सप् [ sap ] [ sap ]1 Root (cf. √ [ sac ] ) cl. [1] P. ( Lit. Dhātup. xi , 6) [ sapati ] ( and Ā. [ °te ] pf. [ sepuḥ ] Lit. RV. ; fut. [ sapitā ] , [ sapiṣyati ] Gr.) , to follow or seek after , be devoted to , honour , serve , love , caress (also sexually) Lit. RV. Lit. TS. Lit. VS. (cf. Lit. Naigh. iii , 5 ;14) : Caus. [ sāpayati ] (Subj. aor. [ sīṣapanta ] ) , to serve , honour , worship , do homage (others " to receive homage " ) Lit. RV. vii , 43 , 4 ; to have sexual intercourse (?) Lit. TBr. ( ? cf. Gk. 1 , 2 ) .