ऋषभ

ऋषभ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr̥ṣabʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥šabʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥s- (“male, manly, strong, powerful”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀𐬥‎ (arəšan), Ancient Greek ἄρσην (ársēn), Old Armenian առն (aṙn), Latin verrēs (“boar”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /r̩.ʂɐ.bʱɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈr̩.ʂɐ.bʱɐ/

Related terms

• वृषभ (vṛṣabhá)

Noun

ऋषभ • (ṛṣabhá) m

1. bull

   Synonym: उक्षन् (ukṣán)

2. a male animal of any kind
3. the best, excellent and the most powerful of any kind or race

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋषभ (ṛṣabhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋषभः ṛṣabháḥ	ऋषभौ ṛṣabhaú	ऋषभाः / ऋषभासः¹ ṛṣabhā́ḥ / ṛṣabhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	ऋषभ ṛ́ṣabha	ऋषभौ ṛ́ṣabhau	ऋषभाः / ऋषभासः¹ ṛ́ṣabhāḥ / ṛ́ṣabhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ऋषभम् ṛṣabhám	ऋषभौ ṛṣabhaú	ऋषभान् ṛṣabhā́n
Instrumental	ऋषभेण ṛṣabhéṇa	ऋषभाभ्याम् ṛṣabhā́bhyām	ऋषभैः / ऋषभेभिः¹ ṛṣabhaíḥ / ṛṣabhébhiḥ¹
Dative	ऋषभाय ṛṣabhā́ya	ऋषभाभ्याम् ṛṣabhā́bhyām	ऋषभेभ्यः ṛṣabhébhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋषभात् ṛṣabhā́t	ऋषभाभ्याम् ṛṣabhā́bhyām	ऋषभेभ्यः ṛṣabhébhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋषभस्य ṛṣabhásya	ऋषभयोः ṛṣabháyoḥ	ऋषभाणाम् ṛṣabhā́ṇām
Locative	ऋषभे ṛṣabhé	ऋषभयोः ṛṣabháyoḥ	ऋषभेषु ṛṣabhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨀𐨂𐨮𐨬𐨿𐨱‎ (uṣavha)
• Pali: usabha
  • → Khmer: ឧសភ (’ŏsâph)
• → Telugu: ఋషభము (r̥ṣabhamu)