इषु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ইষু (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬱᬸ (Balinese script)
• ইষু (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰬𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀱𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဣၑု (Burmese script)
• ઇષુ (Gujarati script)
• ਇਸ਼ੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌇𑌷𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦰꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂭𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಇಷು (Kannada script)
• ឥឞុ (Khmer script)
• ອິຩຸ (Lao script)
• ഇഷു (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᢢᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘬𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠢᢔᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑧌𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐲𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଇଷୁ (Odia script)
• ꢄꢰꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆰𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖬𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ඉෂු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑪀𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚰 (Takri script)
• இஷு (Tamil script)
• ఇషు (Telugu script)
• อิษุ (Thai script)
• ཨི་ཥུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒭𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨯𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)íšuš (“arrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)ísus (“arrow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬱𐬎 (išu, “arrow”), Ancient Greek ἰός (iós, “arrow”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /í.ʂu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.ʂu/

Noun

इषु • (íṣu) stem, m

1. arrow
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.95.3:

     इषु॒र्न श्रि॒य इ॑षु॒धेर॑स॒ना गो॒षाः श॑त॒सा न रंहिः॑ ।
     अ॒वीरे॒ क्रतौ॒ वि द॑विद्युत॒न्नोरा॒ न मा॒युं चि॑तयन्त॒ धुन॑यः ॥

     íṣurná śriyá iṣudhérasanā́ goṣā́ḥ śatasā́ ná ráṃhiḥ .
     avī́re krátau ví davidyutannórā ná māyúṃ citayanta dhúnayaḥ .

     Like a shaft sent for glory from the quiver, or swift-steed winning cattle winning hundreds.
     The lightning seemed to flash, as cowards planned it. The minstrels bleated like a lamb in trouble.

   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.1.1:

     नम॑स्ते रुद्र म॒न्यव॑ उ॒तोत॒ इष॑वे॒ नमः॑ ।
     नम॑स्ते अस्तु॒ धन्व॑ने बा॒हुभ्या॑मु॒त ते॒ नमः॑ ॥

     námaste rudra manyáva utóta íṣave námaḥ .
     námaste astu dhánvane bāhúbhyāmutá te námaḥ .

     Homage to thy wrath, O Rudra, to thine arrow homage also;
     Homage to thy bow,
     And homage to thine arms.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of इषु (íṣu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	इषुः íṣuḥ	इषू íṣū	इषवः íṣavaḥ
Vocative	इषो íṣo	इषू íṣū	इषवः íṣavaḥ
Accusative	इषुम् íṣum	इषू íṣū	इषून् íṣūn
Instrumental	इषुणा / इष्वा¹ íṣuṇā / íṣvā¹	इषुभ्याम् íṣubhyām	इषुभिः íṣubhiḥ
Dative	इषवे / इष्वे¹ íṣave / íṣve¹	इषुभ्याम् íṣubhyām	इषुभ्यः íṣubhyaḥ
Ablative	इषोः / इष्वः¹ íṣoḥ / íṣvaḥ¹	इषुभ्याम् íṣubhyām	इषुभ्यः íṣubhyaḥ
Genitive	इषोः / इष्वः¹ íṣoḥ / íṣvaḥ¹	इष्वोः íṣvoḥ	इषूणाम् íṣūṇām
Locative	इषौ íṣau	इष्वोः íṣvoḥ	इषुषु íṣuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ഇഷു (iṣu)