व्युष्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From वि- (vi-, “in different directions, about”) + उष् (uṣ, “dawn”) from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ús (“dawn”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋi.júʂ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ʋjuʂ/
Noun
व्युष् • (vyúṣ) f (metrical Vedic viyúṣ)
- dawn, daybreak
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.3.8:
- त्वामस्या व्युषि देव पूर्वे दूतं कृण्वाना अयजन्त हव्यैः ।
- tvāmasyā vyuṣi deva pūrve dūtaṃ kṛṇvānā ayajanta havyaiḥ .
- At this dawn's breaking, O deity, our ancient fathers served thee with offerings, making thee their envoy.
- त्वामस्या व्युषि देव पूर्वे दूतं कृण्वाना अयजन्त हव्यैः ।
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
- Synonyms: उषस् (uṣas), उष् (uṣ), व्युष्टि (vyuṣṭi)