पार्थिव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पार्थिव (pārthiva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɑːɾ.t̪ʰɪʋ/, [päːɾ.t̪ʰɪʋ]

Adjective

पार्थिव • (pārthiv) (indeclinable)

1. earthly, earthen; of the earth

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 24 April 2018

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of पृथिवी (pṛthivī́, “earth”)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɑ́ːɾ.tʰi.ʋɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːɾ.t̪ʰi.ʋɐ/

Adjective

पार्थिव • (pā́rthiva) stem

1. earthly, earthen; of the earth
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.53.3:

     आप्रा॒ रजां॑सि दि॒व्यानि॒ पार्थि॑वा॒ श्लोकं॑ दे॒वः कृ॑णुते॒ स्वाय॒ धर्म॑णे।
     प्र बा॒हू अ॑स्राक्सवि॒ता सवी॑मनि निवे॒शय॑न्प्रसु॒वन्न॒क्तुभि॒र्जग॑त्॥

     ā́prā rájāṃsi divyā́ni pā́rthivā ślókaṃ deváḥ kṛṇute svā́ya dhármaṇe.
     prá bāhū́ asrāksavitā́ sávīmani niveśáyanprasuvánnaktúbhirjágat.

     The divine (Savitā) fills (with radiance) the celestial and terrestrial regions, and boasts of his own function; Savitā puts forth his arms or (the work of) production, regulating the world, and animating it with light.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पार्थिव (pā́rthiva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पार्थिवः pā́rthivaḥ	पार्थिवौ / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivau / pā́rthivā¹	पार्थिवाः / पार्थिवासः¹ pā́rthivāḥ / pā́rthivāsaḥ¹
Vocative	पार्थिव pā́rthiva	पार्थिवौ / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivau / pā́rthivā¹	पार्थिवाः / पार्थिवासः¹ pā́rthivāḥ / pā́rthivāsaḥ¹
Accusative	पार्थिवम् pā́rthivam	पार्थिवौ / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivau / pā́rthivā¹	पार्थिवान् pā́rthivān
Instrumental	पार्थिवेन pā́rthivena	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवैः / पार्थिवेभिः¹ pā́rthivaiḥ / pā́rthivebhiḥ¹
Dative	पार्थिवाय pā́rthivāya	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवेभ्यः pā́rthivebhyaḥ
Ablative	पार्थिवात् pā́rthivāt	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवेभ्यः pā́rthivebhyaḥ
Genitive	पार्थिवस्य pā́rthivasya	पार्थिवयोः pā́rthivayoḥ	पार्थिवानाम् pā́rthivānām
Locative	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवयोः pā́rthivayoḥ	पार्थिवेषु pā́rthiveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of पार्थिवा (pā́rthivā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पार्थिवा pā́rthivā	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवाः pā́rthivāḥ
Vocative	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवाः pā́rthivāḥ
Accusative	पार्थिवाम् pā́rthivām	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवाः pā́rthivāḥ
Instrumental	पार्थिवया / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivayā / pā́rthivā¹	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवाभिः pā́rthivābhiḥ
Dative	पार्थिवायै pā́rthivāyai	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवाभ्यः pā́rthivābhyaḥ
Ablative	पार्थिवायाः / पार्थिवायै² pā́rthivāyāḥ / pā́rthivāyai²	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवाभ्यः pā́rthivābhyaḥ
Genitive	पार्थिवायाः / पार्थिवायै² pā́rthivāyāḥ / pā́rthivāyai²	पार्थिवयोः pā́rthivayoḥ	पार्थिवानाम् pā́rthivānām
Locative	पार्थिवायाम् pā́rthivāyām	पार्थिवयोः pā́rthivayoḥ	पार्थिवासु pā́rthivāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of पार्थिव (pā́rthiva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पार्थिवम् pā́rthivam	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवानि / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivāni / pā́rthivā¹
Vocative	पार्थिव pā́rthiva	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवानि / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivāni / pā́rthivā¹
Accusative	पार्थिवम् pā́rthivam	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवानि / पार्थिवा¹ pā́rthivāni / pā́rthivā¹
Instrumental	पार्थिवेन pā́rthivena	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवैः / पार्थिवेभिः¹ pā́rthivaiḥ / pā́rthivebhiḥ¹
Dative	पार्थिवाय pā́rthivāya	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवेभ्यः pā́rthivebhyaḥ
Ablative	पार्थिवात् pā́rthivāt	पार्थिवाभ्याम् pā́rthivābhyām	पार्थिवेभ्यः pā́rthivebhyaḥ
Genitive	पार्थिवस्य pā́rthivasya	पार्थिवयोः pā́rthivayoḥ	पार्थिवानाम् pā́rthivānām
Locative	पार्थिवे pā́rthive	पार्थिवयोः pā́rthivayoḥ	पार्थिवेषु pā́rthiveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पार्थिव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 621.