उद्गातृ
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Sanskrit [edit]
Noun [edit]
उद्गातृ (ud-gātṛ́) m
- one of the four chief-priests (namely the one who chants the hymns of the sāmaveda), chanter
- RV 2.43.2a
- उद्गातेव शकुने साम गायसि बरह्मपुत्र इव सवनेषु शंससि |
- वर्षेव वाजी शिशुमतीरपीत्या सर्वतो नः शकुने भद्रमा वद विश्वतो नः शकुने पुण्यमा वद ||
- udghāteva śakune sāma ghāyasi brahmaputra iva savaneṣu śaṃsasi |
- vṛṣeva vājī śiśumatīrapītyā sarvato naḥ śakune bhadramā vada viśvato naḥ śakune puṇyamā vada ||
- Thou like the chanter-priest chantest the Sāma, Bird; thou singest at libations like a Brahman's son.
- Even as a vigorous horse when he comes near the mare, announce to us good fortune, Bird, on every side, proclaim in all directions happy luck, O Bird.
- RV 2.43.2a
Declension [edit]
Masculine ṛ-stem declension of उद्गातृ
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | उद्गाता (udgātā) | उद्गातरौ (udgātārau) | उद्गातरः (udgātāraḥ) |
| Vocative | उद्गातः (udgātaḥ) | उद्गातरौ (udgātārau) | उद्गातरः (udgātāraḥ) |
| Accusative | उद्गातरम् (udgātāram) | उद्गातरौ (udgātārau) | उद्गातॄन् (udgātṝn) |
| Instrumental | उद्गात्रा (udgātrā) | उद्गातृभ्याम् (udgātṛbhyām) | उद्गातृभिः (udgātṛbhiḥ) |
| Dative | उद्गात्रे (udgātre) | उद्गातृभ्याम् (udgātṛbhyām) | उद्गातृभ्यः (udgātṛbhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | उद्गातुः (udgātuḥ) | उद्गातृभ्याम् (udgātṛbhyām) | उद्गातृभ्यः (udgātṛbhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | उद्गातुः (udgātuḥ) | उद्गात्रोः (udgātroḥ) | उद्गातॄणाम् (udgātṝṇām) |
| Locative | उद्गातरि (udgātari) | उद्गात्रोः (udgātroḥ) | उद्गातृषु (udgātṛṣu) |
References [edit]
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0187
