धनुस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধনুস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬥᬦᬸᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ধনুস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰡𑰲𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑀦𑀼𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဓနုသ် (Burmese script)
• ધનુસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਧਨੁਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑌨𑍁𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦤꦸꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂢𑂳𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಧನುಸ್ (Kannada script)
• ធនុស៑ (Khmer script)
• ຘນຸສ຺ (Lao script)
• ധനുസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠠᠨᡠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘡𑘳𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠠᠨᠤᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧁𑧔𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑐣𑐸𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଧନୁସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢤꢥꢸꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑆤𑆶𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖡𑖲𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ධනුස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮𑩯𑩒𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚝𑚰𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• த⁴நுஸ் (Tamil script)
• ధనుస్ (Telugu script)
• ธนุสฺ (Thai script)
• དྷ་ནུ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑒢𑒳𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑨝𑨃𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰánwr̥ ~ *dʰánwan- (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰénwr̥ (“bow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (θanuuan), 𐬚𐬀𐬥𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬆 (θanuuar^ə), Old Persian 𐎰𐎵𐎢𐎺𐎴𐎡𐎹 (θ-nu-u-v-n-i-y /⁠θanuvaniya⁠/, “archer”), Ancient Greek θέναρ (thénar, “palm (of hand)”) and Old High German tenar. Compare धन्वन् (dhanvan).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱɐ́.nus/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐ.n̪us̪/

Noun

धनुस् • (dhánus) stem, n

1. a bow
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.125.6:

     अहं रुद्राय धनुर् आ तनोमि ब्रह्मद्विषे शरवे हन्तवा उ ।

     ahaṃ rudrāya dhanur ā tanomi brahmadviṣe śarave hantavā u.

     I bend the bow for Rudra so that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion.

Declension

Neuter us-stem declension of धनुस् (dhánus)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	धनुः dhánuḥ	धनुषी dhánuṣī	धनूंषि dhánūṃṣi
Vocative	धनुः dhánuḥ	धनुषी dhánuṣī	धनूंषि dhánūṃṣi
Accusative	धनुः dhánuḥ	धनुषी dhánuṣī	धनूंषि dhánūṃṣi
Instrumental	धनुषा dhánuṣā	धनुर्भ्याम् dhánurbhyām	धनुर्भिः dhánurbhiḥ
Dative	धनुषे dhánuṣe	धनुर्भ्याम् dhánurbhyām	धनुर्भ्यः dhánurbhyaḥ
Ablative	धनुषः dhánuṣaḥ	धनुर्भ्याम् dhánurbhyām	धनुर्भ्यः dhánurbhyaḥ
Genitive	धनुषः dhánuṣaḥ	धनुषोः dhánuṣoḥ	धनुषाम् dhánuṣām
Locative	धनुषि dhánuṣi	धनुषोः dhánuṣoḥ	धनुःषु dhánuḥṣu

Derived terms

• धनुर्धर (dhanurdhara, “archer”)

Descendants

• Pali: dhanu
• Prakrit: 𑀥𑀡𑀼 (dhaṇu), 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀳 (dhaṇuha), 𑀥𑀡𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (dhaṇukka) (see there for further descendants)
• → Hindi: धनुष (dhanuṣ)
• → Kannada: ಧನುಸ್ಸು (dhanussu)
• → Punjabi: ਧਨੁਸ਼ (dhanuś)
• → Tamil: தனுசு (taṉucu), தனு (taṉu), தனுஷு (taṉuṣu)
• → Telugu: ధనుస్సు (dhanussu)