यदु

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *yĀṭu (goat, sheep); for the semantic connection, note that early Indo-Aryan speakers (like the Yadu tribe) were pastoralists who reared cattle, goats and sheep. Cognate with Tamil ஆடு (āṭu), யாடு (yāṭu), Telugu ఏట (ēṭa) and Gondi యేటీ (yēṭī).

Pronunciation

Noun

यदु (yádu) stemm

  1. name of a Vedic Indo-Aryan-speaking tribe.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of यदु (yádu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative यदुः
yáduḥ
यदू
yádū
यदवः
yádavaḥ
Vocative यदो
yádo
यदू
yádū
यदवः
yádavaḥ
Accusative यदुम्
yádum
यदू
yádū
यदून्
yádūn
Instrumental यदुना / यद्वा¹
yádunā / yádvā¹
यदुभ्याम्
yádubhyām
यदुभिः
yádubhiḥ
Dative यदवे / यद्वे¹
yádave / yádve¹
यदुभ्याम्
yádubhyām
यदुभ्यः
yádubhyaḥ
Ablative यदोः / यद्वः¹
yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹
यदुभ्याम्
yádubhyām
यदुभ्यः
yádubhyaḥ
Genitive यदोः / यद्वः¹
yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹
यद्वोः
yádvoḥ
यदूनाम्
yádūnām
Locative यदौ
yádau
यद्वोः
yádvoḥ
यदुषु
yáduṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

यदु (yádu) stemm

  1. (Hinduism) a son of Yayati and Devayani, and brother of तुर्वशु (turvaśu), द्रुह्यु (druhyu), अनुद्रुह्यु (anudruhyu), पूरु (pūru)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.62.10:
      उ॒त दा॒सा प॑रि॒विषे॒ स्मद्दि॑ष्टी॒ गोप॑रीणसा।
      यदु॑स्तु॒र्वश्च॑ मामहे॥
      utá dāsā́ parivíṣe smáddiṣṭī góparīṇasā.
      yádusturváśca māmahe.
      Yadu and Turva, too, have given two Dasas, well-disposed, to serve, together with great store of kine.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of यदु (yádu)
Singular
Nominative यदुः
yáduḥ
Vocative यदो
yádo
Accusative यदुम्
yádum
Instrumental यदुना / यद्वा¹
yádunā / yádvā¹
Dative यदवे / यद्वे¹
yádave / yádve¹
Ablative यदोः / यद्वः¹
yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹
Genitive यदोः / यद्वः¹
yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹
Locative यदौ
yádau
Notes
  • ¹Vedic