Sanskrit

Root

लज्ज् • ‎(lajj)

1. cl.6 Ā. (Dhātup. xxviii, 10) लज्जते (ep. also °ति ; pf. ललज्जे, 3. pl. °ज्जिरे Kathās. ; fut. लज्जिता, लज्जिष्यते Gr. ; aor. अलज्जिष्ट Bhaṭṭ. ; inf. लज्जितुम् MBh. &c.), to be ashamed, blush MBh. Kāv. &c.: Caus. लज्जयति (or लज्जापयति?), to cause any one (acc.) to be ashamed, inspire with shame Kāv. Rājat. : Desid. लिलज्जिषते Gr.: Intens. लालज्ज्यते ib.

Derived terms

• लज्जा ‎(lajjā)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0895