शष्प

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáp-ša-m ~ *ćáp-sa-m, after undergoing metathesis; from the root *ćap- (greens; grass). Cognate with Persian سبزه (sabze, grass), سبزی (sabzi, vegetable), Pashto سابه (sābah), Shughni (sebc, cultivated field).

Pronunciation

Noun

शष्प (śáṣpa) stemn

  1. young, sprouting grass
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Śukla-Yajurveda (Vājasenayi Saṃhitā) 19.13:
      दीक्षायै रूपँ शष्पाणि प्रायणीयस्य तोक्मानि ।
      क्रयस्य रूपँ सोमस्य लाजाः सोमाꣳशवो मधु ॥
      dīkṣā́yai rūpám̐ śáṣpāṇi prāyaṇī́yasya tókmāni
      krayásya rūpám̐ sómasya lājā́ḥ somām̐śávo mádhu
      Symbols of Dīkṣā are grass buds; those of Prāyaṇīya are sprouts of corn,
      Of Soma-purchasing fried grains are symbols, Soma-shoots and meath.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शष्प (śáṣpa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शष्पम्
śáṣpam
शष्पे
śáṣpe
शष्पाणि / शष्पा¹
śáṣpāṇi / śáṣpā¹
Vocative शष्प
śáṣpa
शष्पे
śáṣpe
शष्पाणि / शष्पा¹
śáṣpāṇi / śáṣpā¹
Accusative शष्पम्
śáṣpam
शष्पे
śáṣpe
शष्पाणि / शष्पा¹
śáṣpāṇi / śáṣpā¹
Instrumental शष्पेण
śáṣpeṇa
शष्पाभ्याम्
śáṣpābhyām
शष्पैः / शष्पेभिः¹
śáṣpaiḥ / śáṣpebhiḥ¹
Dative शष्पाय
śáṣpāya
शष्पाभ्याम्
śáṣpābhyām
शष्पेभ्यः
śáṣpebhyaḥ
Ablative शष्पात्
śáṣpāt
शष्पाभ्याम्
śáṣpābhyām
शष्पेभ्यः
śáṣpebhyaḥ
Genitive शष्पस्य
śáṣpasya
शष्पयोः
śáṣpayoḥ
शष्पाणाम्
śáṣpāṇām
Locative शष्पे
śáṣpe
शष्पयोः
śáṣpayoḥ
शष्पेषु
śáṣpeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀨 (sappha)

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