हन्तृ

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰantŕ̥ (striker, slayer), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰén-tōr ~ *gʷʰn̥-tr-és (striker, slayer), from *gʷʰen- (to slay, strike). Cognate with Avestan 𐬘𐬀𐬧𐬙𐬀𐬭 (jaṇtar, striker, smasher, smiter), Old Persian 𐎩𐎫𐎼 (j-t-r /⁠jaⁿtar⁠/, smiter, crusher), Prasuni žütu (leopard). By surface analysis, हन् (han) +‎ -तृ (-tṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

हन्तृ (hantṛ́ or hántṛ) stemm (root हन्)

  1. a killer, slayer, murderer
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.87.22:
      परि॑ त्वाग्ने॒ पुरं॑ व॒यं विप्रं॑ सहस्य धीमहि ।
      धृ॒षद्व॑र्णं दि॒वेदि॑वे ह॒न्तारं॑ भङ्गु॒राव॑ताम् ॥
      pári tvāgne púraṃ vayáṃ vípraṃ sahasya dhīmahi.
      dhṛṣádvarṇaṃ divédive hantā́raṃ bhaṅgurā́vatām.
      Day by day, we set thee round us as a fort, victorious Agni, thee a Sage, of heroic race, killer of the treacherous.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.08.1:
      नमो अग्रेवधाय च दूरेवधाय च नमो हन्त्रे च हनीयसे च
      namo agrevadhāya ca dūrevadhāya ca namo hantre ca hanīyase ca
      Homage to him who slays from the front, to him who slays from a distance. Homage to the slayer and the most destructive.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of हन्तृ
singular dual plural
nominative हन्ता (hantā) हन्तारौ (hantārau)
हन्तारा¹ (hantārā¹)
हन्तारः (hantāraḥ)
vocative हन्तः (hantaḥ) हन्तारौ (hantārau)
हन्तारा¹ (hantārā¹)
हन्तारः (hantāraḥ)
accusative हन्तारम् (hantāram) हन्तारौ (hantārau)
हन्तारा¹ (hantārā¹)
हन्तॄन् (hantṝn)
instrumental हन्त्रा (hantrā) हन्तृभ्याम् (hantṛbhyām) हन्तृभिः (hantṛbhiḥ)
dative हन्त्रे (hantre) हन्तृभ्याम् (hantṛbhyām) हन्तृभ्यः (hantṛbhyaḥ)
ablative हन्तुः (hantuḥ) हन्तृभ्याम् (hantṛbhyām) हन्तृभ्यः (hantṛbhyaḥ)
genitive हन्तुः (hantuḥ) हन्त्रोः (hantroḥ) हन्तॄणाम् (hantṝṇām)
locative हन्तरि (hantari) हन्त्रोः (hantroḥ) हन्तृषु (hantṛṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of हन्तृ
singular dual plural
nominative हन्ता (hantā) हन्तारौ (hantārau)
हन्तारा¹ (hantārā¹)
हन्तारः (hantāraḥ)
vocative हन्तः (hantaḥ) हन्तारौ (hantārau)
हन्तारा¹ (hantārā¹)
हन्तारः (hantāraḥ)
accusative हन्तारम् (hantāram) हन्तारौ (hantārau)
हन्तारा¹ (hantārā¹)
हन्तॄन् (hantṝn)
instrumental हन्त्रा (hantrā) हन्तृभ्याम् (hantṛbhyām) हन्तृभिः (hantṛbhiḥ)
dative हन्त्रे (hantre) हन्तृभ्याम् (hantṛbhyām) हन्तृभ्यः (hantṛbhyaḥ)
ablative हन्तुः (hantuḥ) हन्तृभ्याम् (hantṛbhyām) हन्तृभ्यः (hantṛbhyaḥ)
genitive हन्तुः (hantuḥ) हन्त्रोः (hantroḥ) हन्तॄणाम् (hantṝṇām)
locative हन्तरि (hantari) हन्त्रोः (hantroḥ) हन्तृषु (hantṛṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: hantar
  • Prakrit: 𑀳𑀁𑀢𑀼 (haṃtu)

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