गृञ्जन
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- গৃঞ্জন (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬺᬜ᭄ᬚᬦ (Balinese script)
- গৃঞ্জন (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰴𑰗𑰿𑰕𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀾𑀜𑁆𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဂၖဉ္ဇန (Burmese script)
- ગૃઞ્જન (Gujarati script)
- ਗ੍ਰਞ੍ਜਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍃𑌞𑍍𑌜𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦽꦚ꧀ꦗꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑃂𑂖𑂹𑂔𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಗೃಞ್ಜನ (Kannada script)
- គ្ឫញ្ជន (Khmer script)
- ຄ຺ຣິຎ຺ຊນ (Lao script)
- ഗൃഞ്ജന (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᡵᡳᠨᡳᠶᡯᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘵𑘗𑘿𑘕𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠷᠢᡛᠽᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧖𑦷𑧠𑦵𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐺𑐘𑑂𑐖𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଗୃଞ୍ଜନ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢺꢛ꣄ꢙꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆸𑆚𑇀𑆘𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖴𑖗𑖿𑖕𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ගෘඤ්ජන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩙𑩥 𑪙𑩣𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚓𑚶𑚑𑚝 (Takri script)
- க்³ரிஞ்ஜந (Tamil script)
- గృఞ్జన (Telugu script)
- คฺฤญฺชน (Thai script)
- གྲྀ་ཉྫ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒵𑒘𑓂𑒖𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨼𑨉𑨓𑩇𑨥𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
Uncertain.
Mayrhofer tentatively connects this with Ancient Greek γέλγις (gélgis, “head of garlic”) and Swedish kälk, but this is also uncertain. He also originally considered a potential connection with गञ्जा (gañjā, “hemp”), but later doubts this.
Monier-Williams proposes a derivation from गृज् (gṛj, “to rumble, sound”), itself from गर्ज् (garj) and thus Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”), but this presents semantic difficulties. There is also the phonetic problem of the extra ñ. Compare, however, गार्जर (gārjara, “carrot”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गृञ्जन • (gṛñjana) stem, n
- turnip
- a small red variety of garlic or onion (prohibited as food for द्विज) Mn. v , 5 Ya1jn5. i , 176 Bhpr.
- the tops of hemp chewed to produce an inebriating effect (the ganja) W.
- the meat of an animal destroyed by poisoned arrow; 'अथ गृञ्जनं विषदिग्धपशोर्मांसे' Medinī. । Mb.13.9.39.
Declension edit
| Neuter a-stem declension of गृञ्जन (gṛñjana) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | गृञ्जनम् gṛñjanam |
गृञ्जने gṛñjane |
गृञ्जनानि / गृञ्जना¹ gṛñjanāni / gṛñjanā¹ |
| Vocative | गृञ्जन gṛñjana |
गृञ्जने gṛñjane |
गृञ्जनानि / गृञ्जना¹ gṛñjanāni / gṛñjanā¹ |
| Accusative | गृञ्जनम् gṛñjanam |
गृञ्जने gṛñjane |
गृञ्जनानि / गृञ्जना¹ gṛñjanāni / gṛñjanā¹ |
| Instrumental | गृञ्जनेन gṛñjanena |
गृञ्जनाभ्याम् gṛñjanābhyām |
गृञ्जनैः / गृञ्जनेभिः¹ gṛñjanaiḥ / gṛñjanebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | गृञ्जनाय gṛñjanāya |
गृञ्जनाभ्याम् gṛñjanābhyām |
गृञ्जनेभ्यः gṛñjanebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | गृञ्जनात् gṛñjanāt |
गृञ्जनाभ्याम् gṛñjanābhyām |
गृञ्जनेभ्यः gṛñjanebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | गृञ्जनस्य gṛñjanasya |
गृञ्जनयोः gṛñjanayoḥ |
गृञ्जनानाम् gṛñjanānām |
| Locative | गृञ्जने gṛñjane |
गृञ्जनयोः gṛñjanayoḥ |
गृञ्जनेषु gṛñjaneṣu |
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References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “गृञ्जन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 361.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “gṛñjana- - gairika”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume III, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 161
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “gúhā—gṛñjanaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 342
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “gañjavaraḥ—gaḍaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 315