आर्तव

आर्तव

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬃᬢᬯ (Balinese script)
• আৰ্তৱ (Assamese script)
• আর্তব (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰨𑰿𑰝𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀭𑁆𑀢𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌵 (Grantha script)
• આર્તવ (Gujarati script)
• ꦄꦴꦂꦠꦮ (Javanese script)
• ಆರ್ತವ (Kannada script)
• အာရ္တဝ (Burmese script)
• 𑐁𑐬𑑂𑐟𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଆର୍ତଵ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢬ꣄ꢡꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆫𑇀𑆠𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖨𑖿𑖝𑖪 (Siddham script)
• ఆర్తవ (Telugu script)
• ཨཱརྟཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒩𑓂𑒞𑒫 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of ऋतु (ṛtú, “season, period of time”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑːɾ.t̪ɐ.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾ.t̪ɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

आर्तव • (ārtavá)

1. belonging or conforming to seasons or periods of time, seasonable

Noun

आर्तव • (ārtavá) m

1. a section of the year, a combination of many seasons
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 5.28.2:

     अग्निः सूर्यश्चन्द्रमा भूमिरापो द्यौरन्तरिक्षं प्रदिशो दिशश्च ।
     आर्तवा ऋतुभिः संविदाना अनेन मा त्रिवृता पारयन्तु ॥

     agniḥ sūryaścandramā bhūmirāpo dyaurantarikṣaṃ pradiśo diśaśca .
     ārtavā ṛtubhiḥ saṃvidānā anena mā trivṛtā pārayantu .

     May Agni, Sun, and Moon, and Earth, and Waters, Sky, Air, the Quarters and the Points between them,
     And Parts of Years accordant with the Seasons by this three-threaded Amulet preserve me.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आर्तव (ārtavá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्तवः ārtaváḥ	आर्तवौ ārtavaú	आर्तवाः / आर्तवासः¹ ārtavā́ḥ / ārtavā́saḥ¹
Vocative	आर्तव ā́rtava	आर्तवौ ā́rtavau	आर्तवाः / आर्तवासः¹ ā́rtavāḥ / ā́rtavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आर्तवम् ārtavám	आर्तवौ ārtavaú	आर्तवान् ārtavā́n
Instrumental	आर्तवेन ārtavéna	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवैः / आर्तवेभिः¹ ārtavaíḥ / ārtavébhiḥ¹
Dative	आर्तवाय ārtavā́ya	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Ablative	आर्तवात् ārtavā́t	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Genitive	आर्तवस्य ārtavásya	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवानाम् ārtavā́nām
Locative	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवेषु ārtavéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

आर्तव • (ārtavá) n

1. menstruation, the menstrual discharge
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 600 BCE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आर्तव (ārtavá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्तवम् ārtavám	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवानि / आर्तवा¹ ārtavā́ni / ārtavā́¹
Vocative	आर्तव ā́rtava	आर्तवे ā́rtave	आर्तवानि / आर्तवा¹ ā́rtavāni / ā́rtavā¹
Accusative	आर्तवम् ārtavám	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवानि / आर्तवा¹ ārtavā́ni / ārtavā́¹
Instrumental	आर्तवेन ārtavéna	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवैः / आर्तवेभिः¹ ārtavaíḥ / ārtavébhiḥ¹
Dative	आर्तवाय ārtavā́ya	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Ablative	आर्तवात् ārtavā́t	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Genitive	आर्तवस्य ārtavásya	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवानाम् ārtavā́nām
Locative	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवेषु ārtavéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ആർത്തവം (ārttavaṃ)