ऋश्य

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ĺ̥-ḱ-yos (horned wild animal). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔλαφος (élaphos, red deer), Russian лось (losʹ, elk), English elk. Also compare ऋश (ṛśa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ऋश्य (ṛ́śya) stemm

  1. (Vedic) a stag, the male of a species of antelope
    Synonyms: हरिण (hariṇá), मृग (mṛgá)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.4.10:
      ऋश्यो॒ न तृष्य॑न्नव॒पान॒मा ग॑हि॒ पिबा॒ सोमं॒ वशाँ॒ अनु॑।
      नि॒मेघ॑मानो मघवन्दि॒वेदि॑व॒ ओजि॑ष्ठं दधिषे॒ सहः॑॥
      ṛ́śyo ná tṛ́ṣyannavapā́namā́ gahi píbā sómaṃ váśām̐ ánu.
      niméghamāno maghavandivédiva ójiṣṭhaṃ dadhiṣe sáhaḥ.
      Come like a thirsty antelope to the drinking-place: drink Soma to thy heart's desire.
      Raining it down, O Maghavan, day after day, thou gainest thy surpassing might.

Usage notes

Although the form ऋष्य (ṛṣya) is more popular due to its use in Classical Sanskrit literature, Monier-Williams states that the word was originally ऋश्य (ṛ́śya). The original form is also attested in the Rig Veda.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋश्य (ṛ́śya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ऋश्यः
ṛ́śyaḥ
ऋश्यौ / ऋश्या¹
ṛ́śyau / ṛ́śyā¹
ऋश्याः / ऋश्यासः¹
ṛ́śyāḥ / ṛ́śyāsaḥ¹
Vocative ऋश्य
ṛ́śya
ऋश्यौ / ऋश्या¹
ṛ́śyau / ṛ́śyā¹
ऋश्याः / ऋश्यासः¹
ṛ́śyāḥ / ṛ́śyāsaḥ¹
Accusative ऋश्यम्
ṛ́śyam
ऋश्यौ / ऋश्या¹
ṛ́śyau / ṛ́śyā¹
ऋश्यान्
ṛ́śyān
Instrumental ऋश्येन
ṛ́śyena
ऋश्याभ्याम्
ṛ́śyābhyām
ऋश्यैः / ऋश्येभिः¹
ṛ́śyaiḥ / ṛ́śyebhiḥ¹
Dative ऋश्याय
ṛ́śyāya
ऋश्याभ्याम्
ṛ́śyābhyām
ऋश्येभ्यः
ṛ́śyebhyaḥ
Ablative ऋश्यात्
ṛ́śyāt
ऋश्याभ्याम्
ṛ́śyābhyām
ऋश्येभ्यः
ṛ́śyebhyaḥ
Genitive ऋश्यस्य
ṛ́śyasya
ऋश्ययोः
ṛ́śyayoḥ
ऋश्यानाम्
ṛ́śyānām
Locative ऋश्ये
ṛ́śye
ऋश्ययोः
ṛ́śyayoḥ
ऋश्येषु
ṛ́śyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: issamiga

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