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द्यूत

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyuH- (to endeavour). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬛𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬍 (ādīuuiieiṇtī, to endeavour), Ossetian ӕндеун (ændewn), ӕндиуын (ændiwyn, to dare). Also compare दीव् (dī́v, gambling, game of dice).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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द्यूत (dyūtá) stemn

  1. gambling, game of dice
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 12.3.46:
      सत्याय च तपसे देवताभ्यो निधिं शेवधिं परि दद्म एतम् ।
      मा नो द्यूतेऽव गान् मा समित्यां मा स्मान्यस्मा उत्सृजता पुरा मत्॥
      satyāya ca tapase devatābhyo nidhiṃ śevadhiṃ pari dadma etam.
      mā no dyūteʼva gān mā samityāṃ mā smānyasmā utsṛjatā purā mat.
      To Deities, to Truth, to holy Fervour this treasure we consign, this rich deposit,
      At the game of dice, in meeting led it not desert us, never give out to anyone besides me.
    • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti
  2. play, gaming
  3. contest; battle or fight for

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of द्यूत (dyūtá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative द्यूतम्
dyūtám
द्यूते
dyūté
द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹
dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹
Vocative द्यूत
dyū́ta
द्यूते
dyū́te
द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹
dyū́tāni / dyū́tā¹
Accusative द्यूतम्
dyūtám
द्यूते
dyūté
द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹
dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹
Instrumental द्यूतेन
dyūténa
द्यूताभ्याम्
dyūtā́bhyām
द्यूतैः / द्यूतेभिः¹
dyūtaíḥ / dyūtébhiḥ¹
Dative द्यूताय
dyūtā́ya
द्यूताभ्याम्
dyūtā́bhyām
द्यूतेभ्यः
dyūtébhyaḥ
Ablative द्यूतात्
dyūtā́t
द्यूताभ्याम्
dyūtā́bhyām
द्यूतेभ्यः
dyūtébhyaḥ
Genitive द्यूतस्य
dyūtásya
द्यूतयोः
dyūtáyoḥ
द्यूतानाम्
dyūtā́nām
Locative द्यूते
dyūté
द्यूतयोः
dyūtáyoḥ
द्यूतेषु
dyūtéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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References

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  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “द्यूत”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]