मुकुष्ठ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मुकुष्ठक (mukuṣṭhaka), मकुष्ट (makuṣṭa), मपष्ट (mapaṣṭa), मपुष्ठक (mapuṣṭhaka), मयुष्ठक (mayuṣṭhaka)
• मुकुष्ट (mukuṣṭa) — Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit
• मुद्गष्ठ (mudgaṣṭha)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha)bor.

Sanskrit मुकुष्ठ (mukuṣṭha)

The variation in forms and lack of attestation in texts suggests Sanskritisation of a Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha), with ultimate etymology unknown; perhaps taken from a substrate language. Compare Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara, “pea”) ~ *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*maṭṭha, “pea”), Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá, “mung bean”), Sanskrit मुकुल (mukula, “bud”) ~ मुद्गर (mudgara, “bud”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /muˈkuʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

मुकुष्ठ • (mukuṣṭha) stem, m

1. a kind of bean, probably moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia
   • Lexicographers, Various Works

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मुकुष्ठ (mukuṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मुकुष्ठः mukuṣṭhaḥ	मुकुष्ठौ / मुकुष्ठा¹ mukuṣṭhau / mukuṣṭhā¹	मुकुष्ठाः / मुकुष्ठासः¹ mukuṣṭhāḥ / mukuṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	मुकुष्ठ mukuṣṭha	मुकुष्ठौ / मुकुष्ठा¹ mukuṣṭhau / mukuṣṭhā¹	मुकुष्ठाः / मुकुष्ठासः¹ mukuṣṭhāḥ / mukuṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	मुकुष्ठम् mukuṣṭham	मुकुष्ठौ / मुकुष्ठा¹ mukuṣṭhau / mukuṣṭhā¹	मुकुष्ठान् mukuṣṭhān
Instrumental	मुकुष्ठेन mukuṣṭhena	मुकुष्ठाभ्याम् mukuṣṭhābhyām	मुकुष्ठैः / मुकुष्ठेभिः¹ mukuṣṭhaiḥ / mukuṣṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative	मुकुष्ठाय mukuṣṭhāya	मुकुष्ठाभ्याम् mukuṣṭhābhyām	मुकुष्ठेभ्यः mukuṣṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative	मुकुष्ठात् mukuṣṭhāt	मुकुष्ठाभ्याम् mukuṣṭhābhyām	मुकुष्ठेभ्यः mukuṣṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive	मुकुष्ठस्य mukuṣṭhasya	मुकुष्ठयोः mukuṣṭhayoḥ	मुकुष्ठानाम् mukuṣṭhānām
Locative	मुकुष्ठे mukuṣṭhe	मुकुष्ठयोः mukuṣṭhayoḥ	मुकुष्ठेषु mukuṣṭheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic