महिष

Sanskrit

From Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s-ó-s, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). See महत् (mahat) for more.

महिष • (mahiṣá) stem, m

Masculine a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषः mahiṣáḥ	महिषौ / महिषा¹ mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹	महिषाः / महिषासः¹ mahiṣā́ḥ / mahiṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	महिष máhiṣa	महिषौ / महिषा¹ máhiṣau / máhiṣā¹	महिषाः / महिषासः¹ máhiṣāḥ / máhiṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महिषम् mahiṣám	महिषौ / महिषा¹ mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹	महिषान् mahiṣā́n
Instrumental	महिषेण mahiṣéṇa	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹ mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	महिषाय mahiṣā́ya	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	महिषात् mahiṣā́t	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	महिषस्य mahiṣásya	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषाणाम् mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative	महिषे mahiṣé	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषेषु mahiṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa)
- Konkani: म्हस (mhas)
- Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘺𑘭𑘰 (mhaisā)
  - Marathi: म्हैसा (mhaisā)
→ Tamil: மகிஷம் (makiṣam), மகிடம் (makiṭam)

महिष • (mahiṣá) stem

Masculine a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषः mahiṣáḥ	महिषौ / महिषा¹ mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹	महिषाः / महिषासः¹ mahiṣā́ḥ / mahiṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	महिष máhiṣa	महिषौ / महिषा¹ máhiṣau / máhiṣā¹	महिषाः / महिषासः¹ máhiṣāḥ / máhiṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महिषम् mahiṣám	महिषौ / महिषा¹ mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹	महिषान् mahiṣā́n
Instrumental	महिषेण mahiṣéṇa	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹ mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	महिषाय mahiṣā́ya	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	महिषात् mahiṣā́t	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	महिषस्य mahiṣásya	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषाणाम् mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative	महिषे mahiṣé	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषेषु mahiṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of महिषी (máhiṣī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषी máhiṣī	महिष्यौ / महिषी¹ máhiṣyau / máhiṣī¹	महिष्यः / महिषीः¹ máhiṣyaḥ / máhiṣīḥ¹
Vocative	महिषि máhiṣi	महिष्यौ / महिषी¹ máhiṣyau / máhiṣī¹	महिष्यः / महिषीः¹ máhiṣyaḥ / máhiṣīḥ¹
Accusative	महिषीम् máhiṣīm	महिष्यौ / महिषी¹ máhiṣyau / máhiṣī¹	महिषीः máhiṣīḥ
Instrumental	महिष्या máhiṣyā	महिषीभ्याम् máhiṣībhyām	महिषीभिः máhiṣībhiḥ
Dative	महिष्यै máhiṣyai	महिषीभ्याम् máhiṣībhyām	महिषीभ्यः máhiṣībhyaḥ
Ablative	महिष्याः / महिष्यै² máhiṣyāḥ / máhiṣyai²	महिषीभ्याम् máhiṣībhyām	महिषीभ्यः máhiṣībhyaḥ
Genitive	महिष्याः / महिष्यै² máhiṣyāḥ / máhiṣyai²	महिष्योः máhiṣyoḥ	महिषीणाम् máhiṣīṇām
Locative	महिष्याम् máhiṣyām	महिष्योः máhiṣyoḥ	महिषीषु máhiṣīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषम् mahiṣám	महिषे mahiṣé	महिषाणि / महिषा¹ mahiṣā́ṇi / mahiṣā́¹
Vocative	महिष máhiṣa	महिषे máhiṣe	महिषाणि / महिषा¹ máhiṣāṇi / máhiṣā¹
Accusative	महिषम् mahiṣám	महिषे mahiṣé	महिषाणि / महिषा¹ mahiṣā́ṇi / mahiṣā́¹
Instrumental	महिषेण mahiṣéṇa	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹ mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	महिषाय mahiṣā́ya	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	महिषात् mahiṣā́t	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	महिषस्य mahiṣásya	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषाणाम् mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative	महिषे mahiṣé	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषेषु mahiṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Monier Williams (1899) “महिष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 803/1.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 340