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हयग्रीव

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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
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)