वृश्चिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika). Doublet of बिच्छू (bicchū), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɾɪʃ.t͡ʃɪk/

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vŕścik) m

1. scorpion
2. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
3. (astrology) a Scorpio

Declension

Declension of वृश्चिक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वृश्चिक vŕścik	वृश्चिक vŕścik
oblique	वृश्चिक vŕścik	वृश्चिकों vŕścikõ
vocative	वृश्चिक vŕścik	वृश्चिको vŕściko

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɾuɕ.t͡ɕik/, [ʋɾuɕ.t͡ɕiːk]

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vŕścik) m

1. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
2. (astrology) a Scorpio

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृषभ (vŕṣabh)	मिथुन (mithun)	कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तूळ (tūḷ)	वृश्चिक (vŕścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुंभ (kumbha)	मीन (mīn)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɾist͡sik]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ब्रिस्चिक्

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vr̥ścik)

1. scorpion
2. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
3. (astrology) a Scorpio

See also

Zodiac signs in Nepali · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृष (vr̥ṣ)	मिथुन (mithuna)	कर्कट (karkaṭ)
सिंह (siṅha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तुला (tulā)	वृश्चिक (vr̥ścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुम्भ (kumbha)	मीन (mīna)

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৃশ্চিক (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬺᬰ᭄ᬘᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
• বৃশ্চিক (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰴𑰫𑰿𑰓𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀾𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ဝၖၐ္စိက (Burmese script)
• વૃશ્ચિક (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਚਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦽꦯ꧀ꦕꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑃂𑂬𑂹𑂒𑂱𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (Kannada script)
• វ្ឫឝ្ចិក (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຣິຨ຺ຈິກ (Lao script)
• വൃശ്ചിക (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡵᡳᡧᢜᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘵𑘫𑘿𑘓𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠷᠢᠱᢋᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧖𑧋𑧠𑦳𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐺𑐱𑑂𑐔𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଵୃଶ୍ଚିକ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢺꢯ꣄ꢗꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆸𑆯𑇀𑆖𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖴𑖫𑖿𑖓𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
• වෘශ‍්චික (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩙𑩿 𑪙𑩡𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚧𑚶𑚏𑚮𑚊 (Takri script)
• வ்ரிஶ்சிக (Tamil script)
• వృశ్చిక (Telugu script)
• วฺฤศฺจิก (Thai script)
• ཝྲྀ་ཤྩི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒵𑒬𑓂𑒔𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨼𑨉𑨮𑩇𑨣𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably from the root व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”). The astrological sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋŕ̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋr̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) stem, m

1. scorpion
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.191.16:

     कु॒षु॒म्भ॒कस्तद॑ब्रवीद्गि॒रेः प्र॑वर्तमान॒कः। वृश्चि॑कस्यार॒सं वि॒षम॑र॒सं वृ॑श्चिक ते वि॒षम्॥

     kuṣumbhakástádabravīdgiréḥ pravartamānakáḥ. vṛ́ścikasyārasáṃ viṣámarasáṃ vṛścika te viṣám.

     Hastening forth at the command (of Agastya), thus spoke the mongoose: the venom of the scorpion is innocuous; scorpion, your venom is innocuous.

2. (astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio
3. centipede
4. (botany) name of various plants

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वृश्चिक (vṛ́ścika)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वृश्चिकः vṛ́ścikaḥ	वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹ vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹	वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹ vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वृश्चिक vṛ́ścika	वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹ vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹	वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹ vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वृश्चिकम् vṛ́ścikam	वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹ vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹	वृश्चिकान् vṛ́ścikān
Instrumental	वृश्चिकेन vṛ́ścikena	वृश्चिकाभ्याम् vṛ́ścikābhyām	वृश्चिकैः / वृश्चिकेभिः¹ vṛ́ścikaiḥ / vṛ́ścikebhiḥ¹
Dative	वृश्चिकाय vṛ́ścikāya	वृश्चिकाभ्याम् vṛ́ścikābhyām	वृश्चिकेभ्यः vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Ablative	वृश्चिकात् vṛ́ścikāt	वृश्चिकाभ्याम् vṛ́ścikābhyām	वृश्चिकेभ्यः vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Genitive	वृश्चिकस्य vṛ́ścikasya	वृश्चिकयोः vṛ́ścikayoḥ	वृश्चिकानाम् vṛ́ścikānām
Locative	वृश्चिके vṛ́ścike	वृश्चिकयोः vṛ́ścikayoḥ	वृश्चिकेषु vṛ́ścikeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: বিছা (bisa)
  • Bengali: বিচ্ছু (bicchu), বিছে (biche), বিছা (bicha)
  • Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠍꠣ (bisá)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (viccu), 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅 (viṃchia)
  • Old Marathi: विंचु (viṃcu)
    • Marathi: विंचू (viñcū)
• Pali: vicchika
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅 (vicchia), 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅 (vicchua)
  • Hindi: बिच्छू (bicchū)
• → Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca)
• → Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik)
• → Bengali: বৃশ্চিক (briścik)
• → Kannada: ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (vṛścika)
• → Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vɨcchekaa)
• → Old Marathi: विश्चिक (viścika)
• → Malayalam: വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ)
• → Tamil: விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)
• → Telugu: వృశ్చిక (vr̥ścika), వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ), వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu)
• → Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk)

See also

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa)	ऋषभ (ṛṣabha)	मिथुन (mithuna)	कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तुला (tulā)	वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makara)	कुम्भ (kumbha)	मीन (mīna)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वृश्चिक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1011.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vŕ̊ścika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 575