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हयग्रीव

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Bahuvrīhi compound of हय (haya, horse) +‎ ग्रीवा (grīvā, neck).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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हयग्रीव (hayagrīva) stemm

  1. Hayagriva an avatar of Vishnu (manifested according to one legend, in order to recover the Vedas carried off by two Daityas called मधु (madhu) and कैटभ (kaiṭabha))
  2. name of a Daitya (also called ब्रह्मावेदप्रहर्तृ (brahmāvedaprahartṛ), as having carried off the Vedas at the dissolution of the universe caused by Brahma sleep at the end of the past Kalpa; in order to recover them, Vishnu became incarnate either as a Matsya, or as Hayagriva and slew the daitys)

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of हयग्रीव (hayagrīva)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative हयग्रीवः
hayagrīvaḥ
हयग्रीवौ
hayagrīvau
हयग्रीवाः
hayagrīvāḥ
Vocative हयग्रीव
hayagrīva
हयग्रीवौ
hayagrīvau
हयग्रीवाः
hayagrīvāḥ
Accusative हयग्रीवम्
hayagrīvam
हयग्रीवौ
hayagrīvau
हयग्रीवान्
hayagrīvān
Instrumental हयग्रीवेण
hayagrīveṇa
हयग्रीवाभ्याम्
hayagrīvābhyām
हयग्रीवैः
hayagrīvaiḥ
Dative हयग्रीवाय
hayagrīvāya
हयग्रीवाभ्याम्
hayagrīvābhyām
हयग्रीवेभ्यः
hayagrīvebhyaḥ
Ablative हयग्रीवात्
hayagrīvāt
हयग्रीवाभ्याम्
hayagrīvābhyām
हयग्रीवेभ्यः
hayagrīvebhyaḥ
Genitive हयग्रीवस्य
hayagrīvasya
हयग्रीवयोः
hayagrīvayoḥ
हयग्रीवाणाम्
hayagrīvāṇām
Locative हयग्रीवे
hayagrīve
हयग्रीवयोः
hayagrīvayoḥ
हयग्रीवेषु
hayagrīveṣu

Descendants

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  • Tamil: ஹயக்ரீவன் (hayakrīvaṉ)