इन्द्रधनुस्
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ইন্দ্ৰধনুস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬇᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬥᬦᬸᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- ইন্দ্রধনুস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰂𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰠𑰡𑰲𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀥𑀦𑀼𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ဣန္ဒြဓနုသ် (Burmese script)
- ઇન્દ્રધનુસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਇਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਧਨੁਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦣꦤꦸꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂅𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂡𑂢𑂳𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಇನ್ದ್ರಧನುಸ್ (Kannada script)
- ឥន្ទ្រធនុស៑ (Khmer script)
- ອິນ຺ທ຺ຣຘນຸສ຺ (Lao script)
- ഇന്ദ്രധനുസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᡳᠨᡩᡵᠠᢡᠠᠨᡠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘂𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘠𑘡𑘳𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠢᠨᢑᠷᠠᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦢𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧀𑧁𑧔𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐂𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐢𑐣𑐸𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରଧନୁସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢄꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬꢤꢥꢸꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆅𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆣𑆤𑆶𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖂𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖠𑖡𑖲𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ඉන්ද්රධනුස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩮𑩯𑩒𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚂𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚜𑚝𑚰𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- இந்த்³ரத⁴நுஸ் (Tamil script)
- ఇన్ద్రధనుస్ (Telugu script)
- อินฺทฺรธนุสฺ (Thai script)
- ཨི་ནྡྲ་དྷ་ནུ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒃𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒡𑒢𑒳𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨜𑨝𑨃𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of इन्द्र (indra, “Indra”) + धनुस् (dhanus, “bow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ˈin̪.d̪ɾɐ.d̪ʱɐ.n̪us̪/
Noun
इन्द्रधनुस् • (indradhanus) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | इन्द्रधनुः (indradhanuḥ) | इन्द्रधनुषौ (indradhanuṣau) | इन्द्रधनुषः (indradhanuṣaḥ) |
| vocative | इन्द्रधनुः (indradhanuḥ) | इन्द्रधनुषौ (indradhanuṣau) | इन्द्रधनुषः (indradhanuṣaḥ) |
| accusative | इन्द्रधनुषम् (indradhanuṣam) | इन्द्रधनुषौ (indradhanuṣau) | इन्द्रधनुषः (indradhanuṣaḥ) |
| instrumental | इन्द्रधनुषा (indradhanuṣā) | इन्द्रधनुर्भ्याम् (indradhanurbhyām) | इन्द्रधनुर्भिः (indradhanurbhiḥ) |
| dative | इन्द्रधनुषे (indradhanuṣe) | इन्द्रधनुर्भ्याम् (indradhanurbhyām) | इन्द्रधनुर्भ्यः (indradhanurbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | इन्द्रधनुषः (indradhanuṣaḥ) | इन्द्रधनुर्भ्याम् (indradhanurbhyām) | इन्द्रधनुर्भ्यः (indradhanurbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | इन्द्रधनुषः (indradhanuṣaḥ) | इन्द्रधनुषोः (indradhanuṣoḥ) | इन्द्रधनुषाम् (indradhanuṣām) |
| locative | इन्द्रधनुषि (indradhanuṣi) | इन्द्रधनुषोः (indradhanuṣoḥ) | इन्द्रधनुःषु (indradhanuḥṣu) |
Descendants
- → Hindi: इंद्रधनुष (indradhnuṣ)
- → Kannada: ಇಂದ್ರಧನುಸ್ಸು (indradhanussu)
- → Malayalam: ഇന്ദ്രധനുസ് (indradhanusŭ)
- → Marathi: इंद्रधनुष्य (indradhnuṣya)
- → Telugu: ఇంద్రధనుస్సు (indradhanussu)
- → Telugu: హరివిల్లు (harivillu) (calque)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “इन्द्रधनुस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 166.