पृष्टि

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱ-tí-s, from *pérḱus (“rib”) whence also पर्शु (párśu, “rib”).

Pronunciation

Noun

पृष्टि • (pṛṣṭí) stem, f

  1. a rib
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.87.10:
      तस्याग्ने पृष्टीर् हरसा शृणीहि
      tasyāgne pṛṣṭīr harasā śṛṇīhi
      Demolish his ribs, with thy flame O Agni.

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of पृष्टि (pṛṣṭí)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative पृष्टिः
pṛṣṭíḥ 		पृष्टी
pṛṣṭī́ 		पृष्टयः
pṛṣṭáyaḥ
Vocative पृष्टे
pṛ́ṣṭe 		पृष्टी
pṛ́ṣṭī 		पृष्टयः
pṛ́ṣṭayaḥ
Accusative पृष्टिम्
pṛṣṭím 		पृष्टी
pṛṣṭī́ 		पृष्टीः
pṛṣṭī́ḥ
Instrumental पृष्ट्या / पृष्टी¹
pṛṣṭyā́ / pṛṣṭī́¹ 		पृष्टिभ्याम्
pṛṣṭíbhyām 		पृष्टिभिः
pṛṣṭíbhiḥ
Dative पृष्टये / पृष्ट्यै² / पृष्टी¹
pṛṣṭáye / pṛṣṭyaí² / pṛṣṭī́¹ 		पृष्टिभ्याम्
pṛṣṭíbhyām 		पृष्टिभ्यः
pṛṣṭíbhyaḥ
Ablative पृष्टेः / पृष्ट्याः² / पृष्ट्यै³
pṛṣṭéḥ / pṛṣṭyā́ḥ² / pṛṣṭyaí³ 		पृष्टिभ्याम्
pṛṣṭíbhyām 		पृष्टिभ्यः
pṛṣṭíbhyaḥ
Genitive पृष्टेः / पृष्ट्याः² / पृष्ट्यै³
pṛṣṭéḥ / pṛṣṭyā́ḥ² / pṛṣṭyaí³ 		पृष्ट्योः
pṛṣṭyóḥ 		पृष्टीनाम्
pṛṣṭīnā́m
Locative पृष्टौ / पृष्ट्याम्² / पृष्टा¹
pṛṣṭaú / pṛṣṭyā́m² / pṛṣṭā́¹ 		पृष्ट्योः
pṛṣṭyóḥ 		पृष्टिषु
pṛṣṭíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

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