तुच्छ्य

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tus-sḱ-yós, from *tews- (to be empty). Cognate with Lithuanian tùščias (empty), Middle Persian (twhyg /⁠tuhīg⁠/) (whence Persian تهی (tohi)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

तुच्छ्य (tucchyá) stem

  1. empty, vain
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.42.10:
      य ओहते रक्षसो देववीतावचक्रेभिस्तं मरुतो नि यात ।
      यो वः शमीं शशमानस्य निन्दात्तुच्छ्यान्कामान्करते सिष्विदानः ॥
      ya ohate rakṣaso devavītāvacakrebhistaṃ maruto ni yāta.
      yo vaḥ śamīṃ śaśamānasya nindāttucchyānkāmānkarate siṣvidānaḥ.
      With wheelless chariots drive down him, O Maruts, who at the feasts of Gods regards the demons.
      May he, though bathed in sweat, form empty wishes, who blames his sacred rite who toils to serve you.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तुच्छ्य (tucchyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तुच्छ्यः
tucchyáḥ
तुच्छ्यौ / तुच्छ्या¹
tucchyaú / tucchyā́¹
तुच्छ्याः / तुच्छ्यासः¹
tucchyā́ḥ / tucchyā́saḥ¹
Vocative तुच्छ्य
túcchya
तुच्छ्यौ / तुच्छ्या¹
túcchyau / túcchyā¹
तुच्छ्याः / तुच्छ्यासः¹
túcchyāḥ / túcchyāsaḥ¹
Accusative तुच्छ्यम्
tucchyám
तुच्छ्यौ / तुच्छ्या¹
tucchyaú / tucchyā́¹
तुच्छ्यान्
tucchyā́n
Instrumental तुच्छ्येन
tucchyéna
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्यैः / तुच्छ्येभिः¹
tucchyaíḥ / tucchyébhiḥ¹
Dative तुच्छ्याय
tucchyā́ya
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्येभ्यः
tucchyébhyaḥ
Ablative तुच्छ्यात्
tucchyā́t
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्येभ्यः
tucchyébhyaḥ
Genitive तुच्छ्यस्य
tucchyásya
तुच्छ्ययोः
tucchyáyoḥ
तुच्छ्यानाम्
tucchyā́nām
Locative तुच्छ्ये
tucchyé
तुच्छ्ययोः
tucchyáyoḥ
तुच्छ्येषु
tucchyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of तुच्छ्या (tucchyā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तुच्छ्या
tucchyā́
तुच्छ्ये
tucchyé
तुच्छ्याः
tucchyā́ḥ
Vocative तुच्छ्ये
túcchye
तुच्छ्ये
túcchye
तुच्छ्याः
túcchyāḥ
Accusative तुच्छ्याम्
tucchyā́m
तुच्छ्ये
tucchyé
तुच्छ्याः
tucchyā́ḥ
Instrumental तुच्छ्यया / तुच्छ्या¹
tucchyáyā / tucchyā́¹
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्याभिः
tucchyā́bhiḥ
Dative तुच्छ्यायै
tucchyā́yai
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्याभ्यः
tucchyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative तुच्छ्यायाः / तुच्छ्यायै²
tucchyā́yāḥ / tucchyā́yai²
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्याभ्यः
tucchyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive तुच्छ्यायाः / तुच्छ्यायै²
tucchyā́yāḥ / tucchyā́yai²
तुच्छ्ययोः
tucchyáyoḥ
तुच्छ्यानाम्
tucchyā́nām
Locative तुच्छ्यायाम्
tucchyā́yām
तुच्छ्ययोः
tucchyáyoḥ
तुच्छ्यासु
tucchyā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of तुच्छ्य (tucchyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तुच्छ्यम्
tucchyám
तुच्छ्ये
tucchyé
तुच्छ्यानि / तुच्छ्या¹
tucchyā́ni / tucchyā́¹
Vocative तुच्छ्य
túcchya
तुच्छ्ये
túcchye
तुच्छ्यानि / तुच्छ्या¹
túcchyāni / túcchyā¹
Accusative तुच्छ्यम्
tucchyám
तुच्छ्ये
tucchyé
तुच्छ्यानि / तुच्छ्या¹
tucchyā́ni / tucchyā́¹
Instrumental तुच्छ्येन
tucchyéna
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्यैः / तुच्छ्येभिः¹
tucchyaíḥ / tucchyébhiḥ¹
Dative तुच्छ्याय
tucchyā́ya
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्येभ्यः
tucchyébhyaḥ
Ablative तुच्छ्यात्
tucchyā́t
तुच्छ्याभ्याम्
tucchyā́bhyām
तुच्छ्येभ्यः
tucchyébhyaḥ
Genitive तुच्छ्यस्य
tucchyásya
तुच्छ्ययोः
tucchyáyoḥ
तुच्छ्यानाम्
tucchyā́nām
Locative तुच्छ्ये
tucchyé
तुच्छ्ययोः
tucchyáyoḥ
तुच्छ्येषु
tucchyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tucchya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press