महिष

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s-ó-s, from *méǵh₂s (big, great). See महत् (mahat) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

महिष • (mahiṣá) stem, m

  1. buffalo
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.33.1:
      प्र सोमा॑सो विप॒श्चितो॒ऽपां न य॑न्त्यू॒र्मयः॑ ।
      वना॑नि महि॒षा इ॑व ॥
      prá sómāso vipaścítoʼpā́ṃ ná yantyūrmáyaḥ.
      vánāni mahiṣā́ iva.
      The intelligent Soma juices rush along like waves of water, like buffaloes to the forests.
  2. (poetic) sun

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महिषः
mahiṣáḥ
महिषौ / महिषा¹
mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹
महिषाः / महिषासः¹
mahiṣā́ḥ / mahiṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative महिष
máhiṣa
महिषौ / महिषा¹
máhiṣau / máhiṣā¹
महिषाः / महिषासः¹
máhiṣāḥ / máhiṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative महिषम्
mahiṣám
महिषौ / महिषा¹
mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹
महिषान्
mahiṣā́n
Instrumental महिषेण
mahiṣéṇa
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹
mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative महिषाय
mahiṣā́ya
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषेभ्यः
mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative महिषात्
mahiṣā́t
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषेभ्यः
mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive महिषस्य
mahiṣásya
महिषयोः
mahiṣáyoḥ
महिषाणाम्
mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative महिषे
mahiṣé
महिषयोः
mahiṣáyoḥ
महिषेषु
mahiṣéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa)
    • Konkani: म्हस (mhas)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘺𑘭𑘰 (mhaisā)
      • Marathi: म्हैसा (mhaisā)
  • Tamil: மகிஷம் (makiṣam), மகிடம் (makiṭam)

Adjective

महिष • (mahiṣá) stem

  1. great, powerful

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महिषः
mahiṣáḥ
महिषौ / महिषा¹
mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹
महिषाः / महिषासः¹
mahiṣā́ḥ / mahiṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative महिष
máhiṣa
महिषौ / महिषा¹
máhiṣau / máhiṣā¹
महिषाः / महिषासः¹
máhiṣāḥ / máhiṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative महिषम्
mahiṣám
महिषौ / महिषा¹
mahiṣaú / mahiṣā́¹
महिषान्
mahiṣā́n
Instrumental महिषेण
mahiṣéṇa
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹
mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative महिषाय
mahiṣā́ya
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषेभ्यः
mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative महिषात्
mahiṣā́t
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषेभ्यः
mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive महिषस्य
mahiṣásya
महिषयोः
mahiṣáyoḥ
महिषाणाम्
mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative महिषे
mahiṣé
महिषयोः
mahiṣáyoḥ
महिषेषु
mahiṣéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of महिषी (máhiṣī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महिषी
máhiṣī
महिष्यौ / महिषी¹
máhiṣyau / máhiṣī¹
महिष्यः / महिषीः¹
máhiṣyaḥ / máhiṣīḥ¹
Vocative महिषि
máhiṣi
महिष्यौ / महिषी¹
máhiṣyau / máhiṣī¹
महिष्यः / महिषीः¹
máhiṣyaḥ / máhiṣīḥ¹
Accusative महिषीम्
máhiṣīm
महिष्यौ / महिषी¹
máhiṣyau / máhiṣī¹
महिषीः
máhiṣīḥ
Instrumental महिष्या
máhiṣyā
महिषीभ्याम्
máhiṣībhyām
महिषीभिः
máhiṣībhiḥ
Dative महिष्यै
máhiṣyai
महिषीभ्याम्
máhiṣībhyām
महिषीभ्यः
máhiṣībhyaḥ
Ablative महिष्याः / महिष्यै²
máhiṣyāḥ / máhiṣyai²
महिषीभ्याम्
máhiṣībhyām
महिषीभ्यः
máhiṣībhyaḥ
Genitive महिष्याः / महिष्यै²
máhiṣyāḥ / máhiṣyai²
महिष्योः
máhiṣyoḥ
महिषीणाम्
máhiṣīṇām
Locative महिष्याम्
máhiṣyām
महिष्योः
máhiṣyoḥ
महिषीषु
máhiṣīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative महिषम्
mahiṣám
महिषे
mahiṣé
महिषाणि / महिषा¹
mahiṣā́ṇi / mahiṣā́¹
Vocative महिष
máhiṣa
महिषे
máhiṣe
महिषाणि / महिषा¹
máhiṣāṇi / máhiṣā¹
Accusative महिषम्
mahiṣám
महिषे
mahiṣé
महिषाणि / महिषा¹
mahiṣā́ṇi / mahiṣā́¹
Instrumental महिषेण
mahiṣéṇa
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹
mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative महिषाय
mahiṣā́ya
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषेभ्यः
mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative महिषात्
mahiṣā́t
महिषाभ्याम्
mahiṣā́bhyām
महिषेभ्यः
mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive महिषस्य
mahiṣásya
महिषयोः
mahiṣáyoḥ
महिषाणाम्
mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative महिषे
mahiṣé
महिषयोः
mahiṣáyoḥ
महिषेषु
mahiṣéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • महिषासुर (mahiṣāsura, Buffalo Asura)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “महिष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 803/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 340
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