ऋश
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ĺ̥-ḱo-s, from *h₁el- (“deer, horned wild animal”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, “red deer”), English elk. Also related to ऋश्य (ṛśya)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ŕ̩.ɕɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈr̩.ɕɐ/
Noun
ऋश • (ṛ́śa) m
- (Vedic) a stag; the male of a species of antelope
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of ऋश (ṛ́śa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | ऋशः ṛ́śaḥ | ऋशौ ṛ́śau | ऋशाः / ऋशासः¹ ṛ́śāḥ / ṛ́śāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | ऋश ṛ́śa | ऋशौ ṛ́śau | ऋशाः / ऋशासः¹ ṛ́śāḥ / ṛ́śāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | ऋशम् ṛ́śam | ऋशौ ṛ́śau | ऋशान् ṛ́śān |
| Instrumental | ऋशेन ṛ́śena | ऋशाभ्याम् ṛ́śābhyām | ऋशैः / ऋशेभिः¹ ṛ́śaiḥ / ṛ́śebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | ऋशाय ṛ́śāya | ऋशाभ्याम् ṛ́śābhyām | ऋशेभ्यः ṛ́śebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | ऋशात् ṛ́śāt | ऋशाभ्याम् ṛ́śābhyām | ऋशेभ्यः ṛ́śebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | ऋशस्य ṛ́śasya | ऋशयोः ṛ́śayoḥ | ऋशानाम् ṛ́śānām |
| Locative | ऋशे ṛ́śe | ऋशयोः ṛ́śayoḥ | ऋशेषु ṛ́śeṣu |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899), “ऋश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 226.