दोह

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Sanskrit

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the root दुह् (duh).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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दोह (dóha) stemm (root दुह्)

  1. milk
  2. a milk pail
  3. a fruitful enterprise
  4. the act of milking
    Synonym: दोहस् (dohas)
    • c. 400 CE, Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 2.23:
      गुरोः सदारस्य निपीड्य पादौ समाप्य सांध्यं च विधिं दिलीपः।
      दोहावसाने पुनरेव दोग्ध्रीं भेजे भुजोच्छिन्नरिपुर्निषण्णाम्
      guroḥ sadārasya nipīḍya pādau samāpya sāṃdhyaṃ ca vidhiṃ dilīpaḥ.
      dohāvasāne punareva dogdhrīṃ bheje bhujocchinnaripurniṣaṇṇām
      revering both mentor and wife and (yet) completing sacred ordainments before twilight
      Dilipa, he who quashed with strength enemies, anew devoted himself, sitting, to the milking of the milch cow

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of दोह (dóha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दोहः
dóhaḥ
दोहौ / दोहा¹
dóhau / dóhā¹
दोहाः / दोहासः¹
dóhāḥ / dóhāsaḥ¹
Vocative दोह
dóha
दोहौ / दोहा¹
dóhau / dóhā¹
दोहाः / दोहासः¹
dóhāḥ / dóhāsaḥ¹
Accusative दोहम्
dóham
दोहौ / दोहा¹
dóhau / dóhā¹
दोहान्
dóhān
Instrumental दोहेन
dóhena
दोहाभ्याम्
dóhābhyām
दोहैः / दोहेभिः¹
dóhaiḥ / dóhebhiḥ¹
Dative दोहाय
dóhāya
दोहाभ्याम्
dóhābhyām
दोहेभ्यः
dóhebhyaḥ
Ablative दोहात्
dóhāt
दोहाभ्याम्
dóhābhyām
दोहेभ्यः
dóhebhyaḥ
Genitive दोहस्य
dóhasya
दोहयोः
dóhayoḥ
दोहानाम्
dóhānām
Locative दोहे
dóhe
दोहयोः
dóhayoḥ
दोहेषु
dóheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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Descendants

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  • Hindi: दोहन (dohan, exploitation)
  • Tamil: தோகம் (tōkam)

References

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