घोर
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰowros (“terrible, fearful”).
Adjective[edit]
घोर (ghorá)
- venerable, awful, sublime (gods, the Aṅgiras, the Ṛishis)
- terrific, frightful, terrible, dreadful, violent, vehement (as pains, diseases, etc.)
Declension[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of घोर
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | घोरः (ghoraḥ) | घोरौ (ghorau) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Vocative | घोर (ghora) | घोरौ (ghorau) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Accusative | घोरम् (ghoram) | घोरौ (ghorau) | घोरान् (ghorān) |
| Instrumental | घोरेण (ghoreṇa) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) |
| Dative | घोराय (ghorāya) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरेभ्यः (ghorebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | घोरात् (ghorāt) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरेभ्यः (ghorebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | घोरस्य (ghorasya) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) |
| Locative | घोरे (ghore) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) |
Feminine ā-stem declension of घोर
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | घोरा (ghorā) | घोरे (ghore) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Vocative | घोरे (ghore) | घोरे (ghore) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Accusative | घोराम् (ghorām) | घोरे (ghore) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Instrumental | घोरया (ghorayā) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोराभिः (ghorābhiḥ) |
| Dative | घोरायै (ghorāyai) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोराभ्यः (ghorābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | घोरायाः (ghorāyāḥ) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोराभ्यः (ghorābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | घोरायाः (ghorāyāḥ) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) |
| Locative | घोरायाम् (ghorāyām) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोरासु (ghorāsu) |
Neuter a-stem declension of घोर
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | घोरम् (ghoram) | घोरे (ghore) | घोराणि (ghorāṇi) |
| Vocative | घोर (ghora) | घोरे (ghore) | घोराणि (ghorāṇi) |
| Accusative | घोरम् (ghoram) | घोरे (ghore) | घोराणि (ghorāṇi) |
| Instrumental | घोरेण (ghoreṇa) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) |
| Dative | घोराय (ghorāya) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरेभ्यः (ghorebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | घोरात् (ghorāt) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरेभ्यः (ghorebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | घोरस्य (ghorasya) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) |
| Locative | घोरे (ghore) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) |
Noun[edit]
घोर (ghorá) m
- "the terrible", Śiva
- name of a cucurbitaceous plant
- awfulness, horror
- "horrible action", magic formulas or charms
- a kind of mythical weapon
- poison
- saffron
Declension[edit]
Masculine a-stem declension of घोर
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | घोरः (ghoraḥ) | घोरौ (ghorau) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Vocative | घोर (ghora) | घोरौ (ghorau) | घोराः (ghorāḥ) |
| Accusative | घोरम् (ghoram) | घोरौ (ghorau) | घोरान् (ghorān) |
| Instrumental | घोरेण (ghoreṇa) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरैः (ghoraiḥ) |
| Dative | घोराय (ghorāya) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरेभ्यः (ghorebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | घोरात् (ghorāt) | घोराभ्याम् (ghorābhyām) | घोरेभ्यः (ghorebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | घोरस्य (ghorasya) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोराणाम् (ghorāṇām) |
| Locative | घोरे (ghore) | घोरयोः (ghorayoḥ) | घोरेषु (ghoreṣu) |
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 0379
- Manfred Mayrhofer (1986–2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen, in 3 vols, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, volume I, page 517f
