स्पश्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *spáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćš, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱs (“spy; watcher, observer”), from *speḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯 (spas, “spy”), Latin au-spex, haru-spex. Also related to English spy.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्पश् • (spáś) stem, m (root पश्)

  1. a spy; one who looks or beholds; a watcher
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.59.1:
      प्र वः॒ स्पळ् अ॑क्रन्त् सुवि॒ताय॑ दा॒वने ऽर्चा॑ दि॒वे प्र पृ॑थि॒व्या ऋ॒तं भ॑रे ।
      prá vaḥ spáḷ akrant suvitā́ya dāváné ʼrcā divé prá pṛthivyā́ ṛtáṃ bhare.
      Your spy has called to you to give prosperity. I sing to Heaven and Earth and offer worship.
  2. a messenger

Declension

Masculine root-stem declension of स्पश् (spáś)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्पट्
spáṭ 		स्पशौ / स्पशा¹
spáśau / spáśā¹ 		स्पशः
spáśaḥ
Vocative स्पट्
spáṭ 		स्पशौ / स्पशा¹
spáśau / spáśā¹ 		स्पशः
spáśaḥ
Accusative स्पशम्
spáśam 		स्पशौ / स्पशा¹
spáśau / spáśā¹ 		स्पशः
spáśaḥ
Instrumental स्पशा
spaśā́ 		स्पड्भ्याम्
spaḍbhyā́m 		स्पड्भिः
spaḍbhíḥ
Dative स्पशे
spaśé 		स्पड्भ्याम्
spaḍbhyā́m 		स्पड्भ्यः
spaḍbhyáḥ
Ablative स्पशः
spaśáḥ 		स्पड्भ्याम्
spaḍbhyā́m 		स्पड्भ्यः
spaḍbhyáḥ
Genitive स्पशः
spaśáḥ 		स्पशोः
spaśóḥ 		स्पशाम्
spaśā́m
Locative स्पशि
spaśí 		स्पशोः
spaśóḥ 		स्पट्सु
spaṭsú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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