अशनि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), English awn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”).

Pronunciation

Noun

अशनि • (aśáni) stem, f

  1. the thunderbolt, a flash of lightning
    Synonyms: वज्र (vajra), कुलिश (kuliśa)
  2. the tip of a missile
  3. (in astronomy) a subdivision of the phenomena called Ulkās
  4. a hailstone

Declension
Feminine i-stem declension of अशनि (aśáni)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अशनिः
aśániḥ		 अशनी
aśánī		 अशनयः
aśánayaḥ
Vocative अशने
áśane		 अशनी
áśanī		 अशनयः
áśanayaḥ
Accusative अशनिम्
aśánim		 अशनी
aśánī		 अशनीः
aśánīḥ
Instrumental अशन्या / अशनी¹
aśányā / aśánī¹		 अशनिभ्याम्
aśánibhyām		 अशनिभिः
aśánibhiḥ
Dative अशनये / अशन्यै² / अशनी¹
aśánaye / aśányai² / aśánī¹		 अशनिभ्याम्
aśánibhyām		 अशनिभ्यः
aśánibhyaḥ
Ablative अशनेः / अशन्याः² / अशन्यै³
aśáneḥ / aśányāḥ² / aśányai³		 अशनिभ्याम्
aśánibhyām		 अशनिभ्यः
aśánibhyaḥ
Genitive अशनेः / अशन्याः² / अशन्यै³
aśáneḥ / aśányāḥ² / aśányai³		 अशन्योः
aśányoḥ		 अशनीनाम्
aśánīnām
Locative अशनौ / अशन्याम्² / अशना¹
aśánau / aśányām² / aśánā¹		 अशन्योः
aśányoḥ		 अशनिषु
aśániṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants
  • Bengali: অশনি (ôśôni)
  • Pali: asani
  • → Malayalam: അശനി (aśani)
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