sṛp सृप् – creep; crawl

Original text · English · verb

sṛp sárpati sárpa°te ·v pp. sṛpta (q.v.) creep, crawl, glide. C. sarpayati & D. sísṛpsati only --°; I. sarīsṛpyate creep to and fro. -- ati glide along or over (acc.). adhi & samadhi glide over (acc.). anu glide after or along, approach (acc.). samanu approach. apa & vyapa move off, recede. abhi steal upon (acc.). ava glide down (of the setting sun); steal upon, cover gradually (acc.). anvava glide after. upāva, paryāva & pratyava approach gently. vyava creep into (acc.). ā creep near. upodā creep forth. ud creep out or up, rise (lit. & fig.); move gently on. D. wish to rise. upod & vyud creep forth. samud arise, appear, begin. upa go gently to, steal upon, creep or fall into (acc.); move on, come near, approach (also sexually). samupa approach. nis & vinis creep out. pari go round, roam through. pra creep near or into, steal upon (acc.), move on, break forth, spread, proceed. prati creep back or into. vi move about or along (acc.); move asunder, dispense, spread, expand. sam creep along or into (acc.); move onward, approach. anusam creep after. upasam creep near, steal upon (acc.).

Original text · English · Word type unspecified

sṛp sṛp (connected with rt. sṛ), cl. 1. P. sarpati (ep. also A. -te), sasarpa (1st du. sasṛpiva), sarpsyati or srapsyati, asṛpat, asārpsīt or asrāpsīt, sarptum or sraptum, to creep, crawl; to go, move: Pass. sṛpyate, Aor. asarpi: Caus. sarpayati, -yitum, Aor. asīsṛpat or asasarpat, to cause to creep, cause to go, &c.: Desid. sisṛpsati: Intens. sarīsṛpyate, sarīsarpti; [cf. Gr. ἕρπ-ω, ἑρπ-ύζ-ω, ἑρπ-ετό-ν, ἕρπ-η(τ)-ς, Σαρπηδών, (according to some also) ῥέπ-ω, &c.: Lat. serp-o, serp-en(t)-s, serp-ula, Pro-serp-ina (?), rep-o (probably for srep-o): Old Germ. slich, ‘to creep;’ (according to some also) slif for silf, ‘to glide;’ Mod. Germ. schleife: Angl. Sax. slipan: Lith. slenkiu, ‘to creep;’ reptoju, ‘to creep with hands and feet:’ Hib. sleagaim, ‘to sneak.’]

Original text · English · verbal root

sṛp — creep

Original text · English · verbal root

sṛp 1 P. (sarpati, sṛpta; desid. sisṛpsati) 1 To creep, crawl, glide gently. 2 To go, move.

Original text · German · Word type unspecified

sṛp s. sarp.

Original text · French · verbal root

*sṛp sṛp. sarpāmi 1; p. sasarpa; f1. sarptāsmi et sraptāsmi; f2. sarpsyāmi et srapsyāmi; a2. asṛpam; pp. sṛpta. Aller, s'avancer, aller doucement [comme un serpent]. Gr. ἕρπω; lat. serpo, repo.