हस्तिन्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From हस्त (hásta, hand) +‎ -इन् (-in), literally having a hand (i.e., a trunk).

Pronunciation

Noun

हस्तिन् (hastín) stemm

  1. an elephant
    Synonyms: गज (gaja), नाग (nāga), कुञ्जर (kuñjara)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.64.7:
      म॒हि॒षासो॑ मा॒यिन॑श्चि॒त्रभा॑नवो गि॒रयो॒ न स्वत॑वसो रघु॒ष्यदः॑।
      मृ॒गा इ॑व ह॒स्तिनः॑ खादथा॒ वना॒ यदारु॑णीषु॒ तवि॑षी॒रयु॑ग्ध्वं॥
      mahiṣā́so māyínaścitrábhānavo giráyo ná svátavaso raghuṣyádaḥ.
      mṛgā́ iva hastínaḥ khādathā vánā yádā́ruṇīṣu táviṣīráyugdhvaṃ.
      Mighty, with wondrous power and marvellously bright, selfstrong like mountains, you glide swiftly on your way.
      Like the wild elephants you eat the forests up when you assume your strength among the bright red flames.

Usage notes

In Vedic Sanskrit, the term appears in the neighbourhood of the term मृग (mṛgá, beast), implying that it originally functioned purely as an adjective.

Declension

Masculine in-stem declension of हस्तिन् (hastín)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हस्ती
hastī́
हस्तिनौ / हस्तिना¹
hastínau / hastínā¹
हस्तिनः
hastínaḥ
Vocative हस्तिन्
hástin
हस्तिनौ / हस्तिना¹
hástinau / hástinā¹
हस्तिनः
hástinaḥ
Accusative हस्तिनम्
hastínam
हस्तिनौ / हस्तिना¹
hastínau / hastínā¹
हस्तिनः
hastínaḥ
Instrumental हस्तिना
hastínā
हस्तिभ्याम्
hastíbhyām
हस्तिभिः
hastíbhiḥ
Dative हस्तिने
hastíne
हस्तिभ्याम्
hastíbhyām
हस्तिभ्यः
hastíbhyaḥ
Ablative हस्तिनः
hastínaḥ
हस्तिभ्याम्
hastíbhyām
हस्तिभ्यः
hastíbhyaḥ
Genitive हस्तिनः
hastínaḥ
हस्तिनोः
hastínoḥ
हस्तिनाम्
hastínām
Locative हस्तिनि
hastíni
हस्तिनोः
hastínoḥ
हस्तिषु
hastíṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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