द्यूत
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Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyuH- (“to endeavour”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬛𐬍𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬍 (ādīuuiieiṇtī, “to endeavour”), Ossetian ӕндеун (ændewn), ӕндиуын (ændiwyn, “to dare”). Also compare दीव् (dī́v, “gambling, game of dice”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
द्यूत • (dyūtá) n
- gambling, game of dice
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 12.3.46:
- सत्याय च तपसे देवताभ्यो निधिं शेवधिं परि दद्म एतम् ।
मा नो द्यूतेऽव गान् मा समित्यां मा स्मान्यस्मा उत्सृजता पुरा मत्॥- satyāya ca tapase devatābhyo nidhiṃ śevadhiṃ pari dadma etam .
mā no dyūteʼva gān mā samityāṃ mā smānyasmā utsṛjatā purā mat. - To Deities, to Truth, to holy Fervour this treasure we consign, this rich deposit,
At the game of dice, in meeting led it not desert us, never give out to anyone besides me.
- satyāya ca tapase devatābhyo nidhiṃ śevadhiṃ pari dadma etam .
- सत्याय च तपसे देवताभ्यो निधिं शेवधिं परि दद्म एतम् ।
- play, gaming
- contest; battle or fight for
Declension[edit]
| Neuter a-stem declension of द्यूत (dyūtá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | द्यूतम् dyūtám |
द्यूते dyūté |
द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹ |
| Vocative | द्यूत dyū́ta |
द्यूते dyū́te |
द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyū́tāni / dyū́tā¹ |
| Accusative | द्यूतम् dyūtám |
द्यूते dyūté |
द्यूतानि / द्यूता¹ dyūtā́ni / dyūtā́¹ |
| Instrumental | द्यूतेन dyūténa |
द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām |
द्यूतैः / द्यूतेभिः¹ dyūtaíḥ / dyūtébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | द्यूताय dyūtā́ya |
द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām |
द्यूतेभ्यः dyūtébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | द्यूतात् dyūtā́t |
द्यूताभ्याम् dyūtā́bhyām |
द्यूतेभ्यः dyūtébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | द्यूतस्य dyūtásya |
द्यूतयोः dyūtáyoḥ |
द्यूतानाम् dyūtā́nām |
| Locative | द्यूते dyūté |
द्यूतयोः dyūtáyoḥ |
द्यूतेषु dyūtéṣu |
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