महिष

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬫᬳᬶᬱ (Balinese script)
• মহিষ (Assamese script)
• মহিষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰮𑰰𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌷 (Grantha script)
• મહિષ (Gujarati script)
• ꦩꦲꦶꦰ (Javanese script)
• ಮಹಿಷ (Kannada script)
• မဟိၑ (Burmese script)
• 𑐩𑐴𑐶𑐲 (Newa script)
• ମହିଷ (Oriya script)
• ꢪꢲꢶꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆲𑆴𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖮𑖰𑖬 (Siddham script)
• మహిష (Telugu script)
• མཧིཥ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒯𑒱𑒭 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maźʰiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maȷ́ʰišás, from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂sós, from *méǵh₂s.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦi.ʂɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦi.ʂɐ/

Adjective

महिष • (mahiṣá)

1. great, powerful

Masculine a-stem declension of महिष
Nom. sg.	महिषः (mahiṣaḥ)
Gen. sg.	महिषस्य (mahiṣasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषः (mahiṣaḥ)	महिषौ (mahiṣau)	महिषाः (mahiṣāḥ)
Vocative	महिष (mahiṣa)	महिषौ (mahiṣau)	महिषाः (mahiṣāḥ)
Accusative	महिषम् (mahiṣam)	महिषौ (mahiṣau)	महिषान् (mahiṣān)
Instrumental	महिषेण (mahiṣeṇa)	महिषाभ्याम् (mahiṣābhyām)	महिषैः (mahiṣaiḥ)
Dative	महिषाय (mahiṣāya)	महिषाभ्याम् (mahiṣābhyām)	महिषेभ्यः (mahiṣebhyaḥ)
Ablative	महिषात् (mahiṣāt)	महिषाभ्याम् (mahiṣābhyām)	महिषेभ्यः (mahiṣebhyaḥ)
Genitive	महिषस्य (mahiṣasya)	महिषयोः (mahiṣayoḥ)	महिषाणाम् (mahiṣāṇām)
Locative	महिषे (mahiṣe)	महिषयोः (mahiṣayoḥ)	महिषेषु (mahiṣeṣu)

Feminine ī-stem declension of महिष
Nom. sg.	महिषी (mahiṣī)
Gen. sg.	महिष्याः (mahiṣyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषी (mahiṣī)	महिष्यौ (mahiṣyau)	महिष्यः (mahiṣyaḥ)
Vocative	महिषि (mahiṣi)	महिष्यौ (mahiṣyau)	महिष्यः (mahiṣyaḥ)
Accusative	महिषीम् (mahiṣīm)	महिष्यौ (mahiṣyau)	महिषीः (mahiṣīḥ)
Instrumental	महिष्या (mahiṣyā)	महिषीभ्याम् (mahiṣībhyām)	महिषीभिः (mahiṣībhiḥ)
Dative	महिष्यै (mahiṣyai)	महिषीभ्याम् (mahiṣībhyām)	महिषीभ्यः (mahiṣībhyaḥ)
Ablative	महिष्याः (mahiṣyāḥ)	महिषीभ्याम् (mahiṣībhyām)	महिषीभ्यः (mahiṣībhyaḥ)
Genitive	महिष्याः (mahiṣyāḥ)	महिष्योः (mahiṣyoḥ)	महिषीणाम् (mahiṣīṇām)
Locative	महिष्याम् (mahiṣyām)	महिष्योः (mahiṣyoḥ)	महिषीषु (mahiṣīṣu)

Neuter a-stem declension of महिष
Nom. sg.	महिषम् (mahiṣam)
Gen. sg.	महिषस्य (mahiṣasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषम् (mahiṣam)	महिषे (mahiṣe)	महिषाणि (mahiṣāṇi)
Vocative	महिष (mahiṣa)	महिषे (mahiṣe)	महिषाणि (mahiṣāṇi)
Accusative	महिषम् (mahiṣam)	महिषे (mahiṣe)	महिषाणि (mahiṣāṇi)
Instrumental	महिषेण (mahiṣeṇa)	महिषाभ्याम् (mahiṣābhyām)	महिषैः (mahiṣaiḥ)
Dative	महिषाय (mahiṣāya)	महिषाभ्याम् (mahiṣābhyām)	महिषेभ्यः (mahiṣebhyaḥ)
Ablative	महिषात् (mahiṣāt)	महिषाभ्याम् (mahiṣābhyām)	महिषेभ्यः (mahiṣebhyaḥ)
Genitive	महिषस्य (mahiṣasya)	महिषयोः (mahiṣayoḥ)	महिषाणाम् (mahiṣāṇām)
Locative	महिषे (mahiṣe)	महिषयोः (mahiṣayoḥ)	महिषेषु (mahiṣeṣu)

Noun

महिष • (mahiṣá) m

1. sun
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
2. buffalo
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.8.1:

     अपामुपस्थे महिषो ववर्ध॥

     apāmupasthe mahiṣo vavardha.

     The Steer hath waxen in the lap of waters.

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.33.1:

     प्र सोमासो विपश्चितोऽपां न यन्त्यूर्मयः ।
     वनानि महिषाः इव ॥

     pra somāso vipaścito’pāṃ na yantyūrmayaḥ .
     vanāni mahiṣāḥ iva .

     LIKE waves of waters, skilled in song the juices of the Soma speed
     Onward, as buffaloes to woods.

Masculine a-stem declension of महिष (mahiṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महिषः mahiṣáḥ	महिषौ mahiṣaú	महिषाः / महिषासः¹ mahiṣā́ḥ / mahiṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	महिष máhiṣa	महिषौ máhiṣau	महिषाः / महिषासः¹ máhiṣāḥ / máhiṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	महिषम् mahiṣám	महिषौ mahiṣaú	महिषान् mahiṣā́n
Instrumental	महिषेण mahiṣéṇa	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषैः / महिषेभिः¹ mahiṣaíḥ / mahiṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	महिषाय mahiṣā́ya	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	महिषात् mahiṣā́t	महिषाभ्याम् mahiṣā́bhyām	महिषेभ्यः mahiṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	महिषस्य mahiṣásya	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषाणाम् mahiṣā́ṇām
Locative	महिषे mahiṣé	महिषयोः mahiṣáyoḥ	महिषेषु mahiṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀳𑀺𑀲 (mahisa)
  • Konkani: म्हस (mhas)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘺𑘭𑘰 (mhaisā)
    • Marathi: म्हैसा (mhaisā)
• → Tamil: மகிஷம் (makiṣam), மகிடம் (makiṭam)