द्यौष्पितृ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit द्यौष्पितृ (dyauṣpitṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪jɔːʂ.pɪt̪ɾ/, [d̪jɔːʃ.pɪt̪ɾ]

Proper noun

द्यौष्पितृ • (dyauṣpitŕ) m

1. (Hinduism, Vedic religion) Dyaus Pita; the ancient Vedic sky father deity, often paired with Prithvi, the earth mother

   Synonym: द्यौष्पिता (dyauṣpitā)

   ऋग्वेद के सूक्तों में द्यौष्पितृ को असीम आकाश का अधिपति माना गया है।

   ŕgved ke sūktõ mẽ dyauṣpitŕ ko asīm ākāś kā adhipti mānā gayā hai.

   In the hymns of the Rigveda, Dyaus Pita is considered the lord of the infinite sky.

Declension

Declension of द्यौष्पितृ (sg-only masc r-stem)

	singular
direct	द्यौष्पितृ dyauṣpitŕ
oblique	द्यौष्पितृ dyauṣpitŕ
vocative	द्यौष्पितृ dyauṣpitŕ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• দ্যৌষ্পিতৃ (Assamese script)
• ᬤ᭄ᬬᭁᬱ᭄ᬧᬶᬢᬺ (Balinese script)
• দ্যৌষ্পিতৃ (Bengali script)
• 𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰻𑰬𑰿𑰢𑰰𑰝𑰴 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀤𑁆𑀬𑁅𑀱𑁆𑀧𑀺𑀢𑀾 (Brahmi script)
• ဒျော်ၑ္ပိတၖ (Burmese script)
• દ્યૌષ્પિતૃ (Gujarati script)
• ਦ੍ਯੌਸ਼੍ਪਿਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌦𑍍𑌯𑍌𑌷𑍍𑌪𑌿𑌤𑍃 (Grantha script)
• ꦢꦾꦻꦴꦰ꧀ꦥꦶꦠꦽ (Javanese script)
• 𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂸𑂭𑂹𑂣𑂱𑂞𑃂 (Kaithi script)
• ದ್ಯೌಷ್ಪಿತೃ (Kannada script)
• ទ្យៅឞ្បិត្ឫ (Khmer script)
• ທ຺ເຍົາຩ຺ປິຕ຺ຣິ (Lao script)
• ദ്യൗഷ്പിതൃ (Malayalam script)
• ᡩᠶᠣᠣᢢᢒᡳᢠᡵᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘼𑘬𑘿𑘢𑘱𑘝𑘵 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠶ᠋ᠣᠧᠸᠠᢔᢒᠢᢐᠷᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧝𑧌𑧠𑧂𑧒𑦽𑧖 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐡𑑂𑐫𑑁𑐲𑑂𑐥𑐶𑐟𑐺 (Newa script)
• ଦ୍ଯୌଷ୍ପିତୃ (Odia script)
• ꢣ꣄ꢫꣃꢰ꣄ꢦꢶꢡꢺ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆿𑆰𑇀𑆥𑆴𑆠𑆸 (Sharada script)
• 𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖻𑖬𑖿𑖢𑖰𑖝𑖴 (Siddham script)
• ද්‍යෞෂ‍්පිතෘ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩘𑪀 𑪙𑩰𑩑𑩫𑩙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚵𑚶𑚞𑚮𑚙 (Takri script)
• த்³யௌஷ்பித்ரி (Tamil script)
• ద్యౌష్పితృ (Telugu script)
• ทฺเยาษฺปิตฺฤ (Thai script)
• དྱཽ་ཥྤི་ཏྲྀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒾𑒭𑓂𑒣𑒱𑒞𑒵 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨈𑨯𑩇𑨞𑨁𑨙𑨼𑨉 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *Dyḗws ph₂tḗr. By surface analysis, द्यौस् (dyaús, nominative singular of द्यु (dyú, “sky”)) +‎ पि॒तृ (pitṛ́, “father”). Cognate with Proto-Italic *djous patēr (whence Latin Iuppiter and English Jupiter), Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter), Illyrian *Dei-pátrous.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /djɑ́ːwʂ.pi.tŕ̩/

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪jɑwʂ.pi.t̪r̩/

Proper noun

द्यौष्पि॒तृ • (dyáuṣpitṛ́) stem, m

1. (Vedic religion, Hinduism) Dyaus Pita, the personification of the sky
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.51.5:

     द्यौ॒ष्पितः॒ पृथि॑वि॒ मात॒रध्रु॒गग्ने॑ भ्रातर्वसवो मृ॒ळता॑ नः।
     विश्व॑ आदित्या अदिते स॒जोषा॑ अ॒स्मभ्यं॒ शर्म॑ बहु॒लं वि य॑न्त॥

     dyauṣpítaḥ pṛ́thivi mā́tarádhrugágne bhrātarvasavo mṛḷátā naḥ.
     víśva ādityā adite sajóṣā asmábhyaṃ śárma bahuláṃ ví yanta.

     Father Heaven, innocent mother Earth, brother Agni, and you, Vasus, grant us happiness; all you sons of Aditi, and you Aditi, alike well-pleased, bestow upon us ample felicity.

Declension

Masculine ṛ-stem declension of द्यौष्पि॒तृ

	singular
nominative	द्यौष्पि॒ता (dyáuṣpitā́)
accusative	द्यौष्पि॒तर॑म् (dyáuṣpitáram)
instrumental	द्यौष्पि॒त्रा (dyáuṣpitrā́)
dative	द्यौष्पि॒त्रे (dyáuṣpitré)
ablative	द्यौष्पि॒तुः (dyáuṣpitúḥ)
genitive	द्यौष्पि॒तुः (dyáuṣpitúḥ)
locative	द्यौष्पि॒तरि॑ (dyáuṣpitári)
vocative	द्यौष्पितः॑ (dyáuṣpítaḥ)

Related terms

• द्यावा॑पृ॒थि॒वी (dyā́vāpṛthivī́)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “द्यौष्पितृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 500, column 3.