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हिरण्य
हिरण्य
Sanskrit
Noun
हिरण्य • (híraṇya) n
- gold (originally 'uncoined gold or other precious metal', in later language 'coined gold' or 'money')
- any vessel or ornament made of gold (as 'a golden spoon')
- a gold piece or coin
- cowry
- semen virile
- substance, imperishable matter
- a particular measure
- the Datura or thorn apple
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of हिरण्य | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | हिरण्यस्य (hiraṇyasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) | हिरण्ये (hiraṇye) | हिरण्यानि (hiraṇyāni) |
| Vocative | हिरण्य (hiraṇya) | हिरण्ये (hiraṇye) | हिरण्यानि (hiraṇyāni) |
| Accusative | हिरण्यम् (hiraṇyam) | हिरण्ये (hiraṇye) | हिरण्यानि (hiraṇyāni) |
| Instrumental | हिरण्येन (hiraṇyena) | हिरण्याभ्याम् (hiraṇyābhyām) | हिरण्यैः (hiraṇyaiḥ) |
| Dative | हिरण्या (hiraṇyā) | 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) |
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 1299
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 816