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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	औरभ्रः (aurabhraḥ)	औरभ्रौ (aurabhrau) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)	औरभ्राः (aurabhrāḥ) औरभ्रासः¹ (aurabhrāsaḥ¹)
vocative	औरभ्र (aurabhra)	औरभ्रौ (aurabhrau) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)	औरभ्राः (aurabhrāḥ) औरभ्रासः¹ (aurabhrāsaḥ¹)
accusative	औरभ्रम् (aurabhram)	औरभ्रौ (aurabhrau) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)	औरभ्रान् (aurabhrān)
instrumental	औरभ्रेण (aurabhreṇa)	औरभ्राभ्याम् (aurabhrābhyām)	औरभ्रैः (aurabhraiḥ) औरभ्रेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of औरभ्री

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	औरभ्री (aurabhrī)	औरभ्र्यौ (aurabhryau) औरभ्री¹ (aurabhrī¹)	औरभ्र्यः (aurabhryaḥ) औरभ्रीः¹ (aurabhrīḥ¹)
vocative	औरभ्रि (aurabhri)	औरभ्र्यौ (aurabhryau) औरभ्री¹ (aurabhrī¹)	औरभ्र्यः (aurabhryaḥ) औरभ्रीः¹ (aurabhrīḥ¹)
accusative	औरभ्रीम् (aurabhrīm)	औरभ्र्यौ (aurabhryau) औरभ्री¹ (aurabhrī¹)	औरभ्रीः (aurabhrīḥ)
instrumental	औरभ्र्या (aurabhryā)	औरभ्रीभ्याम् (aurabhrībhyām)	औरभ्रीभिः (aurabhrībhiḥ)
dative	औरभ्र्यै (aurabhryai)	औरभ्रीभ्याम् (aurabhrībhyām)	औरभ्रीभ्यः (aurabhrībhyaḥ)
ablative	औरभ्र्याः (aurabhryāḥ) औरभ्र्यै² (aurabhryai²)	औरभ्रीभ्याम् (aurabhrībhyām)	औरभ्रीभ्यः (aurabhrībhyaḥ)
genitive	औरभ्र्याः (aurabhryāḥ) औरभ्र्यै² (aurabhryai²)	औरभ्र्योः (aurabhryoḥ)	औरभ्रीणाम् (aurabhrīṇām)
locative	औरभ्र्याम् (aurabhryām)	औरभ्र्योः (aurabhryoḥ)	औरभ्रीषु (aurabhrīṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of औरभ्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	औरभ्रम् (aurabhram)	औरभ्रे (aurabhre)	औरभ्राणि (aurabhrāṇi) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)
vocative	औरभ्र (aurabhra)	औरभ्रे (aurabhre)	औरभ्राणि (aurabhrāṇi) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)
accusative	औरभ्रम् (aurabhram)	औरभ्रे (aurabhre)	औरभ्राणि (aurabhrāṇi) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)
instrumental	औरभ्रेण (aurabhreṇa)	औरभ्राभ्याम् (aurabhrābhyām)	औरभ्रैः (aurabhraiḥ) औरभ्रेभिः¹ (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)

• 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	औरभ्रम् (aurabhram)	औरभ्रे (aurabhre)	औरभ्राणि (aurabhrāṇi) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)
vocative	औरभ्र (aurabhra)	औरभ्रे (aurabhre)	औरभ्राणि (aurabhrāṇi) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)
accusative	औरभ्रम् (aurabhram)	औरभ्रे (aurabhre)	औरभ्राणि (aurabhrāṇi) औरभ्रा¹ (aurabhrā¹)
instrumental	औरभ्रेण (aurabhreṇa)	औरभ्राभ्याम् (aurabhrābhyām)	औरभ्रैः (aurabhraiḥ) औरभ्रेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “औरभ्र”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 239.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “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