वैष्णव
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ৱৈষ্ণৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬿᬱ᭄ᬡᬯ (Balinese script)
- বৈষ্ণব (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰹𑰬𑰿𑰜𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑁃𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ဝဲၑ္ဏဝ (Burmese script)
- વૈષ્ણવ (Gujarati script)
- ਵੈਸ਼੍ਣਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦻꦰ꧀ꦟꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂶𑂭𑂹𑂝𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ವೈಷ್ಣವ (Kannada script)
- វៃឞ្ណវ (Khmer script)
- ໄວຩ຺ຓວ (Lao script)
- വൈഷ്ണവ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᡳᢢᢏᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘺𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠧᠧᢔᢏᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧛𑧌𑧠𑦼𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐿𑐲𑑂𑐞𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଵୈଷ୍ଣଵ (Odia script)
- ꢮꣀꢰ꣄ꢠꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆽𑆰𑇀𑆟𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖹𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖪 (Siddham script)
- වෛෂ්ණව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩗𑪀 𑪙𑩪𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚳𑚶𑚘𑚦 (Takri script)
- வைஷ்ணவ (Tamil script)
- వైష్ణవ (Telugu script)
- ไวษฺณว (Thai script)
- ཝཻ་ཥྞ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒻𑒭𑓂𑒝𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨇𑨯𑩇𑨘𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]Vṛddhi derivative of विष्णु (viṣṇu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]वैष्णव • (vaiṣṇavá) stem
- relating or belonging to or coming from Vishnu
- devoted to or consecrated to Vishnu
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैष्णवः (vaiṣṇaváḥ) | वैष्णवौ (vaiṣṇavaú) वैष्णवा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
वैष्णवाः (vaiṣṇavā́ḥ) वैष्णवासः¹ (vaiṣṇavā́saḥ¹) |
| vocative | वैष्णव (vaíṣṇava) | वैष्णवौ (vaíṣṇavau) वैष्णवा¹ (vaíṣṇavā¹) |
वैष्णवाः (vaíṣṇavāḥ) वैष्णवासः¹ (vaíṣṇavāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | वैष्णवम् (vaiṣṇavám) | वैष्णवौ (vaiṣṇavaú) वैष्णवा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
वैष्णवान् (vaiṣṇavā́n) |
| instrumental | वैष्णवेन (vaiṣṇavéna) | वैष्णवाभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वैष्णवैः (vaiṣṇavaíḥ) वैष्णवेभिः¹ (vaiṣṇavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वैष्णवाय (vaiṣṇavā́ya) | वैष्णवाभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वैष्णवेभ्यः (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैष्णवात् (vaiṣṇavā́t) | वैष्णवाभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वैष्णवेभ्यः (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैष्णवस्य (vaiṣṇavásya) | वैष्णवयोः (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वैष्णवानाम् (vaiṣṇavā́nām) |
| locative | वैष्णवे (vaiṣṇavé) | वैष्णवयोः (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वैष्णवेषु (vaiṣṇavéṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) | वैष्णव्यौ (vaiṣṇavyau) वैष्णवी¹ (vaiṣṇavī¹) |
वैष्णव्यः (vaiṣṇavyaḥ) वैष्णवीः¹ (vaiṣṇavīḥ¹) |
| vocative | वैष्णवि (vaiṣṇavi) | वैष्णव्यौ (vaiṣṇavyau) वैष्णवी¹ (vaiṣṇavī¹) |
वैष्णव्यः (vaiṣṇavyaḥ) वैष्णवीः¹ (vaiṣṇavīḥ¹) |
| accusative | वैष्णवीम् (vaiṣṇavīm) | वैष्णव्यौ (vaiṣṇavyau) वैष्णवी¹ (vaiṣṇavī¹) |
वैष्णवीः (vaiṣṇavīḥ) |
| instrumental | वैष्णव्या (vaiṣṇavyā) | वैष्णवीभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavībhyām) | वैष्णवीभिः (vaiṣṇavībhiḥ) |
| dative | वैष्णव्यै (vaiṣṇavyai) | वैष्णवीभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavībhyām) | वैष्णवीभ्यः (vaiṣṇavībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैष्णव्याः (vaiṣṇavyāḥ) वैष्णव्यै² (vaiṣṇavyai²) |
वैष्णवीभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavībhyām) | वैष्णवीभ्यः (vaiṣṇavībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैष्णव्याः (vaiṣṇavyāḥ) वैष्णव्यै² (vaiṣṇavyai²) |
वैष्णव्योः (vaiṣṇavyoḥ) | वैष्णवीनाम् (vaiṣṇavīnām) |
| locative | वैष्णव्याम् (vaiṣṇavyām) | वैष्णव्योः (vaiṣṇavyoḥ) | वैष्णवीषु (vaiṣṇavīṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैष्णवम् (vaiṣṇavám) | वैष्णवे (vaiṣṇavé) | वैष्णवानि (vaiṣṇavā́ni) वैष्णवा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
| vocative | वैष्णव (vaíṣṇava) | वैष्णवे (vaíṣṇave) | वैष्णवानि (vaíṣṇavāni) वैष्णवा¹ (vaíṣṇavā¹) |
| accusative | वैष्णवम् (vaiṣṇavám) | वैष्णवे (vaiṣṇavé) | वैष्णवानि (vaiṣṇavā́ni) वैष्णवा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
| instrumental | वैष्णवेन (vaiṣṇavéna) | वैष्णवाभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वैष्णवैः (vaiṣṇavaíḥ) वैष्णवेभिः¹ (vaiṣṇavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वैष्णवाय (vaiṣṇavā́ya) | वैष्णवाभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वैष्णवेभ्यः (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैष्णवात् (vaiṣṇavā́t) | वैष्णवाभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वैष्णवेभ्यः (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैष्णवस्य (vaiṣṇavásya) | वैष्णवयोः (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वैष्णवानाम् (vaiṣṇavā́nām) |
| locative | वैष्णवे (vaiṣṇavé) | वैष्णवयोः (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वैष्णवेषु (vaiṣṇavéṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]वैष्णव • (vaiṣṇava) stem, m
- a worshipper of Vishnu, a follower of Vaishnavism
Descendants
[edit]- → Assamese: বৈষ্ণব (boisnobo)
- → Bengali: বৈষ্ণব (bōiśnob)
- → English: Vaishnava
- ⇒ English: Vaishnavism, Vaishnavist
- → Gujarati: વૈષ્ણવ (vaiṣṇav)
- → Hindi: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
- → Kannada: ವೈಷ್ಣವ (vaiṣṇava)
- → Malayalam: വൈഷ്ണവ (vaiṣṇava)
- → Old Bengali: *বৈষ্টৱঁ (*baiṣṭavã) (semi-learned)
- Bengali: বোষ্টম (bōśṭom)
- → Old Marathi:
- → Marathi: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
- → Tamil: வைஷ்ணவ (vaiṣṇava)
- ⇒ Telugu: వైష్ణవము (vaiṣṇavamu)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “वैष्णव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1027, column 2.