ऋतप्सु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ঋতপ্সু (Assamese script)
• ᬋᬢᬧ᭄ᬲᬸ (Balinese script)
• ঋতপ্সু (Bengali script)
• 𑰆𑰝𑰢𑰿𑰭𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀋𑀢𑀧𑁆𑀲𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ၒတပ္သု (Burmese script)
• ઋતપ્સુ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਤਪ੍ਸੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌋𑌤𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦉꦠꦥ꧀ꦱꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂱𑂞𑂣𑂹𑂮𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಋತಪ್ಸು (Kannada script)
• ឫតប្សុ (Khmer script)
• ຣິຕປ຺ສຸ (Lao script)
• ഋതപ്സു (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᡳᢠᠠᢒᠰ᠌ᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘆𑘝𑘢𑘿𑘭𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠢᢐᠠᢒᠰᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦦𑦽𑧂𑧠𑧍𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐆𑐟𑐥𑑂𑐳𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଋତପ୍ସୁ (Odia script)
• ꢈꢡꢦ꣄ꢱꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆉𑆠𑆥𑇀𑆱𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖆𑖝𑖢𑖿𑖭𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ඍතප‍්සු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩙𑩫𑩰 𑪙𑪁𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚞𑚶𑚨𑚰 (Takri script)
• ரிதப்ஸு (Tamil script)
• ఋతప్సు (Telugu script)
• ฤตปฺสุ (Thai script)
• རྀ་ཏ་པྶུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒇𑒞𑒣𑓂𑒮𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨉𑨙𑨞𑩇𑨰𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of ऋत (ṛta, “truth”) + प्सु (psu, “aspect, appearance, form”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /r̩.tɐp.su/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /r̩ˈt̪ɐp.s̪u/

Noun

ऋतप्सु • (ṛtápsu) stem, ?

1. 'one whose appearance is truth'
2. 'one who consumes the sacrificial food'
3. dual epithet of the Asvins

   antár yád vaníno vām ṛtapsū hvāró ná śúcir yájate havíṣmān

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of ऋतप्सु (ṛtápsu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋतप्सुः ṛtápsuḥ	ऋतप्सू ṛtápsū	ऋतप्सवः ṛtápsavaḥ
Vocative	ऋतप्सो ṛ́tapso	ऋतप्सू ṛ́tapsū	ऋतप्सवः ṛ́tapsavaḥ
Accusative	ऋतप्सुम् ṛtápsum	ऋतप्सू ṛtápsū	ऋतप्सून् ṛtápsūn
Instrumental	ऋतप्सुना / ऋतप्स्वा¹ ṛtápsunā / ṛtápsvā¹	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभिः ṛtápsubhiḥ
Dative	ऋतप्सवे ṛtápsave	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभ्यः ṛtápsubhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋतप्सोः ṛtápsoḥ	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभ्यः ṛtápsubhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋतप्सोः ṛtápsoḥ	ऋतप्स्वोः ṛtápsvoḥ	ऋतप्सूनाम् ṛtápsūnām
Locative	ऋतप्सौ ṛtápsau	ऋतप्स्वोः ṛtápsvoḥ	ऋतप्सुषु ṛtápsuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of ऋतप्सु (ṛtápsu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋतप्सुः ṛtápsuḥ	ऋतप्सू ṛtápsū	ऋतप्सवः ṛtápsavaḥ
Vocative	ऋतप्सो ṛ́tapso	ऋतप्सू ṛ́tapsū	ऋतप्सवः ṛ́tapsavaḥ
Accusative	ऋतप्सुम् ṛtápsum	ऋतप्सू ṛtápsū	ऋतप्सूः ṛtápsūḥ
Instrumental	ऋतप्स्वा ṛtápsvā	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभिः ṛtápsubhiḥ
Dative	ऋतप्सवे / ऋतप्स्वै¹ ṛtápsave / ṛtápsvai¹	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभ्यः ṛtápsubhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋतप्सोः / ऋतप्स्वाः¹ / ऋतप्स्वै² ṛtápsoḥ / ṛtápsvāḥ¹ / ṛtápsvai²	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभ्यः ṛtápsubhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋतप्सोः / ऋतप्स्वाः¹ / ऋतप्स्वै² ṛtápsoḥ / ṛtápsvāḥ¹ / ṛtápsvai²	ऋतप्स्वोः ṛtápsvoḥ	ऋतप्सूनाम् ṛtápsūnām
Locative	ऋतप्सौ / ऋतप्स्वाम्¹ ṛtápsau / ṛtápsvām¹	ऋतप्स्वोः ṛtápsvoḥ	ऋतप्सुषु ṛtápsuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of ऋतप्सु (ṛtápsu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋतप्सु ṛtápsu	ऋतप्सुनी ṛtápsunī	ऋतप्सूनि / ऋतप्सु¹ / ऋतप्सू¹ ṛtápsūni / ṛtápsu¹ / ṛtápsū¹
Vocative	ऋतप्सु / ऋतप्सो ṛ́tapsu / ṛ́tapso	ऋतप्सुनी ṛ́tapsunī	ऋतप्सूनि / ऋतप्सु¹ / ऋतप्सू¹ ṛ́tapsūni / ṛ́tapsu¹ / ṛ́tapsū¹
Accusative	ऋतप्सु ṛtápsu	ऋतप्सुनी ṛtápsunī	ऋतप्सूनि / ऋतप्सु¹ / ऋतप्सू¹ ṛtápsūni / ṛtápsu¹ / ṛtápsū¹
Instrumental	ऋतप्सुना / ऋतप्स्वा¹ ṛtápsunā / ṛtápsvā¹	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभिः ṛtápsubhiḥ
Dative	ऋतप्सुने / ऋतप्सवे¹ ṛtápsune / ṛtápsave¹	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभ्यः ṛtápsubhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋतप्सुनः / ऋतप्सोः¹ ṛtápsunaḥ / ṛtápsoḥ¹	ऋतप्सुभ्याम् ṛtápsubhyām	ऋतप्सुभ्यः ṛtápsubhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋतप्सुनः / ऋतप्सोः¹ ṛtápsunaḥ / ṛtápsoḥ¹	ऋतप्सुनोः ṛtápsunoḥ	ऋतप्सूनाम् ṛtápsūnām
Locative	ऋतप्सुनि / ऋतप्सौ¹ ṛtápsuni / ṛtápsau¹	ऋतप्सुनोः ṛtápsunoḥ	ऋतप्सुषु ṛtápsuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ऋतप्सु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 223, column 3.