वृष

See also: विष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृष (vṛṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɾɪʂ/, [ʋɾɪʃ]

Noun

वृष • (vŕṣ) m

1. bull, ox

   Synonyms: वृषभ (vŕṣabh), ऋषभ (ŕṣabh), साँड़ (sā̃ṛ), बैल (bail)

2. Taurus (the constellation and the zodiac sign)

   Synonym: वृषभ (vŕṣabh)

3. (dated) man, male

Declension

Declension of वृष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वृष vŕṣ	वृष vŕṣ
oblique	वृष vŕṣ	वृषों vŕṣõ
vocative	वृष vŕṣ	वृषो vŕṣo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वृष”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4592
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वृष”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 723
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वृष”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 934

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৃষ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬺᬱ (Balinese script)
• বৃষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰴𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀾𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ဝၖၑ (Burmese script)
• વૃષ (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਰਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍃𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦽꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑃂𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ವೃಷ (Kannada script)
• វ្ឫឞ (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຣິຩ (Lao script)
• വൃഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡵᡳᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘵𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠷᠢᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧖𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐺𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଵୃଷ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢺꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆸𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖴𑖬 (Siddham script)
• වෘෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦 (Takri script)
• வ்ரிஷ (Tamil script)
• వృష (Telugu script)
• วฺฤษ (Thai script)
• ཝྲྀ་ཥ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒵𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨼𑨉𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably later form of वृषन् (vṛ́ṣan).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩.ʂɐ/

Noun

वृष • (vṛ́ṣa) stem, m

1. man, male, husband
2. the male of any animal
3. bull (in older language only)
4. the zodiacal sign Taurus
5. a strong or potent man (one of the four classes into which men are divided in erotic works.)
6. the chief of a class or anything the most excellent or preeminent or best of its kind
7. water
8. mouse, rat (compare वृश (vṛ́śa) and वृषदंश (vṛṣadaṃśa))
9. enemy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वृष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वृषः (vṛ́ṣaḥ)	वृषौ (vṛ́ṣau) वृषा¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)	वृषाः (vṛ́ṣāḥ) वृषासः¹ (vṛ́ṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	वृषम् (vṛ́ṣam)	वृषौ (vṛ́ṣau) वृषा¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)	वृषान् (vṛ́ṣān)
instrumental	वृषेण (vṛ́ṣeṇa)	वृषाभ्याम् (vṛ́ṣābhyām)	वृषैः (vṛ́ṣaiḥ) वृषेभिः¹ (vṛ́ṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	वृषाय (vṛ́ṣāya)	वृषाभ्याम् (vṛ́ṣābhyām)	वृषेभ्यः (vṛ́ṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	वृषात् (vṛ́ṣāt)	वृषाभ्याम् (vṛ́ṣābhyām)	वृषेभ्यः (vṛ́ṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	वृषस्य (vṛ́ṣasya)	वृषयोः (vṛ́ṣayoḥ)	वृषाणाम् (vṛ́ṣāṇām)
locative	वृषे (vṛ́ṣe)	वृषयोः (vṛ́ṣayoḥ)	वृषेषु (vṛ́ṣeṣu)
vocative	वृष (vṛ́ṣa)	वृषौ (vṛ́ṣau) वृषा¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)	वृषाः (vṛ́ṣāḥ) वृषासः¹ (vṛ́ṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

वृष • (vṛ́ṣa) stem, n

1. a woman's apartment
2. myrobalan
3. a peacock's plumage or tail

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वृष

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वृषम् (vṛ́ṣam)	वृषे (vṛ́ṣe)	वृषाणि (vṛ́ṣāṇi) वृषा¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)
accusative	वृषम् (vṛ́ṣam)	वृषे (vṛ́ṣe)	वृषाणि (vṛ́ṣāṇi) वृषा¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)
instrumental	वृषेण (vṛ́ṣeṇa)	वृषाभ्याम् (vṛ́ṣābhyām)	वृषैः (vṛ́ṣaiḥ) वृषेभिः¹ (vṛ́ṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	वृषाय (vṛ́ṣāya)	वृषाभ्याम् (vṛ́ṣābhyām)	वृषेभ्यः (vṛ́ṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	वृषात् (vṛ́ṣāt)	वृषाभ्याम् (vṛ́ṣābhyām)	वृषेभ्यः (vṛ́ṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	वृषस्य (vṛ́ṣasya)	वृषयोः (vṛ́ṣayoḥ)	वृषाणाम् (vṛ́ṣāṇām)
locative	वृषे (vṛ́ṣe)	वृषयोः (vṛ́ṣayoḥ)	वृषेषु (vṛ́ṣeṣu)
vocative	वृष (vṛ́ṣa)	वृषे (vṛ́ṣe)	वृषाणि (vṛ́ṣāṇi) वृषा¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “वृष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1011.