वध

See also: वाद्य, वद्य, and वधा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वध (vadha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋəd̪ʱ/
• Hyphenation: वध
• Rhymes: -əd̪ʱ

Noun

वध • (vadh) m (countable, uncountable)

1. slaying, killing

   Synonyms: खून (khūn), हत्या (hatyā)

2. slaughter

   Synonym: कत्तल (kattal)

Declension

Declension of वध (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	वध vadh
direct plural	वध vadh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वध vadh		वध vadh
oblique सामान्यरूप	वधा vadhā		वधां- vadhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वधाला vadhālā		वधांना vadhānnā
ergative	वधाने, वधानं vadhāne, vadhāna		वधांनी vadhānnī
instrumental	वधाशी vadhāśī		वधांशी vadhānśī
locative सप्तमी	वधात vadhāt		वधांत vadhāt
vocative संबोधन	वधा vadhā		वधांनो vadhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of वध (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	वधाचा vadhāċā	वधाचे vadhāċe	वधाची vadhācī	वधाच्या vadhācā	वधाचे, वधाचं vadhāċe, vadhāċa	वधाची vadhācī	वधाच्या vadhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वधांचा vadhānċā	वधांचे vadhānċe	वधांची vadhāñcī	वधांच्या vadhāncā	वधांचे, वधांचं vadhānċe, vadhānċa	वधांची vadhāñcī	वधांच्या vadhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱধ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬥ (Balinese script)
• বধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• ဝဓ (Burmese script)
• વધ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ವಧ (Kannada script)
• វធ (Khmer script)
• ວຘ (Lao script)
• വധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଵଧ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖠 (Siddham script)
• වධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚜 (Takri script)
• வத⁴ (Tamil script)
• వధ (Telugu script)
• วธ (Thai script)
• ཝ་དྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Cognate to Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬜𐬀 (vaδa), 𐬬𐬀𐬛𐬀 (vada, “weapon”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ.dʱɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

वध • (vadhá) stem, m

1. murder, slaughter
2. one who kills; destroyer
3. deadly weapon (especially Indra's thunderbolt)
4. injury, hurt

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वध

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वधः (vadháḥ)	वधौ (vadhaú) वधा¹ (vadhā́¹)	वधाः (vadhā́ḥ) वधासः¹ (vadhā́saḥ¹)
accusative	वधम् (vadhám)	वधौ (vadhaú) वधा¹ (vadhā́¹)	वधान् (vadhā́n)
instrumental	वधेन (vadhéna)	वधाभ्याम् (vadhā́bhyām)	वधैः (vadhaíḥ) वधेभिः¹ (vadhébhiḥ¹)
dative	वधाय (vadhā́ya)	वधाभ्याम् (vadhā́bhyām)	वधेभ्यः (vadhébhyaḥ)
ablative	वधात् (vadhā́t)	वधाभ्याम् (vadhā́bhyām)	वधेभ्यः (vadhébhyaḥ)
genitive	वधस्य (vadhásya)	वधयोः (vadháyoḥ)	वधानाम् (vadhā́nām)
locative	वधे (vadhé)	वधयोः (vadháyoḥ)	वधेषु (vadhéṣu)
vocative	वध (vádha)	वधौ (vádhau) वधा¹ (vádhā¹)	वधाः (vádhāḥ) वधासः¹ (vádhāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• वध्या (vadhyā, “slaughter, massacre”)
• वधकर्माधिकारिन् (vadhakarmādhikārin, “an executioner or he who superintends killings”)
• वधकाङ्क्षिन् (vadhakāṅkṣin, “wishing for death”)

Descendants

• → Hindi: वध (vadh, “killing, execution, massacre”)
• → Marathi: वध (vadh, “slaying, slaughter”)
• → Sinhalese: වධ (wadha, “torture”)
• → Telugu: వధ (vadha, “killing, slaying, murder”)
  • ⇒ Telugu: వధించు (vadhiñcu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0916.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vadhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press