दधन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰé-dʰh₁-n̥ ~ *dʰé-dʰh₁én-s; ultimately from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ.dʱɐ́n/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐ.d̪ʱɐn̪/

Noun

दधन् • (dadhán) stem, n

1. coagulated milk; thick sour milk; curd, yoghurt
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.81.1:

     प्र सोमस्य पवमानस्योर्मय इन्द्रस्य यन्ति जठरं सुपेशसः ।
     दध्ना यदीमुन्नीता यशसा गवां दानाय शूरमुदमन्दिषुः सुताः ॥

     pra somasya pavamānasyormaya indrasya yanti jaṭharaṃ supeśasaḥ.
     dadhnā yadīmunnītā yaśasā gavāṃ dānāya śūramudamandiṣuḥ sutāḥ.

     The beauteously adorned waves of Soma move onward to Indra's throat, as he purifies himself,
     When they, brought forward with the lovely curd of kine, effused, have cheered the Hero to bestow his gifts.

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of दधन् (dadhán)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	दध dadhá	दध्नी / दधनी dadhnī́ / dadhánī	दधानि / दध¹ / दधा¹ dadhā́ni / dadhá¹ / dadhā́¹
Vocative	दधन् / दध dádhan / dádha	दध्नी / दधनी dádhnī / dádhanī	दधानि / दध¹ / दधा¹ dádhāni / dádha¹ / dádhā¹
Accusative	दध dadhá	दध्नी / दधनी dadhnī́ / dadhánī	दधानि / दध¹ / दधा¹ dadhā́ni / dadhá¹ / dadhā́¹
Instrumental	दध्ना dadhnā́	दधभ्याम् dadhábhyām	दधभिः dadhábhiḥ
Dative	दध्ने dadhné	दधभ्याम् dadhábhyām	दधभ्यः dadhábhyaḥ
Ablative	दध्नः dadhnáḥ	दधभ्याम् dadhábhyām	दधभ्यः dadhábhyaḥ
Genitive	दध्नः dadhnáḥ	दध्नोः dadhnóḥ	दध्नाम् dadhnā́m
Locative	दध्नि / दधनि / दधन्¹ dadhní / dadháni / dadhán¹	दध्नोः dadhnóḥ	दधसु dadhásu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• दधि (dadhi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “दधन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 468.