हिरण्य

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (gold), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m, from *ǵʰelh₃- (yellow, golden). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬦𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zarańiia, gold), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /⁠daraniya⁠/, gold), Russian жёлтый (žóltyj, yellow), English gold and yellow. Also related to हरि (hári).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    हिरण्य (híraṇya) stemn

    1. gold
      • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.90.6:
        ई॒शा॒नासो॒ ये दध॑ते॒ स्व॑र्णो॒ गोभि॒रश्वे॑भि॒र्वसु॑भि॒र्हिर॑ण्यैः
        इन्द्र॑वायू सू॒रयो॒ विश्व॒मायु॒रर्व॑द्भिर्वी॒रैः पृत॑नासु सह्युः ॥
        īśānā́so yé dádhate svárṇo góbhiráśvebhirvásubhirhíraṇyaiḥ.
        índravāyū sūráyo víśvamā́yurárvadbhirvīráiḥ pṛ́tanāsu sahyuḥ.
        O Indra and Vayu, may these rulees who give us heavenly light with gifts of cows and horses, gold and treasures overcome in battle with their steeds and heroes through full life.
    2. any vessel or ornament made of gold (as 'a golden spoon')
    3. a gold piece or coin
    4. any precious metal
    5. a particular measure
    6. the Datura or thorn apple

    Declension

    Neuter a-stem declension of हिरण्य (híraṇya)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative हिरण्यम्
    híraṇyam
    हिरण्ये
    híraṇye
    हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹
    híraṇyāni / híraṇyā¹
    Vocative हिरण्य
    híraṇya
    हिरण्ये
    híraṇye
    हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹
    híraṇyāni / híraṇyā¹
    Accusative हिरण्यम्
    híraṇyam
    हिरण्ये
    híraṇye
    हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹
    híraṇyāni / híraṇyā¹
    Instrumental हिरण्येन
    híraṇyena
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    híraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्यैः / हिरण्येभिः¹
    híraṇyaiḥ / híraṇyebhiḥ¹
    Dative हिरण्याय
    híraṇyāya
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    híraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्येभ्यः
    híraṇyebhyaḥ
    Ablative हिरण्यात्
    híraṇyāt
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    híraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्येभ्यः
    híraṇyebhyaḥ
    Genitive हिरण्यस्य
    híraṇyasya
    हिरण्ययोः
    híraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्यानाम्
    híraṇyānām
    Locative हिरण्ये
    híraṇye
    हिरण्ययोः
    híraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्येषु
    híraṇyeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    Adjective

    हिरण्य (hiraṇya) stem

    1. golden, made of gold

    Declension

    Masculine a-stem declension of हिरण्य (hiraṇya)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative हिरण्यः
    hiraṇyaḥ
    हिरण्यौ / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyau / hiraṇyā¹
    हिरण्याः / हिरण्यासः¹
    hiraṇyāḥ / hiraṇyāsaḥ¹
    Vocative हिरण्य
    hiraṇya
    हिरण्यौ / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyau / hiraṇyā¹
    हिरण्याः / हिरण्यासः¹
    hiraṇyāḥ / hiraṇyāsaḥ¹
    Accusative हिरण्यम्
    hiraṇyam
    हिरण्यौ / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyau / hiraṇyā¹
    हिरण्यान्
    hiraṇyān
    Instrumental हिरण्येन
    hiraṇyena
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्यैः / हिरण्येभिः¹
    hiraṇyaiḥ / hiraṇyebhiḥ¹
    Dative हिरण्याय
    hiraṇyāya
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्येभ्यः
    hiraṇyebhyaḥ
    Ablative हिरण्यात्
    hiraṇyāt
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्येभ्यः
    hiraṇyebhyaḥ
    Genitive हिरण्यस्य
    hiraṇyasya
    हिरण्ययोः
    hiraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्यानाम्
    hiraṇyānām
    Locative हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्ययोः
    hiraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्येषु
    hiraṇyeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Feminine ā-stem declension of हिरण्या (hiraṇyā)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative हिरण्या
    hiraṇyā
    हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्याः
    hiraṇyāḥ
    Vocative हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्याः
    hiraṇyāḥ
    Accusative हिरण्याम्
    hiraṇyām
    हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्याः
    hiraṇyāḥ
    Instrumental हिरण्यया / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyayā / hiraṇyā¹
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्याभिः
    hiraṇyābhiḥ
    Dative हिरण्यायै
    hiraṇyāyai
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्याभ्यः
    hiraṇyābhyaḥ
    Ablative हिरण्यायाः / हिरण्यायै²
    hiraṇyāyāḥ / hiraṇyāyai²
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्याभ्यः
    hiraṇyābhyaḥ
    Genitive हिरण्यायाः / हिरण्यायै²
    hiraṇyāyāḥ / hiraṇyāyai²
    हिरण्ययोः
    hiraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्यानाम्
    hiraṇyānām
    Locative हिरण्यायाम्
    hiraṇyāyām
    हिरण्ययोः
    hiraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्यासु
    hiraṇyāsu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas
    Neuter a-stem declension of हिरण्य (hiraṇya)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative हिरण्यम्
    hiraṇyam
    हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyāni / hiraṇyā¹
    Vocative हिरण्य
    hiraṇya
    हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyāni / hiraṇyā¹
    Accusative हिरण्यम्
    hiraṇyam
    हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹
    hiraṇyāni / hiraṇyā¹
    Instrumental हिरण्येन
    hiraṇyena
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्यैः / हिरण्येभिः¹
    hiraṇyaiḥ / hiraṇyebhiḥ¹
    Dative हिरण्याय
    hiraṇyāya
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्येभ्यः
    hiraṇyebhyaḥ
    Ablative हिरण्यात्
    hiraṇyāt
    हिरण्याभ्याम्
    hiraṇyābhyām
    हिरण्येभ्यः
    hiraṇyebhyaḥ
    Genitive हिरण्यस्य
    hiraṇyasya
    हिरण्ययोः
    hiraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्यानाम्
    hiraṇyānām
    Locative हिरण्ये
    hiraṇye
    हिरण्ययोः
    hiraṇyayoḥ
    हिरण्येषु
    hiraṇyeṣu
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “हिरण्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1299, column 3.
    • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “हिरण्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 816