दोह

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See also: दोहा

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Etymology

From the root दुह् (duh).

Pronunciation

Noun

दोह • (dóha) stem, m (root दुह्)

  1. milk
  2. a milk pail
  3. a fruitful enterprise
  4. the act of milking
    Synonym: दोहस् (dohas)
    • c. 400 CE, Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 2.23:
      गुरोः सदारस्य निपीड्य पादौ समाप्य सांध्यं च विधिं दिलीपः।
      दोहावसाने पुनरेव दोग्ध्रीं भेजे भुजोच्छिन्नरिपुर्निषण्णाम्
      guroḥ sadārasya nipīḍya pādau samāpya sāṃdhyaṃ ca vidhiṃ dilīpaḥ.
      dohāvasāne punareva dogdhrīṃ bheje bhujocchinnaripurniṣaṇṇām
      revering both mentor and wife and (yet) completing sacred ordainments before twilight
      Dilipa, he who quashed with strength enemies, anew devoted himself, sitting, to the milking of the milch cow

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of दोह (dóha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दोहः
dóhaḥ 		दोहौ / दोहा¹
dóhau / dóhā¹ 		दोहाः / दोहासः¹
dóhāḥ / dóhāsaḥ¹
Vocative दोह
dóha 		दोहौ / दोहा¹
dóhau / dóhā¹ 		दोहाः / दोहासः¹
dóhāḥ / dóhāsaḥ¹
Accusative दोहम्
dóham 		दोहौ / दोहा¹
dóhau / dóhā¹ 		दोहान्
dóhān
Instrumental दोहेन
dóhena 		दोहाभ्याम्
dóhābhyām 		दोहैः / दोहेभिः¹
dóhaiḥ / dóhebhiḥ¹
Dative दोहाय
dóhāya 		दोहाभ्याम्
dóhābhyām 		दोहेभ्यः
dóhebhyaḥ
Ablative दोहात्
dóhāt 		दोहाभ्याम्
dóhābhyām 		दोहेभ्यः
dóhebhyaḥ
Genitive दोहस्य
dóhasya 		दोहयोः
dóhayoḥ 		दोहानाम्
dóhānām
Locative दोहे
dóhe 		दोहयोः
dóhayoḥ 		दोहेषु
dóheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: दोहन (dohan, “exploitation”)
  • → Tamil: தோகம் (tōkam)

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