भैरवी

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Feminine form of भैरव (bhairava)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

भैरवी (bhairavī) stemf

  1. name of °व
  2. name of a particular form of दुर्गा.
  3. a girl of 12 years (representing दुर्गा at the दुर्गा festival).
  4. (music) name of a रागिणी.

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of भैरवी (bhairavī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative भैरवी
bhairavī
भैरव्यौ / भैरवी¹
bhairavyau / bhairavī¹
भैरव्यः / भैरवीः¹
bhairavyaḥ / bhairavīḥ¹
Vocative भैरवि
bhairavi
भैरव्यौ / भैरवी¹
bhairavyau / bhairavī¹
भैरव्यः / भैरवीः¹
bhairavyaḥ / bhairavīḥ¹
Accusative भैरवीम्
bhairavīm
भैरव्यौ / भैरवी¹
bhairavyau / bhairavī¹
भैरवीः
bhairavīḥ
Instrumental भैरव्या
bhairavyā
भैरवीभ्याम्
bhairavībhyām
भैरवीभिः
bhairavībhiḥ
Dative भैरव्यै
bhairavyai
भैरवीभ्याम्
bhairavībhyām
भैरवीभ्यः
bhairavībhyaḥ
Ablative भैरव्याः / भैरव्यै²
bhairavyāḥ / bhairavyai²
भैरवीभ्याम्
bhairavībhyām
भैरवीभ्यः
bhairavībhyaḥ
Genitive भैरव्याः / भैरव्यै²
bhairavyāḥ / bhairavyai²
भैरव्योः
bhairavyoḥ
भैरवीणाम्
bhairavīṇām
Locative भैरव्याम्
bhairavyām
भैरव्योः
bhairavyoḥ
भैरवीषु
bhairavīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Telugu: భైరవి (bhairavi)

References

  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899