ध्रुव
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬥ᭄ᬭᬸᬯ (Balinese script)
- ধ্ৰুৱ (Assamese script)
- ধ্রুব (Bengali script)
- 𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰲𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌧𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ધ્રુવ (Gujarati script)
- ꦣꦿꦸꦮ (Javanese script)
- ಧ್ರುವ (Kannada script)
- ဓြုဝ (Burmese script)
- ଧ୍ରୁଵ (Oriya script)
- ꢤ꣄ꢬꢸꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑇀𑆫𑆶𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖿𑖨𑗜𑖪 (Siddham script)
- ధ్రువ (Telugu script)
- དྷྲུཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑓂𑒩𑒳𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰruwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰruwás (“fixed, firm, strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰru-wó-s, from *dʰer-us ~ *dʰr-éws + *-wós, from *dʰer- (“to support, hold”) + *-us. Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀 (druua), Old Persian 𐎯𐎽𐎺 (duruva, “firm, certain”), Persian درست (dorost, “healthy”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d̪ʱɽu.ʋɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ʱɽu.ʋɐ/
Adjective
ध्रुव • (dhruvá) m
- fixed, immovable
- firm, stable
- certain, sure, wis
- मृतस्य जन्म ध्रुवम् ― mṛtasya janma dhruvam ― for the dead life (ie, reincarnation) is certain
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of ध्रुव (dhruvá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ध्रुवः dhruváḥ | ध्रुवौ dhruvaú | ध्रुवाः / ध्रुवासः¹ dhruvā́ḥ / dhruvā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | ध्रुव dhrúva | ध्रुवौ dhrúvau | ध्रुवाः / ध्रुवासः¹ dhrúvāḥ / dhrúvāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | ध्रुवम् dhruvám | ध्रुवौ dhruvaú | ध्रुवान् dhruvā́n |
Instrumental | ध्रुवेण dhruvéṇa | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवैः / ध्रुवेभिः¹ dhruvaíḥ / dhruvébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | ध्रुवाय dhruvā́ya | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवेभ्यः dhruvébhyaḥ |
Ablative | ध्रुवात् dhruvā́t | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवेभ्यः dhruvébhyaḥ |
Genitive | ध्रुवस्य dhruvásya | ध्रुवयोः dhruváyoḥ | ध्रुवाणाम् dhruvā́ṇām |
Locative | ध्रुवे dhruvé | ध्रुवयोः dhruváyoḥ | ध्रुवेषु dhruvéṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of ध्रुवा (dhruvā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ध्रुवा dhruvā́ | ध्रुवे dhruvé | ध्रुवाः dhruvā́ḥ |
Vocative | ध्रुवे dhrúve | ध्रुवे dhrúve | ध्रुवाः dhrúvāḥ |
Accusative | ध्रुवाम् dhruvā́m | ध्रुवे dhruvé | ध्रुवाः dhruvā́ḥ |
Instrumental | ध्रुवया / ध्रुवा¹ dhruváyā / dhruvā́¹ | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवाभिः dhruvā́bhiḥ |
Dative | ध्रुवायै dhruvā́yai | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवाभ्यः dhruvā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | ध्रुवायाः dhruvā́yāḥ | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवाभ्यः dhruvā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | ध्रुवायाः dhruvā́yāḥ | ध्रुवयोः dhruváyoḥ | ध्रुवाणाम् dhruvā́ṇām |
Locative | ध्रुवायाम् dhruvā́yām | ध्रुवयोः dhruváyoḥ | ध्रुवासु dhruvā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of ध्रुव (dhruvá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ध्रुवम् dhruvám | ध्रुवे dhruvé | ध्रुवाणि / ध्रुवा¹ dhruvā́ṇi / dhruvā́¹ |
Vocative | ध्रुव dhrúva | ध्रुवे dhrúve | ध्रुवाणि / ध्रुवा¹ dhrúvāṇi / dhrúvā¹ |
Accusative | ध्रुवम् dhruvám | ध्रुवे dhruvé | ध्रुवाणि / ध्रुवा¹ dhruvā́ṇi / dhruvā́¹ |
Instrumental | ध्रुवेण dhruvéṇa | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवैः / ध्रुवेभिः¹ dhruvaíḥ / dhruvébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | ध्रुवाय dhruvā́ya | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवेभ्यः dhruvébhyaḥ |
Ablative | ध्रुवात् dhruvā́t | ध्रुवाभ्याम् dhruvā́bhyām | ध्रुवेभ्यः dhruvébhyaḥ |
Genitive | ध्रुवस्य dhruvásya | ध्रुवयोः dhruváyoḥ | ध्रुवाणाम् dhruvā́ṇām |
Locative | ध्रुवे dhruvé | ध्रुवयोः dhruváyoḥ | ध्रुवेषु dhruvéṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- → Bengali: ধ্রুব (dhrubo) (tatsama)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀥𑀼𑀯 (dhuva)
- Pali: dhuva
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀥𑀼𑀯 (dhuva)
- Hindi: धुव (dhuv), धू (dhū) (obsolete)
Noun
ध्रुव • (dhruvá) m
- the celestial pole, the axis mundi
- a knot
Derived terms
- ध्रुवक्षेम (dhruvakṣema, “firmly fixed, immovable”)
- ध्रुवगति (dhruvagati, “a firm position”)
- ध्रुववक (dhruvavaka, “the unchangeable longitude of fixed stars”)
- ध्रौव्य (dhrauvya, “fixedness, firmness”)
Descendants
- → English: Dhruva
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “ध्रुव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 521-522.