विश्पति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wiśpátiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wićpátiš, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱpótis. Cognate with Lithuanian viẽšpats (“lord”), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vīspaiti, “chief of a tribe”), Old Prussian waispattin (“mistress of a house”), probably Albanian zot (“lord, master”).
Pronunciation
Noun
विश्पति • (viś-páti) m
- the chief of a settlement or tribe, lord of the house or of the people (also applied to Agni and Indra) (RV., AV., TS.)
- RV 7.7.4c
- सद्यो अध्वरे रथिरं जनन्त मानुषासो विचेतसो य एषाम |
- विशामधायि विश्पतिर्दुरोणे.अग्निर्मन्द्रो मधुवचा रतावा ||
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- Forthwith the men, the best of these for wisdom, have made him leader in the solemn worship.
- As Lord in homes of men is Agni stablished, the Holy One, the joyous, sweetly speaking.
- RV 7.7.4c
- (in the dual) "master and mistress of the house"
- (in the plural) "kings" or, "head-merchants" (BhP.)
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of विश्पति (viśpáti) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | विश्पतिः viśpátiḥ |
विश्पती viśpátī |
विश्पतयः viśpátayaḥ |
Vocative | विश्पते víśpate |
विश्पती víśpatī |
विश्पतयः víśpatayaḥ |
Accusative | विश्पतिम् viśpátim |
विश्पती viśpátī |
विश्पतीन् viśpátīn |
Instrumental | विश्पतिना / विश्पत्या¹ viśpátinā / viśpátyā¹ |
विश्पतिभ्याम् viśpátibhyām |
विश्पतिभिः viśpátibhiḥ |
Dative | विश्पतये viśpátaye |
विश्पतिभ्याम् viśpátibhyām |
विश्पतिभ्यः viśpátibhyaḥ |
Ablative | विश्पतेः / विश्पत्यः¹ viśpáteḥ / viśpátyaḥ¹ |
विश्पतिभ्याम् viśpátibhyām |
विश्पतिभ्यः viśpátibhyaḥ |
Genitive | विश्पतेः / विश्पत्यः¹ viśpáteḥ / viśpátyaḥ¹ |
विश्पत्योः viśpátyoḥ |
विश्पतीनाम् viśpátīnām |
Locative | विश्पतौ / विश्पता¹ viśpátau / viśpátā¹ |
विश्पत्योः viśpátyoḥ |
विश्पतिषु viśpátiṣu |
Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “विश्पति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0989.
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- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
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- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
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