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महिष

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit महिष (mahiṣa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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महिष • (mahiṣ) m

  1. water buffalo, buffalo
    Synonym: भैंसा (bhainsā)
    यमानुचर महिष की सवारी करके आए थे।
    yamānucar mahiṣ kī savārī karke āe the.
    Yama's attendant arrived riding a water buffalo.

Declension

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Declension of महिष (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct महिष
mahiṣ 		महिष
mahiṣ
oblique महिष
mahiṣ 		महिषों
mahiṣõ
vocative महिष
mahiṣ 		महिषो
mahiṣo

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂s-ó-s, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). See महत् (mahat) for more.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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म॒हि॒ष • (mahiṣá) stem (comparative महीयस्, superlative महिष्ठ)

  1. great, powerful
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.22.1:
      त्रिक॑द्रुकेषु महि॒षो यवा॑शिरं तुवि॒शुष्म॑स्तृ॒पत्सोम॑मपिब॒द्विष्णु॑ना सु॒तं यथाव॑शत्।
      स ईं॑ ममाद॒ महि॒ कर्म॒ कर्त॑वे म॒हामु॒रुं सैनं॑ सश्चद्दे॒वो दे॒वं स॒त्यमिन्द्रं॑ स॒त्य इन्दुः॑॥
      tríkadrukeṣu mahiṣó yávāśiraṃ tuviśúṣmastṛpátsómamapibadvíṣṇunā sutáṃ yáthā́vaśat.
      sá īṃ mamāda máhi kárma kártave mahā́murúṃ sáinaṃ saścaddevó deváṃ satyámíndraṃ satyá índuḥ.
      At the Trikadrukas the Great and Strong hath drunk drink blent with meal. With Visnu hath he quaffed the poured out Soma juice, all that he would.
      That hath so heightened him the Great, the Wide, to do his mighty work.

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of म॒हि॒ष
singular dual plural
nominative म॒हि॒षः (mahiṣáḥ) म॒हि॒षौ (mahiṣáu)
म॒हि॒षा¹ (mahiṣā́¹) 		म॒हि॒षाः (mahiṣā́ḥ)
म॒हि॒षासः॑¹ (mahiṣā́saḥ¹)
accusative म॒हि॒षम् (mahiṣám) म॒हि॒षौ (mahiṣáu)
म॒हि॒षा¹ (mahiṣā́¹) 		म॒हि॒षान् (mahiṣā́n)
instrumental म॒हि॒षेण॑ (mahiṣéṇa) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षैः (mahiṣáiḥ)
म॒हि॒षेभिः॑¹ (mahiṣébhiḥ¹)
dative म॒हि॒षाय॑ (mahiṣā́ya) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षेभ्यः॑ (mahiṣébhyaḥ)
ablative म॒हि॒षात् (mahiṣā́t) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षेभ्यः॑ (mahiṣébhyaḥ)
genitive म॒हि॒षस्य॑ (mahiṣásya) म॒हि॒षयोः॑ (mahiṣáyoḥ) म॒हि॒षाणा॑म् (mahiṣā́ṇām)
locative म॒हि॒षे (mahiṣé) म॒हि॒षयोः॑ (mahiṣáyoḥ) म॒हि॒षेषु॑ (mahiṣéṣu)
vocative महि॑ष (máhiṣa) महि॑षौ (máhiṣau)
महि॑षा¹ (máhiṣā¹) 		महि॑षाः (máhiṣāḥ)
महि॑षासः¹ (máhiṣāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of महि॑षी
singular dual plural
nominative महि॑षी (máhiṣī) महि॑ष्यौ (máhiṣyau)
महि॑षी¹ (máhiṣī¹) 		महि॑ष्यः (máhiṣyaḥ)
महि॑षीः¹ (máhiṣīḥ¹)
accusative महि॑षीम् (máhiṣīm) महि॑ष्यौ (máhiṣyau)
महि॑षी¹ (máhiṣī¹) 		महि॑षीः (máhiṣīḥ)
instrumental महि॑ष्या (máhiṣyā) महि॑षीभ्याम् (máhiṣībhyām) महि॑षीभिः (máhiṣībhiḥ)
dative महि॑ष्यै (máhiṣyai) महि॑षीभ्याम् (máhiṣībhyām) महि॑षीभ्यः (máhiṣībhyaḥ)
ablative महि॑ष्याः (máhiṣyāḥ)
महि॑ष्यै² (máhiṣyai²) 		महि॑षीभ्याम् (máhiṣībhyām) महि॑षीभ्यः (máhiṣībhyaḥ)
genitive महि॑ष्याः (máhiṣyāḥ)
महि॑ष्यै² (máhiṣyai²) 		महि॑ष्योः (máhiṣyoḥ) महि॑षीणाम् (máhiṣīṇām)
locative महि॑ष्याम् (máhiṣyām) महि॑ष्योः (máhiṣyoḥ) महि॑षीषु (máhiṣīṣu)
vocative महि॑षि (máhiṣi) महि॑ष्यौ (máhiṣyau)
महि॑षी¹ (máhiṣī¹) 		महि॑ष्यः (máhiṣyaḥ)
महि॑षीः¹ (máhiṣīḥ¹)
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  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of म॒हि॒ष
singular dual plural
nominative म॒हि॒षम् (mahiṣám) म॒हि॒षे (mahiṣé) म॒हि॒षाणि॑ (mahiṣā́ṇi)
म॒हि॒षा¹ (mahiṣā́¹)
accusative म॒हि॒षम् (mahiṣám) म॒हि॒षे (mahiṣé) म॒हि॒षाणि॑ (mahiṣā́ṇi)
म॒हि॒षा¹ (mahiṣā́¹)
instrumental म॒हि॒षेण॑ (mahiṣéṇa) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षैः (mahiṣáiḥ)
म॒हि॒षेभिः॑¹ (mahiṣébhiḥ¹)
dative म॒हि॒षाय॑ (mahiṣā́ya) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षेभ्यः॑ (mahiṣébhyaḥ)
ablative म॒हि॒षात् (mahiṣā́t) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षेभ्यः॑ (mahiṣébhyaḥ)
genitive म॒हि॒षस्य॑ (mahiṣásya) म॒हि॒षयोः॑ (mahiṣáyoḥ) म॒हि॒षाणा॑म् (mahiṣā́ṇām)
locative म॒हि॒षे (mahiṣé) म॒हि॒षयोः॑ (mahiṣáyoḥ) म॒हि॒षेषु॑ (mahiṣéṣu)
vocative महि॑ष (máhiṣa) महि॑षे (máhiṣe) महि॑षाणि (máhiṣāṇi)
महि॑षा¹ (máhiṣā¹)
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Noun

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म॒हि॒ष • (mahiṣá) stem, m

  1. buffalo
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.33.1:
      प्र सोमा॑सो विप॒श्चितो॒ऽपां न य॑न्त्यू॒र्मयः॑ ।
      वना॑नि महि॒षा इ॑व ॥
      prá sómāso vipaścítoʼpā́ṃ ná yantyūrmáyaḥ.
      vánāni mahiṣā́ iva.
      The intelligent Soma juices rush along like waves of water, like buffaloes to the forests.
  2. (poetic) sun

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of म॒हि॒ष
singular dual plural
nominative म॒हि॒षः (mahiṣáḥ) म॒हि॒षौ (mahiṣáu)
म॒हि॒षा¹ (mahiṣā́¹) 		म॒हि॒षाः (mahiṣā́ḥ)
म॒हि॒षासः॑¹ (mahiṣā́saḥ¹)
accusative म॒हि॒षम् (mahiṣám) म॒हि॒षौ (mahiṣáu)
म॒हि॒षा¹ (mahiṣā́¹) 		म॒हि॒षान् (mahiṣā́n)
instrumental म॒हि॒षेण॑ (mahiṣéṇa) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षैः (mahiṣáiḥ)
म॒हि॒षेभिः॑¹ (mahiṣébhiḥ¹)
dative म॒हि॒षाय॑ (mahiṣā́ya) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षेभ्यः॑ (mahiṣébhyaḥ)
ablative म॒हि॒षात् (mahiṣā́t) म॒हि॒षाभ्या॑म् (mahiṣā́bhyām) म॒हि॒षेभ्यः॑ (mahiṣébhyaḥ)
genitive म॒हि॒षस्य॑ (mahiṣásya) म॒हि॒षयोः॑ (mahiṣáyoḥ) म॒हि॒षाणा॑म् (mahiṣā́ṇām)
locative म॒हि॒षे (mahiṣé) म॒हि॒षयोः॑ (mahiṣáyoḥ) म॒हि॒षेषु॑ (mahiṣéṣu)
vocative महि॑ष (máhiṣa) महि॑षौ (máhiṣau)
महि॑षा¹ (máhiṣā¹) 		महि॑षाः (máhiṣāḥ)
महि॑षासः¹ (máhiṣāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

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Descendants

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899), “महिष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 803/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 340
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