कैटभ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কৈটভ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬿᬝᬪ (Balinese script)
• কৈটভ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰹𑰘𑰥 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁃𑀝𑀪 (Brahmi script)
• ကဲဋဘ (Burmese script)
• કૈટભ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੈਟਭ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍈𑌟𑌭 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦻꦛꦨ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂶𑂗𑂦 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೈಟಭ (Kannada script)
• កៃដភ (Khmer script)
• ໄກຏຠ (Lao script)
• കൈടഭ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᡳᢞᠠᢨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘺𑘘𑘥 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠧᠧᢌᠠᠪᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧛𑦸𑧅 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐿𑐚𑐨 (Newa script)
• କୈଟଭ (Odia script)
• ꢒꣀꢜꢩ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆽𑆛𑆨 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖹𑖘𑖥 (Siddham script)
• කෛටභ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩗𑩦𑩳 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚳𑚔𑚡 (Takri script)
• கைடப⁴ (Tamil script)
• కైటభ (Telugu script)
• ไกฏภ (Thai script)
• ཀཻ་ཊ་བྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒻𑒙𑒦 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨇𑨔𑨡 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Has been considered as a vṛddhi derivative of टीका (ṭīkā, “commentary”), with taboo-influenced modification. Alternatively, borrowed from Semitic; compare Arabic كِتَاب (kitāb, “book”), whence Hindi किताब (kitāb, “book”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːj.ʈɐ.bʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑj.ʈɐ.bʱɐ/

Proper noun

कैटभ • (kaiṭabha) stem, m

1. name of an Asura (slain by Vishnu)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कैटभ (kaiṭabha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कैटभः kaiṭabhaḥ	कैटभौ / कैटभा¹ kaiṭabhau / kaiṭabhā¹	कैटभाः / कैटभासः¹ kaiṭabhāḥ / kaiṭabhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कैटभ kaiṭabha	कैटभौ / कैटभा¹ kaiṭabhau / kaiṭabhā¹	कैटभाः / कैटभासः¹ kaiṭabhāḥ / kaiṭabhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कैटभम् kaiṭabham	कैटभौ / कैटभा¹ kaiṭabhau / kaiṭabhā¹	कैटभान् kaiṭabhān
Instrumental	कैटभेन kaiṭabhena	कैटभाभ्याम् kaiṭabhābhyām	कैटभैः / कैटभेभिः¹ kaiṭabhaiḥ / kaiṭabhebhiḥ¹
Dative	कैटभाय kaiṭabhāya	कैटभाभ्याम् kaiṭabhābhyām	कैटभेभ्यः kaiṭabhebhyaḥ
Ablative	कैटभात् kaiṭabhāt	कैटभाभ्याम् kaiṭabhābhyām	कैटभेभ्यः kaiṭabhebhyaḥ
Genitive	कैटभस्य kaiṭabhasya	कैटभयोः kaiṭabhayoḥ	कैटभानाम् kaiṭabhānām
Locative	कैटभे kaiṭabhe	कैटभयोः kaiṭabhayoḥ	कैटभेषु kaiṭabheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

कैटभ • (kaiṭabha) stem, n

1. magic art, witchery, fortune-telling
2. name of a class of writings

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कैटभ (kaiṭabha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कैटभम् kaiṭabham	कैटभे kaiṭabhe	कैटभानि / कैटभा¹ kaiṭabhāni / kaiṭabhā¹
Vocative	कैटभ kaiṭabha	कैटभे kaiṭabhe	कैटभानि / कैटभा¹ kaiṭabhāni / kaiṭabhā¹
Accusative	कैटभम् kaiṭabham	कैटभे kaiṭabhe	कैटभानि / कैटभा¹ kaiṭabhāni / kaiṭabhā¹
Instrumental	कैटभेन kaiṭabhena	कैटभाभ्याम् kaiṭabhābhyām	कैटभैः / कैटभेभिः¹ kaiṭabhaiḥ / kaiṭabhebhiḥ¹
Dative	कैटभाय kaiṭabhāya	कैटभाभ्याम् kaiṭabhābhyām	कैटभेभ्यः kaiṭabhebhyaḥ
Ablative	कैटभात् kaiṭabhāt	कैटभाभ्याम् kaiṭabhābhyām	कैटभेभ्यः kaiṭabhebhyaḥ
Genitive	कैटभस्य kaiṭabhasya	कैटभयोः kaiṭabhayoḥ	कैटभानाम् kaiṭabhānām
Locative	कैटभे kaiṭabhe	कैटभयोः kaiṭabhayoḥ	कैटभेषु kaiṭabheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कैटभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 311/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 122; 224
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 268