घ्न
Sanskrit
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]घ्न • (ghna) stem, m
- alternative form of घन (ghana, “slayer, destroyer”)
Adjective
[edit]घ्न • (ghna) stem
- (at the end of a compound) killing; destroying; removing
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | घ्नः (ghnaḥ) | घ्नौ (ghnau) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) घ्नासः¹ (ghnāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | घ्नम् (ghnam) | घ्नौ (ghnau) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
घ्नान् (ghnān) |
| instrumental | घ्नेन (ghnena) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नैः (ghnaiḥ) घ्नेभिः¹ (ghnebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | घ्नाय (ghnāya) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नेभ्यः (ghnebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | घ्नात् (ghnāt) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नेभ्यः (ghnebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | घ्नस्य (ghnasya) | घ्नयोः (ghnayoḥ) | घ्नानाम् (ghnānām) |
| locative | घ्ने (ghne) | घ्नयोः (ghnayoḥ) | घ्नेषु (ghneṣu) |
| vocative | घ्न (ghna) | घ्नौ (ghnau) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) घ्नासः¹ (ghnāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) | घ्नौ (ghnau) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) |
| accusative | घ्नाम् (ghnām) | घ्नौ (ghnau) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) घ्नः² (ghnaḥ²) |
| instrumental | घ्ना (ghnā) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नाभिः (ghnābhiḥ) |
| dative | घ्ने (ghne) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नाभ्यः (ghnābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | घ्नः (ghnaḥ) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नाभ्यः (ghnābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | घ्नः (ghnaḥ) | घ्नोः (ghnoḥ) | घ्नानाम् (ghnānām) घ्नाम्² (ghnām²) |
| locative | घ्नि (ghni) | घ्नोः (ghnoḥ) | घ्नासु (ghnāsu) |
| vocative | घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) | घ्नौ (ghnau) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
घ्नाः (ghnāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Perhaps
- In practice, this declension only occurs in early Vedic
and is later replaced by regular ā-stem declension.
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | घ्नम् (ghnam) | घ्ने (ghne) | घ्नानि (ghnāni) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
| accusative | घ्नम् (ghnam) | घ्ने (ghne) | घ्नानि (ghnāni) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
| instrumental | घ्नेन (ghnena) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नैः (ghnaiḥ) घ्नेभिः¹ (ghnebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | घ्नाय (ghnāya) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नेभ्यः (ghnebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | घ्नात् (ghnāt) | घ्नाभ्याम् (ghnābhyām) | घ्नेभ्यः (ghnebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | घ्नस्य (ghnasya) | घ्नयोः (ghnayoḥ) | घ्नानाम् (ghnānām) |
| locative | घ्ने (ghne) | घ्नयोः (ghnayoḥ) | घ्नेषु (ghneṣu) |
| vocative | घ्न (ghna) | घ्ने (ghne) | घ्नानि (ghnāni) घ्ना¹ (ghnā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “घ्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 379, column 3.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “घ्न”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “घ्न”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press