ऋषभ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋषभ (ṛṣabha).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾɪ.ʂəbʱ/, [ɾɪ.ʃɐbʱ]

Noun

ऋषभ • (ŕṣabh) m

  1. a bull
    Synonym: साँड़ (sā̃ṛ)
  2. the second note of the Indian musical scale

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(w)r̥šabʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥sn̥-bʰó-s, from *wérsēn (male animal; manly man).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀𐬥 (arəšan), Ancient Greek ἄρσην (ársēn), Old Armenian առն (aṙn), Latin verrēs (boar). Also related to वृषभ (vṛṣabhá), वृषन् (vṛṣan).

Pronunciation

Noun

ऋषभ • (ṛṣabhá) stem, m

  1. a bull
  2. a male animal of any kind
  3. the best, excellent and the most powerful of any kind or race

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋषभ (ṛṣabhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ऋषभः
ṛṣabháḥ
ऋषभौ / ऋषभा¹
ṛṣabhaú / ṛṣabhā́¹
ऋषभाः / ऋषभासः¹
ṛṣabhā́ḥ / ṛṣabhā́saḥ¹
Vocative ऋषभ
ṛ́ṣabha
ऋषभौ / ऋषभा¹
ṛ́ṣabhau / ṛ́ṣabhā¹
ऋषभाः / ऋषभासः¹
ṛ́ṣabhāḥ / ṛ́ṣabhāsaḥ¹
Accusative ऋषभम्
ṛṣabhám
ऋषभौ / ऋषभा¹
ṛṣabhaú / ṛṣabhā́¹
ऋषभान्
ṛṣabhā́n
Instrumental ऋषभेण
ṛṣabhéṇa
ऋषभाभ्याम्
ṛṣabhā́bhyām
ऋषभैः / ऋषभेभिः¹
ṛṣabhaíḥ / ṛṣabhébhiḥ¹
Dative ऋषभाय
ṛṣabhā́ya
ऋषभाभ्याम्
ṛṣabhā́bhyām
ऋषभेभ्यः
ṛṣabhébhyaḥ
Ablative ऋषभात्
ṛṣabhā́t
ऋषभाभ्याम्
ṛṣabhā́bhyām
ऋषभेभ्यः
ṛṣabhébhyaḥ
Genitive ऋषभस्य
ṛṣabhásya
ऋषभयोः
ṛṣabháyoḥ
ऋषभाणाम्
ṛṣabhā́ṇām
Locative ऋषभे
ṛṣabhé
ऋषभयोः
ṛṣabháyoḥ
ऋषभेषु
ṛṣabhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

See also

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa) ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) मिथुन (mithuna) कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha) कन्या (kanyā) तुला (tulā) वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makara) कुम्भ (kumbha) मीन (mīna)

References

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