अश्मन्

अश्मन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háĉmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥‎ (asman), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (asmānam), Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), Lithuanian akmuo, Persian آسمان‎ (âsemân).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ɕ.mɐn̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐɕ.mɐn̪/

Noun

अश्मन् • (áśman) m

1. a stone, a rock
2. a precious stone
3. any instrument made of stone (as a hammer etc.)
4. thunderbolt
5. a cloud Naigh
6. the firmament

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of अश्मन् (áśman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अश्मा áśmā	अश्मानौ / अश्माना¹ áśmānau / áśmānā¹	अश्मानः áśmānaḥ
Vocative	अश्मन् áśman	अश्मानौ / अश्माना¹ áśmānau / áśmānā¹	अश्मानः áśmānaḥ
Accusative	अश्मानम् áśmānam	अश्मानौ / अश्माना¹ áśmānau / áśmānā¹	अश्मनः áśmanaḥ
Instrumental	अश्मना áśmanā	अश्मभ्याम् áśmabhyām	अश्मभिः áśmabhiḥ
Dative	अश्मने áśmane	अश्मभ्याम् áśmabhyām	अश्मभ्यः áśmabhyaḥ
Ablative	अश्मनः áśmanaḥ	अश्मभ्याम् áśmabhyām	अश्मभ्यः áśmabhyaḥ
Genitive	अश्मनः áśmanaḥ	अश्मनोः áśmanoḥ	अश्मनाम् áśmanām
Locative	अश्मनि áśmani	अश्मनोः áśmanoḥ	अश्मसु áśmasu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अश्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 114.