उभौ
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂embʰow (“both”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄμφω (ámphō), Latin ambo, Russian о́ба (óba), Latvian abi and Tocharian A āmpi.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /u.bʱɑ́ːw/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.bʱɑw/
Adjective
उभौ • (ubháu)
- both; each of the two
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.96.2:
- उभे यत् ते महिना शुभ्रे अन्धसी अधिक्षियन्ति पूरवः।
सा नो बोध्यवित्री मरुत्सखा चोद राधो मघोनाम्॥- ubhe yat te mahinā śubhre andhasī adhikṣiyanti pūravaḥ.
sā no bodhyavitrī marutsakhā coda rādho maghonām. - When in the fulness of their strength the Pūrus dwell, Beauteous One, on thy two grassy banks,
Favour us thou who hast the Maruts for thy friends: stir up the bounty of our chiefs.
- ubhe yat te mahinā śubhre andhasī adhikṣiyanti pūravaḥ.
- उभे यत् ते महिना शुभ्रे अन्धसी अधिक्षियन्ति पूरवः।