वृषन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৃষন্ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬺᬱᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
• বৃষন্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰴𑰬𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀾𑀱𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဝၖၑန် (Burmese script)
• વૃષન્ (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਰਸ਼ਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍃𑌷𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦽꦰꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑃂𑂭𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ವೃಷೝ (Kannada script)
• វ្ឫឞន៑ (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຣິຩນ຺ (Lao script)
• വൃഷന് (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡵᡳᢢᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘵𑘬𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠷᠢᢔᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧖𑧌𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐺𑐲𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଵୃଷନ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢺꢰꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆸𑆰𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖴𑖬𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
• වෘෂන් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩙𑪀𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
• வ்ரிஷந் (Tamil script)
• వృషౝ (Telugu script)
• วฺฤษนฺ (Thai script)
• ཝྲྀ་ཥ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒵𑒭𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨼𑨉𑨯𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥šā, from Proto-Indo-European *wŕ̥sēn (“male, manly”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄρσην (ársēn, “male”), Middle Persian [script needed] (aršan), Old Armenian առն (aṙn, “ram”). Related to ऋषभ (ṛṣabhá, “bull”), वृषभ (vṛṣabhá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋŕ̩.ʂɐn/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩.ʂɐn̪/

Adjective

वृष॑न् • (vṛ́ṣan) stem

1. manly, powerful, strong, mighty, great

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of वृष॑न्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वृषा॑ (vṛ́ṣā)	वृषा॑णौ (vṛ́ṣāṇau) वृष॑णौ¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇau¹) वृष॑णा¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇā¹)	वृषा॑णः (vṛ́ṣāṇaḥ) वृष॑णः¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇaḥ¹)
accusative	वृषा॑णम् (vṛ́ṣāṇam) वृष॑णम्¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇam¹)	वृषा॑णौ (vṛ́ṣāṇau) वृष॑णौ¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇau¹) वृष॑णा¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇā¹)	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)
instrumental	वृष्णा॑ (vṛ́ṣṇā)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भिः (vṛ́ṣabhiḥ)
dative	वृष्णे॑ (vṛ́ṣṇe)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣabhyaḥ)
ablative	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣabhyaḥ)
genitive	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)	वृष्णोः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇoḥ)	वृष्णा॑म् (vṛ́ṣṇām)
locative	वृष्णि॑ (vṛ́ṣṇi) वृष॑णि (vṛ́ṣaṇi) वृष॑न्¹ (vṛ́ṣan¹)	वृष्णोः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇoḥ)	वृष॑सु (vṛ́ṣasu)
vocative	वृष॑न् (vṛ́ṣan)	वृषा॑णौ (vṛ́ṣāṇau) वृष॑णौ¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇau¹) वृष॑णा¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇā¹)	वृषा॑णः (vṛ́ṣāṇaḥ) वृष॑णः¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of वृषि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वृषिः॑ (vṛ́ṣiḥ)	वृषी॑ (vṛ́ṣī)	वृष॑यः (vṛ́ṣayaḥ)
accusative	वृषि॑म् (vṛ́ṣim)	वृषी॑ (vṛ́ṣī)	वृषीः॑ (vṛ́ṣīḥ)
instrumental	वृष्या॑ (vṛ́ṣyā) वृषी॑¹ (vṛ́ṣī¹)	वृषि॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣibhyām)	वृषि॑भिः (vṛ́ṣibhiḥ)
dative	वृष॑ये (vṛ́ṣaye) वृष्यै॑ (vṛ́ṣyai)	वृषि॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣibhyām)	वृषि॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣibhyaḥ)
ablative	वृषेः॑ (vṛ́ṣeḥ) वृष्याः॑ (vṛ́ṣyāḥ) वृष्यै॑² (vṛ́ṣyai²)	वृषि॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣibhyām)	वृषि॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣibhyaḥ)
genitive	वृषेः॑ (vṛ́ṣeḥ) वृष्याः॑ (vṛ́ṣyāḥ) वृष्यै॑² (vṛ́ṣyai²)	वृष्योः॑ (vṛ́ṣyoḥ)	वृषी॑णाम् (vṛ́ṣīṇām)
locative	वृषौ॑ (vṛ́ṣau) वृष्या॑म् (vṛ́ṣyām) वृषा॑¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)	वृष्योः॑ (vṛ́ṣyoḥ)	वृषि॑षु (vṛ́ṣiṣu)
vocative	वृषे॑ (vṛ́ṣe)	वृषी॑ (vṛ́ṣī)	वृष॑यः (vṛ́ṣayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter an-stem declension of वृष॑न्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वृष॑ (vṛ́ṣa)	वृष्णी॑ (vṛ́ṣṇī) वृष॑णी (vṛ́ṣaṇī)	वृषा॑णि (vṛ́ṣāṇi) वृष॑¹ (vṛ́ṣa¹) वृषा॑¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)
accusative	वृष॑ (vṛ́ṣa)	वृष्णी॑ (vṛ́ṣṇī) वृष॑णी (vṛ́ṣaṇī)	वृषा॑णि (vṛ́ṣāṇi) वृष॑¹ (vṛ́ṣa¹) वृषा॑¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)
instrumental	वृष्णा॑ (vṛ́ṣṇā)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भिः (vṛ́ṣabhiḥ)
dative	वृष्णे॑ (vṛ́ṣṇe)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣabhyaḥ)
ablative	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣabhyaḥ)
genitive	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)	वृष्णोः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇoḥ)	वृष्णा॑म् (vṛ́ṣṇām)
locative	वृष्णि॑ (vṛ́ṣṇi) वृष॑णि (vṛ́ṣaṇi) वृष॑न्¹ (vṛ́ṣan¹)	वृष्णोः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇoḥ)	वृष॑सु (vṛ́ṣasu)
vocative	वृष॑न् (vṛ́ṣan) वृष॑ (vṛ́ṣa)	वृष्णी॑ (vṛ́ṣṇī) वृष॑णी (vṛ́ṣaṇī)	वृषा॑णि (vṛ́ṣāṇi) वृष॑¹ (vṛ́ṣa¹) वृषा॑¹ (vṛ́ṣā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

वृष॑न् • (vṛ́ṣan) stem, m

1. man, male, any male animal, a bull, stallion etc.
2. epithet of various gods

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of वृष॑न्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वृषा॑ (vṛ́ṣā)	वृषा॑णौ (vṛ́ṣāṇau) वृष॑णौ¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇau¹) वृष॑णा¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇā¹)	वृषा॑णः (vṛ́ṣāṇaḥ) वृष॑णः¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇaḥ¹)
accusative	वृषा॑णम् (vṛ́ṣāṇam) वृष॑णम्¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇam¹)	वृषा॑णौ (vṛ́ṣāṇau) वृष॑णौ¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇau¹) वृष॑णा¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇā¹)	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)
instrumental	वृष्णा॑ (vṛ́ṣṇā)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भिः (vṛ́ṣabhiḥ)
dative	वृष्णे॑ (vṛ́ṣṇe)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣabhyaḥ)
ablative	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)	वृष॑भ्याम् (vṛ́ṣabhyām)	वृष॑भ्यः (vṛ́ṣabhyaḥ)
genitive	वृष्णः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇaḥ)	वृष्णोः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇoḥ)	वृष्णा॑म् (vṛ́ṣṇām)
locative	वृष्णि॑ (vṛ́ṣṇi) वृष॑णि (vṛ́ṣaṇi) वृष॑न्¹ (vṛ́ṣan¹)	वृष्णोः॑ (vṛ́ṣṇoḥ)	वृष॑सु (vṛ́ṣasu)
vocative	वृष॑न् (vṛ́ṣan)	वृषा॑णौ (vṛ́ṣāṇau) वृष॑णौ¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇau¹) वृष॑णा¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇā¹)	वृषा॑णः (vṛ́ṣāṇaḥ) वृष॑णः¹ (vṛ́ṣaṇaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “वृषन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1012.