औरभ्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঔৰভ্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬒᬭᬪ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• ঔরভ্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰍𑰨𑰥𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀒𑀭𑀪𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဪရဘြ (Burmese script)
• ઔરભ્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਔਰਭ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌔𑌰𑌭𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦎꦴꦫꦨꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂌𑂩𑂦𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಔರಭ್ರ (Kannada script)
• ឳរភ្រ (Khmer script)
• ເອົາຣຠ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• ഔരഭ്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᠣᠣᡵᠠᢨᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘍𑘨𑘥𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠣᠧᠸᠠᠷᠠᠪᠾᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦭𑧈𑧅𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐍𑐬𑐨𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଔରଭ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢑꢬꢩ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆐𑆫𑆨𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖍𑖨𑖥𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ඖරභ්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩘𑩼𑩳 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚉𑚤𑚡𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஔரப்⁴ர (Tamil script)
• ఔరభ్ర (Telugu script)
• เอารภฺร (Thai script)
• ཨཽ་ར་བྷྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒎𑒩𑒦𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨈𑨫𑨡𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of उरभ्र (urabhra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑːw.ɾɐbʱ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɑwˈɾɐbʱ.ɾɐ/

Adjective

औरभ्र • (aurabhra) stem

1. relating to coming from a ram or sheep

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of औरभ्र (aurabhra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	औरभ्रः aurabhraḥ	औरभ्रौ / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrau / aurabhrā¹	औरभ्राः / औरभ्रासः¹ aurabhrāḥ / aurabhrāsaḥ¹
Vocative	औरभ्र aurabhra	औरभ्रौ / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrau / aurabhrā¹	औरभ्राः / औरभ्रासः¹ aurabhrāḥ / aurabhrāsaḥ¹
Accusative	औरभ्रम् aurabhram	औरभ्रौ / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrau / aurabhrā¹	औरभ्रान् aurabhrān
Instrumental	औरभ्रेण aurabhreṇa	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रैः / औरभ्रेभिः¹ aurabhraiḥ / aurabhrebhiḥ¹
Dative	औरभ्राय aurabhrāya	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रेभ्यः aurabhrebhyaḥ
Ablative	औरभ्रात् aurabhrāt	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रेभ्यः aurabhrebhyaḥ
Genitive	औरभ्रस्य aurabhrasya	औरभ्रयोः aurabhrayoḥ	औरभ्राणाम् aurabhrāṇām
Locative	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्रयोः aurabhrayoḥ	औरभ्रेषु aurabhreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of औरभ्री (aurabhrī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	औरभ्री aurabhrī	औरभ्र्यौ / औरभ्री¹ aurabhryau / aurabhrī¹	औरभ्र्यः / औरभ्रीः¹ aurabhryaḥ / aurabhrīḥ¹
Vocative	औरभ्रि aurabhri	औरभ्र्यौ / औरभ्री¹ aurabhryau / aurabhrī¹	औरभ्र्यः / औरभ्रीः¹ aurabhryaḥ / aurabhrīḥ¹
Accusative	औरभ्रीम् aurabhrīm	औरभ्र्यौ / औरभ्री¹ aurabhryau / aurabhrī¹	औरभ्रीः aurabhrīḥ
Instrumental	औरभ्र्या aurabhryā	औरभ्रीभ्याम् aurabhrībhyām	औरभ्रीभिः aurabhrībhiḥ
Dative	औरभ्र्यै aurabhryai	औरभ्रीभ्याम् aurabhrībhyām	औरभ्रीभ्यः aurabhrībhyaḥ
Ablative	औरभ्र्याः / औरभ्र्यै² aurabhryāḥ / aurabhryai²	औरभ्रीभ्याम् aurabhrībhyām	औरभ्रीभ्यः aurabhrībhyaḥ
Genitive	औरभ्र्याः / औरभ्र्यै² aurabhryāḥ / aurabhryai²	औरभ्र्योः aurabhryoḥ	औरभ्रीणाम् aurabhrīṇām
Locative	औरभ्र्याम् aurabhryām	औरभ्र्योः aurabhryoḥ	औरभ्रीषु aurabhrīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of औरभ्र (aurabhra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	औरभ्रम् aurabhram	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्राणि / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrāṇi / aurabhrā¹
Vocative	औरभ्र aurabhra	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्राणि / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrāṇi / aurabhrā¹
Accusative	औरभ्रम् aurabhram	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्राणि / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrāṇi / aurabhrā¹
Instrumental	औरभ्रेण aurabhreṇa	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रैः / औरभ्रेभिः¹ aurabhraiḥ / aurabhrebhiḥ¹
Dative	औरभ्राय aurabhrāya	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रेभ्यः aurabhrebhyaḥ
Ablative	औरभ्रात् aurabhrāt	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रेभ्यः aurabhrebhyaḥ
Genitive	औरभ्रस्य aurabhrasya	औरभ्रयोः aurabhrayoḥ	औरभ्राणाम् aurabhrāṇām
Locative	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्रयोः aurabhrayoḥ	औरभ्रेषु aurabhreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

औरभ्र • (aurabhra) stem, n

1. flesh or meat of a ram or sheep
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 3.268:

     द्वौ मासौ मत्स्यमांसेन त्रीन् मासान् हारिणेन तु ।
     औरभ्रेणाथ चतुरः शाकुनेनाथ पञ्च वै ॥

     dvau māsau matsyamāṃsena trīn māsān hāriṇena tu.
     aurabhreṇātha caturaḥ śākunenātha pañca vai.

     [The Pitṛs are satisfied] for two months, with fish-meat; for three months with deer-meat;
     for four months with sheep-meat; for five months with bird-meat.

2. woollen cloth

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of औरभ्र (aurabhra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	औरभ्रम् aurabhram	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्राणि / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrāṇi / aurabhrā¹
Vocative	औरभ्र aurabhra	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्राणि / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrāṇi / aurabhrā¹
Accusative	औरभ्रम् aurabhram	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्राणि / औरभ्रा¹ aurabhrāṇi / aurabhrā¹
Instrumental	औरभ्रेण aurabhreṇa	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रैः / औरभ्रेभिः¹ aurabhraiḥ / aurabhrebhiḥ¹
Dative	औरभ्राय aurabhrāya	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रेभ्यः aurabhrebhyaḥ
Ablative	औरभ्रात् aurabhrāt	औरभ्राभ्याम् aurabhrābhyām	औरभ्रेभ्यः aurabhrebhyaḥ
Genitive	औरभ्रस्य aurabhrasya	औरभ्रयोः aurabhrayoḥ	औरभ्राणाम् aurabhrāṇām
Locative	औरभ्रे aurabhre	औरभ्रयोः aurabhrayoḥ	औरभ्रेषु aurabhreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “औरभ्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 239.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “aurabhra”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “औरभ्र”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 512