति Ch. Up.1.1.9.
    6. To hurt, injure.
    7. To revile, traduce.
    8. To praise in ऋक् verse not made of grains (पुरोडाश).

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -मुखः a surgical instrument (resembling a grain of rice).

    • -राजिकम् panic seed (Equivalent to कङ्गू quod vide, which see).

    • -वापम् Sowing rice.

    • -श्रेष्ठः a kind of rice (शालिधान्य).

    In the Gita5·1

    संन्न्यासंकर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि ।

    saṁnyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṁ ca śaṁsasi, — Arjuna said:- Thou declarest to me the renunciation of works, O Krishna, and again thou declarest to me Yoga; which one of these is the better way… 5·1
    • शंससिśaṁsasipresent 2nd person singular of the verbal root śaṁs (to recite, to praise, to relate, declare).
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  2. अभिशंस्abhiśaṃs1 P.
    1. 1 Parasmaipada
    2. To blame, accuse, charge, calumniate, defame, traduce; महापापोपपापाभ्यां योऽभिशंसेन्मृषा परम् Y.3.285.
    3. To praise, extol; किं नाम कृपणं दैवमशक्तमभिशंससि Rām.2.23.7.
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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. शंस्śaṃscl.1 P. (Dha1tup. xvii, 79) श्/अंसति (mc. also A1.; pf. शशंस, ˚से Br. &c.; शंसुः, ˚सिरे MBh.; p. शंसिवस् q.v.…

    class1 Parasmaipada (Dha1tup. xvii, 79) श्/अंसति (mc. also Atmane-pada; perfect tense शशंस, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसे Breton etc.; शंसुः, that the rest of a word is to be suppliedसिरे MBh.; page and participle शंसिवस् quod vide; Aorist अशंसीत् fg-veda etc., etc.: subjunctive शंसिषत् fg-veda Breton; 2. plural शस्त fg-veda; शस्तात् AitBr.; 1. sg. शंसि fg-veda; Prec. शस्यात् . grammar; future शंसिता ibidem; शंसिष्यति Breton etc.; infinitive mood शंसितुम् MBh.; -शसे fg-veda; indeclinable page and participle शस्त्व्/आ, -शस्य, -शंसम् Breton etc.; -शंस्य MBh.), to recite, repeat (especially applied to the recitation of texts in the invocations addressed by the Hotr2i होतृ to the Adhvaryu अध्वर्यु, when शंस् is written शोंस् and the formulas शोंसामस्, शोंसावस्, शोंसाव are used; see 2. आ-हाव) fg-veda Breton Page1044,1 S3rS.; to praise, extol fg-veda etc.; to praise, commend, approve VarBr2S.; to vow, make a vow (?) fg-veda x, 85, 9; to wish anything (accusative) to (dative case) ibidem 124, 3 to relate, say, tell, report, declare, announce to (genitive case or dative case; "who or where anybody is" accusative; also with two acc, "to declare anybody or anything to be-") AV. etc.; to foretell, predict, prognosticate R. Kum. etc.; to calumniate, revile W.; to hurt, injure Dha1tup.; to be unhappy ibidem : Passive voice शस्य्/अते, to be recited or uttered or praised or approved fg-veda etc. etc.: Causal शंसयति (Aorist अशशंसत्), to cause to repeat or recite AitBr. La1t2y. BhP.; to predict, foretell R. : Desiderative शिशंसिषति grammar : Intensive शाशस्यते, शाशंस्ति ibidem [confer, compare Latin carmen for casmen; casme1na came1na; censeo .]

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  2. अतिप्रशंस्atipraśaṃsto praise highly.

    to praise highly.

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  3. अतिशंस्atiśaṃsto recite beyond measure, to continue reciting; to omit in reciting AitBr.

    to recite beyond measure, to continue reciting; to omit in reciting AitBr.

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  4. अनुशंस्anuśaṃsto recite or praise after another TS. &c.; (Ved. Inf. (dat.) अनु-श्/असे) to join in praising RV. v, 50, 2.

    to recite or praise after another TS. etc.; (Vedic or Veda Inf. (dative case) अनु-श्/असे) to join in praising fg-veda v, 50, 2.

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  5. अभिप्रशंस्abhipraśaṃsto praise highly MBh.

    to praise highly MBh.

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  6. अभिविशंस्abhiviśaṃs-श्/अंसति, to divide (verses) in reciting TS. (cf. वि-√शंस् .)

    -श्/अंसति, to divide (verses) in reciting TS. (confer, compare वि-√शंस् .)

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  7. अभिशंस्abhiśaṃsto accuse, blame, calumniate TS. &c.; (2. sg. -शंससि; ind.p. -शस्य) to praise R. ii, 11, 16 and 23, 8.

    to accuse, blame, calumniate TS. etc.; (2. sg. -शंससि; indeclinablepage and participle -शस्य) to praise R. ii, 11, 16 and 23, 8.

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  8. आनृशंस्यānṛśaṃsyamf(आ)n. merciful, mild, kind MBh.
    1. mf(आ)neuter gender merciful, mild, kind MBh.
    2. neuter gender absence of cruelty or harm, kindness, mercy, compassion, benevolence MBh. Mn. A1p.
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