ऋष्व

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ঋষ্ব (Assamese script)
• ᬋᬱ᭄ᬯ (Balinese script)
• ঋষ্ব (Bengali script)
• 𑰆𑰬𑰿𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀋𑀱𑁆𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ၒၑွ (Burmese script)
• ઋષ્વ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਸ਼੍ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌋𑌷𑍍𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦉꦰ꧀ꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂱𑂭𑂹𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಋಷ್ವ (Kannada script)
• ឫឞ្វ (Khmer script)
• ຣິຩ຺ວ (Lao script)
• ഋഷ്വ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᡳᢢᠣᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘆𑘬𑘿𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠢᢔᢦ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦦𑧌𑧠𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐆𑐲𑑂𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଋଷ୍ଵ (Odia script)
• ꢈꢰ꣄ꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆉𑆰𑇀𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖆𑖬𑖿𑖪 (Siddham script)
• ඍෂ‍්ව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩙𑪀 𑪙𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚶𑚦 (Takri script)
• ரிஷ்வ (Tamil script)
• ఋష్వ (Telugu script)
• ฤษฺว (Thai script)
• རྀ་ཥྭ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒇𑒭𑓂𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨉𑨯𑩇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥šwás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥s-wó-s, ultimately from the root *h₃er- (“to rise”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬬𐬀 (ər^əšva), Ancient Greek ὄρος (óros).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /r̩ʂ.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈr̩ʂ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

ऋष्व • (ṛṣvá) stem

1. elevated, high
2. sublime, great, noble (as gods)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋष्व (ṛṣvá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋष्वः ṛṣváḥ	ऋष्वौ / ऋष्वा¹ ṛṣvaú / ṛṣvā́¹	ऋष्वाः / ऋष्वासः¹ ṛṣvā́ḥ / ṛṣvā́saḥ¹
Vocative	ऋष्व ṛ́ṣva	ऋष्वौ / ऋष्वा¹ ṛ́ṣvau / ṛ́ṣvā¹	ऋष्वाः / ऋष्वासः¹ ṛ́ṣvāḥ / ṛ́ṣvāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ऋष्वम् ṛṣvám	ऋष्वौ / ऋष्वा¹ ṛṣvaú / ṛṣvā́¹	ऋष्वान् ṛṣvā́n
Instrumental	ऋष्वेण ṛṣvéṇa	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वैः / ऋष्वेभिः¹ ṛṣvaíḥ / ṛṣvébhiḥ¹
Dative	ऋष्वाय ṛṣvā́ya	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वेभ्यः ṛṣvébhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋष्वात् ṛṣvā́t	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वेभ्यः ṛṣvébhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋष्वस्य ṛṣvásya	ऋष्वयोः ṛṣváyoḥ	ऋष्वाणाम् ṛṣvā́ṇām
Locative	ऋष्वे ṛṣvé	ऋष्वयोः ṛṣváyoḥ	ऋष्वेषु ṛṣvéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of ऋष्वा (ṛṣvā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋष्वा ṛṣvā́	ऋष्वे ṛṣvé	ऋष्वाः ṛṣvā́ḥ
Vocative	ऋष्वे ṛ́ṣve	ऋष्वे ṛ́ṣve	ऋष्वाः ṛ́ṣvāḥ
Accusative	ऋष्वाम् ṛṣvā́m	ऋष्वे ṛṣvé	ऋष्वाः ṛṣvā́ḥ
Instrumental	ऋष्वया / ऋष्वा¹ ṛṣváyā / ṛṣvā́¹	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वाभिः ṛṣvā́bhiḥ
Dative	ऋष्वायै ṛṣvā́yai	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वाभ्यः ṛṣvā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋष्वायाः / ऋष्वायै² ṛṣvā́yāḥ / ṛṣvā́yai²	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वाभ्यः ṛṣvā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋष्वायाः / ऋष्वायै² ṛṣvā́yāḥ / ṛṣvā́yai²	ऋष्वयोः ṛṣváyoḥ	ऋष्वाणाम् ṛṣvā́ṇām
Locative	ऋष्वायाम् ṛṣvā́yām	ऋष्वयोः ṛṣváyoḥ	ऋष्वासु ṛṣvā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of ऋष्व (ṛṣvá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋष्वम् ṛṣvám	ऋष्वे ṛṣvé	ऋष्वाणि / ऋष्वा¹ ṛṣvā́ṇi / ṛṣvā́¹
Vocative	ऋष्व ṛ́ṣva	ऋष्वे ṛ́ṣve	ऋष्वाणि / ऋष्वा¹ ṛ́ṣvāṇi / ṛ́ṣvā¹
Accusative	ऋष्वम् ṛṣvám	ऋष्वे ṛṣvé	ऋष्वाणि / ऋष्वा¹ ṛṣvā́ṇi / ṛṣvā́¹
Instrumental	ऋष्वेण ṛṣvéṇa	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वैः / ऋष्वेभिः¹ ṛṣvaíḥ / ṛṣvébhiḥ¹
Dative	ऋष्वाय ṛṣvā́ya	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वेभ्यः ṛṣvébhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋष्वात् ṛṣvā́t	ऋष्वाभ्याम् ṛṣvā́bhyām	ऋष्वेभ्यः ṛṣvébhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋष्वस्य ṛṣvásya	ऋष्वयोः ṛṣváyoḥ	ऋष्वाणाम् ṛṣvā́ṇām
Locative	ऋष्वे ṛṣvé	ऋष्वयोः ṛṣváyoḥ	ऋष्वेषु ṛṣvéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ऋष्व”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0227.