अश्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অশ্মন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬰ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• অশ্মন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰫𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀰𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• အၐ္မန် (Burmese script)
• અશ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ਼੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦯ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂬𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಶ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
• អឝ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
• ອຨ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
• അശ്മന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡧᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠱᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧋𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐱𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଅଶ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢯ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆯𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖫𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• අශ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩿 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚧𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• அஶ்மந் (Tamil script)
• అశ్మౝ (Telugu script)
• อศฺมนฺ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཤྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒬𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨮𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśmā, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćmā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱmō. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬨𐬀𐬥 (asman), Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎶𐎠𐎴𐎶 (asmānam), Ancient Greek ἄκμων (ákmōn), Lithuanian akmuo, Persian آسمان (âsemân).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́ɕ.mɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐɕ.mɐn̪/

Noun

अश्मन् • (áśman) stem, m

1. a stone, a rock
2. a precious stone
3. any instrument made of stone (as a hammer etc.)
4. thunderbolt
5. a cloud Naigh
6. the firmament

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of अश्मन् (áśman)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अश्मा áśmā	अश्मानौ / अश्माना¹ áśmānau / áśmānā¹	अश्मानः áśmānaḥ
Vocative	अश्मन् áśman	अश्मानौ / अश्माना¹ áśmānau / áśmānā¹	अश्मानः áśmānaḥ
Accusative	अश्मानम् áśmānam	अश्मानौ / अश्माना¹ áśmānau / áśmānā¹	अश्मनः áśmanaḥ
Instrumental	अश्मना áśmanā	अश्मभ्याम् áśmabhyām	अश्मभिः áśmabhiḥ
Dative	अश्मने áśmane	अश्मभ्याम् áśmabhyām	अश्मभ्यः áśmabhyaḥ
Ablative	अश्मनः áśmanaḥ	अश्मभ्याम् áśmabhyām	अश्मभ्यः áśmabhyaḥ
Genitive	अश्मनः áśmanaḥ	अश्मनोः áśmanoḥ	अश्मनाम् áśmanām
Locative	अश्मनि / अश्मन्¹ áśmani / áśman¹	अश्मनोः áśmanoḥ	अश्मसु áśmasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: amhā
• Apabhramsa: अंभ (aṃbha)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अश्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 114.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “áśman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 40