वस्तु

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu). Doublet of बस्त (bast).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋəs.t̪uː/,

Noun

वस्तु (vastuf (Urdu spelling وستو)

  1. a thing
  2. stuff
  3. baggage
  4. material
  5. something real or existent
  6. a commodity
  7. essential property, nature, essence, substance
  8. the object (of); the pith or substance (of)

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Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वस्तु (vastu).

Noun

वस्तु (vastun

  1. thing, object

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the root वस् (vas, to dwell); related to वास्तु (vāstu).

Noun

वस्तु (vastu) stemn

  1. a thing
  2. any really existing or abiding substance or essence, thing, object, article
  3. seat, place
  4. the thing in question, matter, affair, circumstance
  5. the right thing, a valuable or worthy object, object of or for
  6. substance, contents, or subject (of a poem, etc.)
  7. goods, wealth, property
  8. (music) a kind of composition
  9. natural disposition, essential property
  10. the pith or substance of anything
Declension
Neuter u-stem declension of वस्तु (vastu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वस्तु
vastu
वस्तुनी
vastunī
वस्तूनि / वस्तु¹ / वस्तू¹
vastūni / vastu¹ / vastū¹
Vocative वस्तु / वस्तो
vastu / vasto
वस्तुनी
vastunī
वस्तूनि / वस्तु¹ / वस्तू¹
vastūni / vastu¹ / vastū¹
Accusative वस्तु
vastu
वस्तुनी
vastunī
वस्तूनि / वस्तु¹ / वस्तू¹
vastūni / vastu¹ / vastū¹
Instrumental वस्तुना / वस्त्वा¹
vastunā / vastvā¹
वस्तुभ्याम्
vastubhyām
वस्तुभिः
vastubhiḥ
Dative वस्तुने / वस्तवे¹
vastune / vastave¹
वस्तुभ्याम्
vastubhyām
वस्तुभ्यः
vastubhyaḥ
Ablative वस्तुनः / वस्तोः¹
vastunaḥ / vastoḥ¹
वस्तुभ्याम्
vastubhyām
वस्तुभ्यः
vastubhyaḥ
Genitive वस्तुनः / वस्तोः¹
vastunaḥ / vastoḥ¹
वस्तुनोः
vastunoḥ
वस्तूनाम्
vastūnām
Locative वस्तुनि / वस्तौ¹
vastuni / vastau¹
वस्तुनोः
vastunoḥ
वस्तुषु
vastuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the root वस् (vas, to shine).

Noun

वस्तु (vástu) stemf

  1. becoming light, dawning, morning
Declension
Feminine u-stem declension of वस्तु (vástu)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वस्तुः
vástuḥ
वस्तू
vástū
वस्तवः
vástavaḥ
Vocative वस्तो
vásto
वस्तू
vástū
वस्तवः
vástavaḥ
Accusative वस्तुम्
vástum
वस्तू
vástū
वस्तूः
vástūḥ
Instrumental वस्त्वा
vástvā
वस्तुभ्याम्
vástubhyām
वस्तुभिः
vástubhiḥ
Dative वस्तवे / वस्त्वै¹
vástave / vástvai¹
वस्तुभ्याम्
vástubhyām
वस्तुभ्यः
vástubhyaḥ
Ablative वस्तोः / वस्त्वाः¹ / वस्त्वै²
vástoḥ / vástvāḥ¹ / vástvai²
वस्तुभ्याम्
vástubhyām
वस्तुभ्यः
vástubhyaḥ
Genitive वस्तोः / वस्त्वाः¹ / वस्त्वै²
vástoḥ / vástvāḥ¹ / vástvai²
वस्त्वोः
vástvoḥ
वस्तूनाम्
vástūnām
Locative वस्तौ / वस्त्वाम्¹
vástau / vástvām¹
वस्त्वोः
vástvoḥ
वस्तुषु
vástuṣu
Notes
  • ¹Later Sanskrit
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वस्तु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 931/3, 932/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 175; 198

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “vastu”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.