शुश्रूषते

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

शुश्रूषति (śuśrūṣati)

Alternative scripts

শুশ্ৰূষতে (Assamese script)
ᬰᬸᬰ᭄ᬭᬹᬱᬢᬾ (Balinese script)
শুশ্রূষতে (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰲𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰳𑰬𑰝𑰸 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑀼𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀽𑀱𑀢𑁂 (Brahmi script)
ၐုၐြူၑတေ (Burmese script)
શુશ્રૂષતે (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਰੂਸ਼ਤੇ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍁𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌷𑌤𑍇 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦸꦯꦿꦹꦰꦠꦺ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂳𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂴𑂭𑂞𑂵 (Kaithi script)
ಶುಶ್ರೂಷತೇ (Kannada script)
ឝុឝ្រូឞតេ (Khmer script)
ຨຸຨ຺ຣູຩເຕ (Lao script)
ശുശ്രൂഷതേ (Malayalam script)
ᡧᡠᡧᡵᡠᡠᢢᠠᢠᡝ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘳𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘴𑘬𑘝𑘹 (Modi script)
ᠱᠤᠱᠷᠤᠤᢔᠠᢐᠧ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧔𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧕𑧌𑦽𑧚 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑐸𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐹𑐲𑐟𑐾 (Newa script)
ଶୁଶ୍ରୂଷତେ (Odia script)
ꢯꢸꢯ꣄ꢬꢹꢰꢡꢾ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑆶𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆷𑆰𑆠𑆼 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖲𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖳𑖬𑖝𑖸 (Siddham script)
ශුශ්‍රූෂතෙ (Sinhalese script)
𑩿𑩒𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩒𑩛𑪀𑩫𑩔 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚰𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚱𑚙𑚲 (Takri script)
ஶுஶ்ரூஷதே (Tamil script)
శుశ్రూషతే (Telugu script)
ศุศฺรูษเต (Thai script)
ཤུ་ཤྲཱུ་ཥ་ཏེ (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑒳𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒴𑒭𑒞𑒹 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑨃𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨃𑨊𑨯𑨙𑨄 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Reduplication of श्रु (śru).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕúɕ.ɾuː.ʂɐ.tɐj/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuɕ.ɾuː.ʂɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

शुश्रू॑षते • (śúśrūṣate) third-singular indicative (type A, desiderative, root श्रु)

(with accusative case) to wish or like to hear
(with dative case) to desire to attend or listen
(with accusative case or genitive case) to attend upon, serve, obey

Conjugation

Present: शुश्रू॑षते (śúśrūṣate)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षते śúśrūṣate	शुश्रू॑षेते śúśrūṣete	शुश्रू॑षन्ते śúśrūṣante
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षसे śúśrūṣase	शुश्रू॑षेथे śúśrūṣethe	शुश्रू॑षध्वे śúśrūṣadhve
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षे śúśrūṣe	शुश्रू॑षावहे śúśrūṣāvahe	शुश्रू॑षामहे śúśrūṣāmahe
Imperative
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षताम् śúśrūṣatām	शुश्रू॑षेताम् śúśrūṣetām	शुश्रू॑षन्ताम् śúśrūṣantām
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षस्व śúśrūṣasva	शुश्रू॑षेथाम् śúśrūṣethām	शुश्रू॑षध्वम् śúśrūṣadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षै śúśrūṣai	शुश्रू॑षावहै śúśrūṣāvahai	शुश्रू॑षामहै śúśrūṣāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षेत śúśrūṣeta	शुश्रू॑षेयाताम् śúśrūṣeyātām	शुश्रू॑षेरन् śúśrūṣeran
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षेथाः śúśrūṣethāḥ	शुश्रू॑षेयाथाम् śúśrūṣeyāthām	शुश्रू॑षेध्वम् śúśrūṣedhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षेय śúśrūṣeya	शुश्रू॑षेवहि śúśrūṣevahi	शुश्रू॑षेमहि śúśrūṣemahi
Subjunctive
Third	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षाते / शुश्रू॑षातै śúśrūṣāte / śúśrūṣātai	शुश्रू॑षैते śúśrūṣaite	शुश्रू॑षन्त / शुश्रू॑षान्तै śúśrūṣanta / śúśrūṣāntai
Second	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षासे / शुश्रू॑षासै śúśrūṣāse / śúśrūṣāsai	शुश्रू॑षैथे śúśrūṣaithe	शुश्रू॑षाध्वै śúśrūṣādhvai
First	- -	- -	- -	शुश्रू॑षै śúśrūṣai	शुश्रू॑षावहै śúśrūṣāvahai	शुश्रू॑षामहै śúśrūṣāmahai
Participles
	- -			शुश्रू॑षमाण śúśrūṣamāṇa
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit.

Imperfect: अशु॑श्रूषत (áśuśrūṣata)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	- -	- -	- -	अशु॑श्रूषत áśuśrūṣata	अशु॑श्रूषेताम् áśuśrūṣetām	अशु॑श्रूषन्त áśuśrūṣanta
Second	- -	- -	- -	अशु॑श्रूषथाः áśuśrūṣathāḥ	अशु॑श्रूषेथाम् áśuśrūṣethām	अशु॑श्रूषध्वम् áśuśrūṣadhvam
First	- -	- -	- -	अशु॑श्रूषे áśuśrūṣe	अशु॑श्रूषावहि áśuśrūṣāvahi	अशु॑श्रूषामहि áśuśrūṣāmahi

References

Monier Williams (1899), “शुश्रूषते”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1100.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “शुश्रूषते”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan