धनुस्

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰánwr̥ ~ *dʰánwan- (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥ (“bow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (θanuuan), 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuar^ə), Old Persian 𐎰𐎵𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎡𐎹 (θ-nu-u-v-n-i-y /⁠θanuvaniya⁠/, “archer”), Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar, “palm (of hand)”) and Old High German tenar. Compare धन्वन् (dhanvan).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ́.nus/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐ.n̪us̪/

धनुस् • (dhánus) stem, n

1. a bow
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.125.6:

     अहं रुद्राय धनुर् आ तनोमि ब्रह्मद्विषे शरवे हन्तवा उ ।

     ahaṃ rudrāya dhanur ā tanomi brahmadviṣe śarave hantavā u.

     I bend the bow for Rudra so that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion.

• धनुर्धर (dhanurdhara, “archer”)

• Pali: dhanu
• Prakrit: 𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu), 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀳 (dhaṇuha), 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (dhaṇukka) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hindi: धनुष (dhanuṣ)
• → Kannada: ಧನುಸ್ಸು (dhanussu)
• → Punjabi: ਧਨੁਸ਼ (dhanuś)
• → Tamil: தனுசு (taṉucu), தனு (taṉu), தனுஷு (taṉuṣu)
• → Telugu: ధనుస్సు (dhanussu)