śās (cf. √śaṃs), cl. 2. P. (cf. Dhātup. xxiv, 67) śāsti (Ved. and ep. also śā́ste and śāsati, ○te

• du. śiṣṭhaḥ &c. Pāṇ. 6-4, 34

• 3. pl. śāsati ib. vi, 1, 6

• impf. aśāt Br. &c

• Impv. śādhi, śāstána RV.

• Pot. śiṣyāt Up. GṛŚrS.

• pf. śaśāsa, ○suḥ [in RV. also Impv. śaśādhi and Subj. śaśās] RV. &c. &c

• aor. aśiṣat [in RV. also 1. pl. śiṣāmahi and p. śiṣát] ib.

• fut. śāsitā Gr

• śāsiṣyati, ○te Br. &c

• inf. śāstum GṛŚrS.

• śāsitum MBh. &c

• ind. p. śāsitvā or śiṣṭvā ib.

• -śiṣya Br. Up.

• -śāsya MBh. &c.), to chastise, correct, censure, punish RV. &c. &c

• to restrain, control, rule, govern (also with rājyam or aiśvaryam) MBh. Kāv. &c

• to administer the laws (with dharmam, 'to admṭadminister justice') MBh.

• to direct, bid, order, command, enjoin, decree (with an inf. or a sentence followed by iti) ib.

• to teach, instruct, inform (with two acc., or with acc. of pers. and dat. or loc. of thing) RV. &c. &c

• to confess (a crime) Mn. xi, 82

• to announce, proclaim Bhaṭṭ.

• to predict, foretell VarBṛS.

• to blame, reject, disdain (?) RV. x, 32, 4

• to praise, commend (= √śaṃs) Hit. iii, 102: Pass. śāsyate or śiṣyate (cf. √śiṣ), to be chastised or corrected &c. MBh. Kāv. &c.: Caus. śāśayati (aor. aśaśāsat Pāṇ. 7-4, 2), to recommend Bālar. v, 33: Desid. śiśāsiṣati Gr.: Intens. śeśiṣyate, śāśāsti ib.