श्येन

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit श्येन (śyena).

Pronunciation

Noun

श्येन (śyenm

  1. (formal) a hawk or falcon
    Synonyms: बाज़ (bāz), गरुड (garuḍ)

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaynás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱy-ey-nó-s ~ *ḱyeh₁-inó-s (bird of prey), probably ultimately related to *(s)ḱeh₃- (shade, hue).[1] Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬀 (saēna, raptor; a mythical bird), Middle Persian syn-mwlw (/⁠Sēn-murw⁠/), Old Armenian ցին (cʻin, kite) and probably Ancient Greek ἴκτινος (íktinos, kite).

Pronunciation

Noun

श्येन (śyená) stemm

  1. a hawk, falcon or eagle
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.20.10:
      वृ॒ष॒ण॒श्वेन॑ मरुतो॒ वृष॑प्सुना॒ रथे॑न॒ वृष॑नाभिना।
      श्ये॒नासो॒ न प॒क्षिणो॒ वृथा॑ नरो ह॒व्या नो॑ वी॒तये॑ गत॥
      vṛṣaṇaśvéna maruto vṛ́ṣapsunā ráthena vṛ́ṣanābhinā.
      ā́ śyenā́so ná pakṣíṇo vṛ́thā naro havyā́ no vītáye gata.
      Come hither, O ye Maruts, on your strong horsed car, solid in look, with solid naves.
      Lightly like winged falcons, O ye Heroes, come, come to enjoy our offerings.
  2. (Vedic religion) The name of a divine hawk identified with अग्नि (agni) who ascends to the heavens for bringing सोम (soma) to earth
  3. (Vedic religion) A hawk-shaped fire-altar (अग्निचयन (agnicayana)) constructed with bricks

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्येन (śyená)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्येनः
śyenáḥ
श्येनौ / श्येना¹
śyenaú / śyenā́¹
श्येनाः / श्येनासः¹
śyenā́ḥ / śyenā́saḥ¹
Vocative श्येन
śyéna
श्येनौ / श्येना¹
śyénau / śyénā¹
श्येनाः / श्येनासः¹
śyénāḥ / śyénāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्येनम्
śyenám
श्येनौ / श्येना¹
śyenaú / śyenā́¹
श्येनान्
śyenā́n
Instrumental श्येनेन
śyenéna
श्येनाभ्याम्
śyenā́bhyām
श्येनैः / श्येनेभिः¹
śyenaíḥ / śyenébhiḥ¹
Dative श्येनाय
śyenā́ya
श्येनाभ्याम्
śyenā́bhyām
श्येनेभ्यः
śyenébhyaḥ
Ablative श्येनात्
śyenā́t
श्येनाभ्याम्
śyenā́bhyām
श्येनेभ्यः
śyenébhyaḥ
Genitive श्येनस्य
śyenásya
श्येनयोः
śyenáyoḥ
श्येनानाम्
śyenā́nām
Locative श्येने
śyené
श्येनयोः
śyenáyoḥ
श्येनेषु
śyenéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑁂𑀡 (seṇa)
  • Pali: sena
  • Telugu: శ్యేనము (śyēnamu)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “śyená-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 662