अद्रि

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hádriṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hádriš, from Proto-Indo-European *Hód-ris, from *Hond- (stone). Cognate with Middle Irish ond.

Pronunciation

Noun

अद्रि (ádri) stemm

  1. rock, stone
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.7:
      अ॒यं नि॒धिः स॑रमे॒ अद्रि॑बुध्नो॒ गोभि॒रश्वे॑भि॒र्वसु॑भि॒र्न्यृ॑ष्टः।
      रक्ष॑न्ति॒ तं प॒णयो॒ ये सु॑गो॒पा रेकु॑ प॒दमल॑क॒मा ज॑गन्थ॥
      ayáṃ nidhíḥ sarame ádribudhno góbhiráśvebhirvásubhirnyṛ̀ṣṭaḥ.
      rákṣanti táṃ paṇáyo yé sugopā́ réku padámálakamā́ jagantha.
      Paved with the rock is this our treasure-chamber; filled full of precious things, of kine, and horses.
      These Paṇis who are watchful keepers guard it. In vain hast thou approached this lonely station.
  2. mountain

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of अद्रि (ádri)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अद्रिः
ádriḥ
अद्री
ádrī
अद्रयः
ádrayaḥ
Vocative अद्रे
ádre
अद्री
ádrī
अद्रयः
ádrayaḥ
Accusative अद्रिम्
ádrim
अद्री
ádrī
अद्रीन्
ádrīn
Instrumental अद्रिणा / अद्र्या¹
ádriṇā / ádryā¹
अद्रिभ्याम्
ádribhyām
अद्रिभिः
ádribhiḥ
Dative अद्रये
ádraye
अद्रिभ्याम्
ádribhyām
अद्रिभ्यः
ádribhyaḥ
Ablative अद्रेः
ádreḥ
अद्रिभ्याम्
ádribhyām
अद्रिभ्यः
ádribhyaḥ
Genitive अद्रेः
ádreḥ
अद्र्योः
ádryoḥ
अद्रीणाम्
ádrīṇām
Locative अद्रौ / अद्रा¹
ádrau / ádrā¹
अद्र्योः
ádryoḥ
अद्रिषु
ádriṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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