अजिन

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Noun

अजिन n

  1. Devanagari script form of ajina (“antelope skin”)

Declension

Declension table of "अजिन" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)अजिनं (ajinaṃ)अजिनानि (ajināni)
Accusative (second)अजिनं (ajinaṃ)अजिनानि (ajināni)
Instrumental (third)अजिनेन (ajinena)अजिनेहि (ajinehi) or अजिनेभि (ajinebhi)
Dative (fourth)अजिनस्स (ajinassa) or अजिनाय (ajināya) or अजिनत्थं (ajinatthaṃ)अजिनानं (ajinānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)अजिनस्मा (ajinasmā) or अजिनम्हा (ajinamhā) or अजिना (ajinā)अजिनेहि (ajinehi) or अजिनेभि (ajinebhi)
Genitive (sixth)अजिनस्स (ajinassa)अजिनानं (ajinānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)अजिनस्मिं (ajinasmiṃ) or अजिनम्हि (ajinamhi) or अजिने (ajine)अजिनेसु (ajinesu)
Vocative (calling)अजिन (ajina)अजिनानि (ajināni)

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Haȷ́ínam ~ *Hiȷ́áynam (“leather, animal skin, hide”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂e(y)ǵ-í-no-m (“goat skin”), from *h₂e(y)ǵ- (“goat”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬰𐬌𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (azinauuaṇt, “wearing a skin”), 𐬍𐬰𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (īzaēna, “leathern”), Khotanese (häysä, “skin”), (ījīnai), Yidgha (ize, “skin bag”), Baluchi (hiz, “leather churn”), Ossetian хызын／хизин (xyzyn, “bag”), Lithuanian oženà (“goat skin”), Proto-Slavic *azьno (“goat skin”).

Pronunciation

Noun

अजिन • (ajína) stem, n

  1. the hairy hide of an antelope; deerskin
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 4.7.6:
      पवस्तैस् त्वा पर्य् अक्रीणन् दूर्शेभिर् अजिनैर् उत ।
      प्रक्रीर् असि त्वम् ओषधे ऽभ्रिखाते न रूरुपः ॥
      pavastais tvā pary akrīṇan dūrśebhir ajinair uta.
      prakrīr asi tvam oṣadhe ʼbhrikhāte na rūrupaḥ.
      Men have bartered thee for garments, for deer skins and for woven cloths.
      Thou art a thing of sale, O Plant. Dug up with mattocks, gripe not thou!
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) V.4.4.4:
      ...मृत्युर्वा एष यदग्निः । ब्रह्मण एतद्रूपं यत्कृष्णाजिनम् । कार्ष्णी उपानहावुप मुञ्चते ब्रह्मणैव मृत्योरन्तर्धत्ते...
      ...mṛtyurvā eṣa yadagniḥ. brahmaṇa etadrūpaṃ yatkṛṣṇājinam. kārṣṇī upānahāvupa muñcate brahmaṇaiva mṛtyorantardhatte...
      ...the fire death; the black antelope skin holy power; he puts on a pair of sandals made of black antelope skin; verily by the holy power he shuts himself away from death...
    • Ādi Śaṅkara, Mohamudgara 19:
      सुरमन्दिरतरुमूलनिवासः शय्या भूतलम् अजिनं वासः ।
      सर्वपरिग्रहभोगत्यागः कस्य सुखं न करोति विरागः ॥
      suramandiratarumūlanivāsaḥ śayyā bhūtalam ajinaṃ vāsaḥ.
      sarvaparigrahabhogatyāgaḥ kasya sukhaṃ na karoti virāgaḥ.
      Whose residence is in a temple or at the foot of a tree, whose bed is the earth's surface, whose clothes are deerskin, who has given up all possessions and enjoyments; how may detachment fail to make him content.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अजिन (ajína)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अजिनम्
ajínam 		अजिने
ajíne 		अजिनानि / अजिना¹
ajínāni / ajínā¹
Vocative अजिन
ájina 		अजिने
ájine 		अजिनानि / अजिना¹
ájināni / ájinā¹
Accusative अजिनम्
ajínam 		अजिने
ajíne 		अजिनानि / अजिना¹
ajínāni / ajínā¹
Instrumental अजिनेन
ajínena 		अजिनाभ्याम्
ajínābhyām 		अजिनैः / अजिनेभिः¹
ajínaiḥ / ajínebhiḥ¹
Dative अजिनाय
ajínāya 		अजिनाभ्याम्
ajínābhyām 		अजिनेभ्यः
ajínebhyaḥ
Ablative अजिनात्
ajínāt 		अजिनाभ्याम्
ajínābhyām 		अजिनेभ्यः
ajínebhyaḥ
Genitive अजिनस्य
ajínasya 		अजिनयोः
ajínayoḥ 		अजिनानाम्
ajínānām
Locative अजिने
ajíne 		अजिनयोः
ajínayoḥ 		अजिनेषु
ajíneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: ajina
  • Prakrit: 𑀅𑀚𑀺𑀡 (ajiṇa), 𑀅𑀇𑀡 (aïṇa)

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