ऋतावन्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr̥táHwants, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥táHwants, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥téh₂-went-s, possessive derivation of *h₂r̥tós (“fitted”) (*h₂er- (“to fit; fix; put together”) + *-tós (“deverbal adjective suffix”)), whence also ऋत (ṛtá, “order; right, etc.”). Cognate with Old Persian [script needed] (artava, “righteous, blessed, characterized by Arta”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (aṣ̌auuan, “follower of Aṣ̌a”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /r̩.tɑ́ː.ʋɐn/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /r̩ˈt̪ɑː.ʋɐn̪/
Adjective
ऋतावन् • (ṛtā́-van)
- keeping within the fixed order or rule, regular, proper (as inanimated objects)
- performing (as men) or accepting (as gods) sacred works or piety, truthful, faithful, just, holy
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “ऋतावन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0224.