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वृष
वृष
See also: विष
Sanskrit
Noun
वृष • (vṛṣa) m
- man, male, husband
- the male of any animal
- bull (in older language only)
- the zodiacal sign Taurus
- a strong or potent man (one of the four classes into which men are divided in erotic works.)
- the chief of a class or anything the most excellent or preeminent or best of its kind
- vṛṣo 'ṅgulinām — the chief among fingers, the thumb
- vṛṣo gavām or simply vṛṣaḥ — the bull among cows, the principal die in a game at dice; often at the end of a compound, e.g.
- kapivṛṣāḥ — the chief monkeys
- Justice or Virtue personified as a bull or as Shiva's bull
- just or virtuous act, virtue, moral merit
- name of Shiva
- semen virile
- water
- mouse, rat (compare वृश (vṛ́śa) and वृषदंश (vṛṣa-daṃśa))
- enemy
- a particular form of a temple
- a piece of ground suitable for the foundation of a house
- name of Viṣṇu-kṛṣṇa
- name of Indra
- name of the Sun
- name of Kāma-deva
- name of the regent of the Karaṇa Catuṣ-pada
- name of Indra in the 11th manvantara
- name of a साध्य (sādhya)
- name of one of स्कन्द (skanda)'s attendants
- name of an asura (= वृषभ (vṛṣabha))
- name of two sons of Krishna
- name of कर्ण (karṇa)
- name of a son of वृषसेन (vṛṣa-sena) and grandson of कर्ण (karṇa)
- name of a Yādava and son of Madhu
- name of a son of Sṛñjaya
- name of an ancient king
- name of one of the 10 horses of the Moon
- name of various plants (Gendarussa Vulgaris or Adhatoda; Boerhavia Procumbens or Variegata; a species of bulbous plant growing on the हिमवत् (himavat) etc.)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वृष | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृषस्य (vṛṣasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृषः (vṛṣaḥ) | वृषौ (vṛṣau) | वृषाः (vṛṣāḥ) |
| Vocative | वृष (vṛṣa) | वृषौ (vṛṣau) | वृषाः (vṛṣāḥ) |
| Accusative | वृषम् (vṛṣam) | वृषौ (vṛṣau) | वृषान् (vṛṣān) |
| Instrumental | वृषेण (vṛṣeṇa) | वृषाभ्याम् (vṛṣābhyām) | वृषैः (vṛṣaiḥ) |
| Dative | वृषाय (vṛṣāya) | वृषाभ्याम् (vṛṣābhyām) | वृषेभ्यः (vṛṣebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृषात् (vṛṣāt) | वृषाभ्याम् (vṛṣābhyām) | वृषेभ्यः (vṛṣebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृषस्य (vṛṣasya) | वृषयोः (vṛṣayoḥ) | वृषाणाम् (vṛṣāṇām) |
| Locative | वृषे (vṛṣe) | वृषयोः (vṛṣayoḥ) | वृषेषु (vṛṣeṣu) |
Noun
वृष • (vṛṣa) n
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of वृष | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृषम् (vṛṣam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृषस्य (vṛṣasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृषम् (vṛṣam) | वृषे (vṛṣe) | वृषाणि (vṛṣāṇi) |
| Vocative | वृष (vṛṣa) | वृषे (vṛṣe) | वृषाणि (vṛṣāṇi) |
| Accusative | वृषम् (vṛṣam) | वृषे (vṛṣe) | वृषाणि (vṛṣāṇi) |
| Instrumental | वृषेण (vṛṣeṇa) | वृषाभ्याम् (vṛṣābhyām) | वृषैः (vṛṣaiḥ) |
| Dative | वृषा (vṛṣā) | वृषाभ्याम् (vṛṣābhyām) | वृषेभ्यः (vṛṣebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृषात् (vṛṣāt) | वृषाभ्याम् (vṛṣābhyām) | वृषेभ्यः (vṛṣebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृषस्य (vṛṣasya) | वृषयोः (vṛṣayoḥ) | वृषाणाम् (vṛṣāṇām) |
| Locative | वृषे (vṛṣe) | वृषयोः (vṛṣayoḥ) | वृषेषु (vṛṣeṣu) |
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 1011