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वृषभ
वृषभ
Sanskrit
Adjective
वृषभ • (vṛṣabhá)
- manly, mighty, vigorous, strong (applied like वृषन् (vṛṣan) to animate and inanimate objects)
- RV 2.33.8a
- पर बभ्रवे वर्षभाय शवितीचे महो महीं सुष्टुतिमीरयामि |
- नमस्या कल्मलीकिनं नमोभिर्ग्र्णीमसि तवेषं रुद्रस्य नाम ||
- pra babhrave vṛṣabhāya śvitīce maho mahīṃ suṣṭutimīrayāmi |
- namasyā kalmalīkinaṃ namobhirghṛṇīmasi tveṣaṃ rudrasya nāma ||
- To him the strong, great, tawny, fair-complexioned, I utter forth a mighty hymn of praises.
- We serve the brilliant God with adorations, we glorify, the splendid name of Rudra.
- RV 2.33.8a
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वृषभ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) | वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Vocative | वृषभ (vṛṣabha) | वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Accusative | वृषभम् (vṛṣabham) | वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) | वृषभान् (vṛṣabhān) |
| Instrumental | वृषभेण (vṛṣabheṇa) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभैः (vṛṣabhaiḥ) |
| Dative | वृषभाय (vṛṣabhāya) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभेभ्यः (vṛṣabhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृषभात् (vṛṣabhāt) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभेभ्यः (vṛṣabhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभाणाम् (vṛṣabhāṇām) |
| Locative | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभेषु (vṛṣabheṣu) |
| Feminine ā-stem declension of वृषभ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृषभा (vṛṣabhā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृषभायाः (vṛṣabhāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृषभा (vṛṣabhā) | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Vocative | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Accusative | वृषभाम् (vṛṣabhām) | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Instrumental | वृषभया (vṛṣabhayā) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभाभिः (vṛṣabhābhiḥ) |
| Dative | वृषभायै (vṛṣabhāyai) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभाभ्यः (vṛṣabhābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृषभायाः (vṛṣabhāyāḥ) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभाभ्यः (vṛṣabhābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृषभायाः (vṛṣabhāyāḥ) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभाणाम् (vṛṣabhāṇām) |
| Locative | वृषभायाम् (vṛṣabhāyām) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभासु (vṛṣabhāsu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of वृषभ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृषभम् (vṛṣabham) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृषभम् (vṛṣabham) | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभाणि (vṛṣabhāṇi) |
| Vocative | वृषभ (vṛṣabha) | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभाणि (vṛṣabhāṇi) |
| Accusative | वृषभम् (vṛṣabham) | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभाणि (vṛṣabhāṇi) |
| Instrumental | वृषभेण (vṛṣabheṇa) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभैः (vṛṣabhaiḥ) |
| Dative | वृषभा (vṛṣabhā) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभेभ्यः (vṛṣabhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृषभात् (vṛṣabhāt) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभेभ्यः (vṛṣabhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभाणाम् (vṛṣabhāṇām) |
| Locative | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभेषु (vṛṣabheṣu) |
Related terms
- ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) (ṛṣabhá)
Noun
वृषभ • (vṛṣabhá) m
- bull (in Vedas epithet of various gods, as of Indra, Bṛhaspati, Parjanya etc.; according to Sāyaṇa = वर्षयितृ (varṣayitṛ, “a showerer of bounties, benefactor”))
- RV 1.31.5a
- तवमग्ने वर्षभः पुष्टिवर्धन उद्यतस्रुचे भवसि शरवाय्यः |
- य आहुतिं परि वेदा वषट्क्र्तिमेकायुरग्रे विश आविवाससि ||
- tvamaghne vṛṣabhaḥ puṣṭivardhana udyatasruce bhavasi śravāyyaḥ |
- ya āhutiṃ pari vedā vaṣaṭkṛtimekāyuraghre viśa āvivāsasi ||
- Thou, Agni, art a Bull who makes our store increase, to be invoked by him who lifts the ladle up.
- Well knowing the oblation with the hallowing word, uniting all who live, thou lightenest first our folk.
- RV 1.31.5a
- the chief, most excellent or eminent, lord or best among (in later language mostly at the end of a compound, or with genitive)
- the zodiacal sign Taurus
- a particular drug (described as a root brought from the Himalaya mountains, resembling the horn of a bull, of cooling and tonic properties, and serviceable in catarrh and consumption)
- the hollow or orifice of the ear
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वृषभ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृषभः (vṛṣabhaḥ) | वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Vocative | वृषभ (vṛṣabha) | वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) | वृषभाः (vṛṣabhāḥ) |
| Accusative | वृषभम् (vṛṣabham) | वृषभौ (vṛṣabhau) | वृषभान् (vṛṣabhān) |
| Instrumental | वृषभेण (vṛṣabheṇa) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभैः (vṛṣabhaiḥ) |
| Dative | वृषभाय (vṛṣabhāya) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभेभ्यः (vṛṣabhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृषभात् (vṛṣabhāt) | वृषभाभ्याम् (vṛṣabhābhyām) | वृषभेभ्यः (vṛṣabhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृषभस्य (vṛṣabhasya) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभाणाम् (vṛṣabhāṇām) |
| Locative | वृषभे (vṛṣabhe) | वृषभयोः (vṛṣabhayoḥ) | वृषभेषु (vṛṣabheṣu) |
Descendants
- Thai: พฤษภ (prued)
Proper noun
वृषभ • (vṛṣabhá) m
- name of Daśadyu
- name of an Asura slain by Viṣṇu
- name of one of the sons of the 10th Manu
- name of a warrior
- name of a son of Kuśāgra
- name of a son of Kārtavīrya
- (Jainism) name of the first arhat of the present avasarpiṇī
- name of a mountain in girivraja
- (astronomy) name of the 28th muhūrta
- name of a river
- Mucuna pruriens
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 1012
- Alexander Lubotsky, A Rgvedic Word Concordance, American Oriental Society, 1997, lemma vṛṣabhá