अशनि

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (ear of wheat), Lithuanian ašnìs (edge, blade), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, spike, prick), ἄκανος (ákanos, pine-thistle), English awn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp).

Pronunciation

Noun

अशनि (aśáni) stemf

  1. the thunderbolt, a flash of lightning
    Synonyms: वज्र (vajra), कुलिश (kuliśa)
  2. the tip of a missile
  3. (in astronomy) a subdivision of the phenomena called Ulkās
  4. a hailstone

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of अशनि (aśáni)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अशनिः
aśániḥ
अशनी
aśánī
अशनयः
aśánayaḥ
Vocative अशने
áśane
अशनी
áśanī
अशनयः
áśanayaḥ
Accusative अशनिम्
aśánim
अशनी
aśánī
अशनीः
aśánīḥ
Instrumental अशन्या / अशनी¹
aśányā / aśánī¹
अशनिभ्याम्
aśánibhyām
अशनिभिः
aśánibhiḥ
Dative अशनये / अशन्यै² / अशनी¹
aśánaye / aśányai² / aśánī¹
अशनिभ्याम्
aśánibhyām
अशनिभ्यः
aśánibhyaḥ
Ablative अशनेः / अशन्याः² / अशन्यै³
aśáneḥ / aśányāḥ² / aśányai³
अशनिभ्याम्
aśánibhyām
अशनिभ्यः
aśánibhyaḥ
Genitive अशनेः / अशन्याः² / अशन्यै³
aśáneḥ / aśányāḥ² / aśányai³
अशन्योः
aśányoḥ
अशनीनाम्
aśánīnām
Locative अशनौ / अशन्याम्² / अशना¹
aśánau / aśányām² / aśánā¹
अशन्योः
aśányoḥ
अशनिषु
aśániṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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