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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰé-dʰh₁-n̥ ~ *dʰé-dʰh₁én-s; ultimately from *dʰeh₁(y)- (to suckle).

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Noun edit

दधन् (dadhán) stemn

  1. coagulated milk; thick sour milk; curd, yoghurt
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.81.1:
      प्र सोमस्य पवमानस्योर्मय इन्द्रस्य यन्ति जठरं सुपेशसः ।
      दध्ना यदीमुन्नीता यशसा गवां दानाय शूरमुदमन्दिषुः सुताः ॥
      pra somasya pavamānasyormaya indrasya yanti jaṭharaṃ supeśasaḥ.
      dadhnā yadīmunnītā yaśasā gavāṃ dānāya śūramudamandiṣuḥ sutāḥ.
      The beauteously adorned waves of Soma move onward to Indra's throat, as he purifies himself,
      When they, brought forward with the lovely curd of kine, effused, have cheered the Hero to bestow his gifts.

Declension edit

Neuter an-stem declension of दधन् (dadhán)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दध
dadhá
दध्नी / दधनी
dadhnī́ / dadhánī
दधानि / दध¹ / दधा¹
dadhā́ni / dadhá¹ / dadhā́¹
Vocative दधन् / दध
dádhan / dádha
दध्नी / दधनी
dádhnī / dádhanī
दधानि / दध¹ / दधा¹
dádhāni / dádha¹ / dádhā¹
Accusative दध
dadhá
दध्नी / दधनी
dadhnī́ / dadhánī
दधानि / दध¹ / दधा¹
dadhā́ni / dadhá¹ / dadhā́¹
Instrumental दध्ना
dadhnā́
दधभ्याम्
dadhábhyām
दधभिः
dadhábhiḥ
Dative दध्ने
dadhné
दधभ्याम्
dadhábhyām
दधभ्यः
dadhábhyaḥ
Ablative दध्नः
dadhnáḥ
दधभ्याम्
dadhábhyām
दधभ्यः
dadhábhyaḥ
Genitive दध्नः
dadhnáḥ
दध्नोः
dadhnóḥ
दध्नाम्
dadhnā́m
Locative दध्नि / दधनि / दधन्¹
dadhní / dadháni / dadhán¹
दध्नोः
dadhnóḥ
दधसु
dadhásu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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