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): /r̩ʂ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

ऋष्व • (ṛṣvá) stem

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋष्व

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऋष्वः (ṛṣváḥ)	ऋष्वौ (ṛṣvaú) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛṣvā́¹)	ऋष्वाः (ṛṣvā́ḥ) ऋष्वासः¹ (ṛṣvā́saḥ¹)
vocative	ऋष्व (ṛ́ṣva)	ऋष्वौ (ṛ́ṣvau) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛ́ṣvā¹)	ऋष्वाः (ṛ́ṣvāḥ) ऋष्वासः¹ (ṛ́ṣvāsaḥ¹)
accusative	ऋष्वम् (ṛṣvám)	ऋष्वौ (ṛṣvaú) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛṣvā́¹)	ऋष्वान् (ṛṣvā́n)
instrumental	ऋष्वेण (ṛṣvéṇa)	ऋष्वाभ्याम् (ṛṣvā́bhyām)	ऋष्वैः (ṛṣvaíḥ) ऋष्वेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of ऋष्वा

	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 (ṛṣváyā) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛṣvā́¹)	ऋष्वाभ्याम् (ṛṣvā́bhyām)	ऋष्वाभिः (ṛṣvā́bhiḥ)
dative	ऋष्वायै (ṛṣvā́yai)	ऋष्वाभ्याम् (ṛṣvā́bhyām)	ऋष्वाभ्यः (ṛṣvā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	ऋष्वायाः (ṛṣvā́yāḥ) ऋष्वायै² (ṛṣvā́yai²)	ऋष्वाभ्याम् (ṛṣvā́bhyām)	ऋष्वाभ्यः (ṛṣvā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	ऋष्वायाः (ṛṣvā́yāḥ) ऋष्वायै² (ṛṣvā́yai²)	ऋष्वयोः (ṛṣváyoḥ)	ऋष्वाणाम् (ṛṣvā́ṇām)
locative	ऋष्वायाम् (ṛṣvā́yām)	ऋष्वयोः (ṛṣváyoḥ)	ऋष्वासु (ṛṣvā́su)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of ऋष्व

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऋष्वम् (ṛṣvám)	ऋष्वे (ṛṣvé)	ऋष्वाणि (ṛṣvā́ṇi) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛṣvā́¹)
vocative	ऋष्व (ṛ́ṣva)	ऋष्वे (ṛ́ṣve)	ऋष्वाणि (ṛ́ṣvāṇi) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛ́ṣvā¹)
accusative	ऋष्वम् (ṛṣvám)	ऋष्वे (ṛṣvé)	ऋष्वाणि (ṛṣvā́ṇi) ऋष्वा¹ (ṛṣvā́¹)
instrumental	ऋष्वेण (ṛṣvéṇa)	ऋष्वाभ्याम् (ṛṣvā́bhyām)	ऋष्वैः (ṛṣvaíḥ) ऋष्वेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

References

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