अमृत
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See also: अमृता
Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit अमृत (amṛ́ta).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
अमृत • (amrit) m (Urdu spelling امرت)
- an elixir; a substance that gives immortality to the user
- nectar
Declension[edit]
Declension of अमृत (masc cons-stem)
Sanskrit[edit]
Alternative scripts[edit]
Alternative scripts
- ᬅᬫᬺᬢ (Balinese script)
- অমৃত (Assamese script)
- অমৃত (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰦𑰴𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀫𑀾𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌅𑌮𑍃𑌤 (Grantha script)
- અમૃત (Gujarati script)
- ਅਮ੍ਹਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦄꦩꦽꦠ (Javanese script)
- អម្ឫត (Khmer script)
- ಅಮೃತ (Kannada script)
- ອມ຺ຣິຕ (Lao script)
- അമൃത (Malayalam script)
- 𑘀𑘦𑘵𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠮᠷᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- ᠠᠮᡵᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- အမၖတ (Burmese script)
- 𑦠𑧆𑧖𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐩𑐺𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଅମୃତ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢪꢺꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆩𑆸𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖦𑖴𑖝 (Siddham script)
- අමෘත (Sinhalese script)
- అమృత (Telugu script)
- อมฺฤต (Thai script)
- ཨ་མྲྀ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒧𑒵𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *amŕ̥tas (“immortal”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós (“immortal”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬆𐬱𐬀 (aməša, “immortal”), Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”). Equivalent to अ- (a-) + मृत (mṛta).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
अमृत • (amṛ́ta) root form
- immortal, undying
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.35.2:
- आ कृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्न्अमृतं मर्त्यं च ।
हिरण्ययेन सविता रथेना देवो याति भुवनानि पश्यन् ॥- ā kṛṣṇena rajasā vartamāno niveśayannamṛtaṃ martyaṃ ca .
hiraṇyayena savitā rathenā devo yāti bhuvanāni paśyan . - Advancing throughout the dusky firmament, laying to rest the immortal and the mortal,
Borne in his golden chariot he cometh, Savitar, God who looks on every creature.
- ā kṛṣṇena rajasā vartamāno niveśayannamṛtaṃ martyaṃ ca .
- आ कृष्णेन रजसा वर्तमानो निवेशयन्न्अमृतं मर्त्यं च ।
- imperishable, deathless
- not dead
Declension[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of अमृत (amṛ́ta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अमृतः amṛ́taḥ |
अमृतौ amṛ́tau |
अमृताः / अमृतासः¹ amṛ́tāḥ / amṛ́tāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | अमृत ámṛta |
अमृतौ ámṛtau |
अमृताः / अमृतासः¹ ámṛtāḥ / ámṛtāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | अमृतम् amṛ́tam |
अमृतौ amṛ́tau |
अमृतान् amṛ́tān |
Instrumental | अमृतेन amṛ́tena |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतैः / अमृतेभिः¹ amṛ́taiḥ / amṛ́tebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | अमृताय amṛ́tāya |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतेभ्यः amṛ́tebhyaḥ |
Ablative | अमृतात् amṛ́tāt |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतेभ्यः amṛ́tebhyaḥ |
Genitive | अमृतस्य amṛ́tasya |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतानाम् amṛ́tānām |
Locative | अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतेषु amṛ́teṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of अमृता (amṛ́tā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अमृता amṛ́tā |
अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृताः amṛ́tāḥ |
Vocative | अमृते ámṛte |
अमृते ámṛte |
अमृताः ámṛtāḥ |
Accusative | अमृताम् amṛ́tām |
अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृताः amṛ́tāḥ |
Instrumental | अमृतया / अमृता¹ amṛ́tayā / amṛ́tā¹ |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृताभिः amṛ́tābhiḥ |
Dative | अमृतायै amṛ́tāyai |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृताभ्यः amṛ́tābhyaḥ |
Ablative | अमृतायाः amṛ́tāyāḥ |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृताभ्यः amṛ́tābhyaḥ |
Genitive | अमृतायाः amṛ́tāyāḥ |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतानाम् amṛ́tānām |
Locative | अमृतायाम् amṛ́tāyām |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतासु amṛ́tāsu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of अमृत (amṛ́ta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अमृतम् amṛ́tam |
अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृतानि / अमृता¹ amṛ́tāni / amṛ́tā¹ |
Vocative | अमृत ámṛta |
अमृते ámṛte |
अमृतानि / अमृता¹ ámṛtāni / ámṛtā¹ |
Accusative | अमृतम् amṛ́tam |
अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृतानि / अमृता¹ amṛ́tāni / amṛ́tā¹ |
Instrumental | अमृतेन amṛ́tena |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतैः / अमृतेभिः¹ amṛ́taiḥ / amṛ́tebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | अमृताय amṛ́tāya |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतेभ्यः amṛ́tebhyaḥ |
Ablative | अमृतात् amṛ́tāt |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतेभ्यः amṛ́tebhyaḥ |
Genitive | अमृतस्य amṛ́tasya |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतानाम् amṛ́tānām |
Locative | अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतेषु amṛ́teṣu |
Notes |
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Noun[edit]
अमृत • (amṛ́ta) root form, m
- immortal, god
- nectar
- ambrosia
- immortality
- a name of Shiva
- a name of Vishnu
- (botany) kudzu, a vine of variety Pueraria montana var. lobata (syn. Phaseolus trilobus)
- the root of a plant
Declension[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of अमृत (amṛ́ta) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | अमृतः amṛ́taḥ |
अमृतौ amṛ́tau |
अमृताः / अमृतासः¹ amṛ́tāḥ / amṛ́tāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | अमृत ámṛta |
अमृतौ ámṛtau |
अमृताः / अमृतासः¹ ámṛtāḥ / ámṛtāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | अमृतम् amṛ́tam |
अमृतौ amṛ́tau |
अमृतान् amṛ́tān |
Instrumental | अमृतेन amṛ́tena |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतैः / अमृतेभिः¹ amṛ́taiḥ / amṛ́tebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | अमृताय amṛ́tāya |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतेभ्यः amṛ́tebhyaḥ |
Ablative | अमृतात् amṛ́tāt |
अमृताभ्याम् amṛ́tābhyām |
अमृतेभ्यः amṛ́tebhyaḥ |
Genitive | अमृतस्य amṛ́tasya |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतानाम् amṛ́tānām |
Locative | अमृते amṛ́te |
अमृतयोः amṛ́tayoḥ |
अमृतेषु amṛ́teṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants[edit]
- Assamese: অমিয়া (omia), অমিয় (omio), → অমিতা (omita)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gujarati: અમી (amī)
- Odia: ଅମିଅ (ômiô)
- → English: amrita
- → Hindi: अमृत (amrit)
- → Indonesian: amerta
- → Old Tamil: 𑀅𑀫𑀺𑀭𑁆𑀢𑀫𑁆 (amirtam), 𑀅𑀫𑀼𑀢𑀫𑁆 (amutam)
- Tamil: அமிர்தம் (amirtam)
- → Polish: amrita
References[edit]
- Monier Williams (1899), “अमृत”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 82.
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