पिण्ड
See also: पाण्डु
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
पिण्ड m
- Devanagari script form of piṇḍa (“lump”)
Declension edit
Declension table of "पिण्ड" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | पिण्डो (piṇḍo) | पिण्डा (piṇḍā) |
| Accusative (second) | पिण्डं (piṇḍaṃ) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) |
| Instrumental (third) | पिण्डेन (piṇḍena) | पिण्डेहि (piṇḍehi) or पिण्डेभि (piṇḍebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | पिण्डस्स (piṇḍassa) or पिण्डाय (piṇḍāya) or पिण्डत्थं (piṇḍatthaṃ) | पिण्डानं (piṇḍānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | पिण्डस्मा (piṇḍasmā) or पिण्डम्हा (piṇḍamhā) or पिण्डा (piṇḍā) | पिण्डेहि (piṇḍehi) or पिण्डेभि (piṇḍebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | पिण्डस्स (piṇḍassa) | पिण्डानं (piṇḍānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | पिण्डस्मिं (piṇḍasmiṃ) or पिण्डम्हि (piṇḍamhi) or पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डेसु (piṇḍesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | पिण्ड (piṇḍa) | पिण्डा (piṇḍā) |
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- পিণ্ড (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬶᬡ᭄ᬟ (Balinese script)
- পিণ্ড (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰰𑰜𑰿𑰚 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀟 (Brahmi script)
- ပိဏ္ဍ (Burmese script)
- પિણ્ડ (Gujarati script)
- ਪਿਣੑਡ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌿𑌣𑍍𑌡 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦶꦟ꧀ꦝ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂱𑂝𑂹𑂙 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಿಣ್ಡ (Kannada script)
- បិណ្ឌ (Khmer script)
- ປິຓ຺ຑ (Lao script)
- പിണ്ഡ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡳᢏᡷᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘱𑘜𑘿𑘚 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠢᢏᢎᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧒𑦼𑧠𑦺 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐶𑐞𑑂𑐜 (Newa script)
- ପିଣ୍ଡ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢶꢠ꣄ꢞ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆴𑆟𑇀𑆝 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖰𑖜𑖿𑖚 (Siddham script)
- පිණ්ඩ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩑𑩪 𑪙𑩨 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚮𑚘𑚶𑚖 (Takri script)
- பிண்ட³ (Tamil script)
- పిణ్డ (Telugu script)
- ปิณฺฑ (Thai script)
- པི་ཎྜ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒱𑒝𑓂𑒛 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨁𑨘𑩇𑨖 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
Due to the diverse phonetic variation in the word's relatives in modern Indo-Aryan, Turner considers the word to be borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil பிழி (piḻi, “squeeze”), Tamil பிண்டம் (piṇṭam, “what is squeezed”) from past *piẓi-nt- ‘squeeze’).[1]
Noun edit
पिण्ड • (píṇḍa) stem, m or n
- any round or roundish mass or heap, ball, lump, piece (RV., TS., ŚBr., etc.)
- a roundish lump of food, a bite (of food), morsel, mouthful
- food, daily bread, livelihood, subsistence, sustenance (MBh., Kāv., etc.)
- any solid mass or material object, the body, bodily frame (Ragh., Śaṃk., Vajracch.)
- the calf of the leg (Mālatīm.)
- the flower of a china rose (L.)
- a portico (L.)
- force, power, army (L.)
- (in the dual) fleshy parts of the shoulder above the clavicle (MBh.)
- (in the dual) protrusion on the upper forehead of an elephant (L.)
- embryo at an early stage of development (L.)
- a kind of incense (Var.
- myrrh, olibanum (L.)
- meat, flesh (L.)
- alms (Mālatīm.)
- Meyna laxiflora (L.)
- quantity, collection (L.)
- (arithmetic) sum, total amount
- (astronomy) a sine expressed in a series of numbers
- (music) sound, tone
- name of a man
- iron (L.)
- steel
- fresh butter
Declension edit
| Masculine a-stem declension of पिण्ड | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पिण्डः (piṇḍaḥ) | पिण्डौ (piṇḍau) | पिण्डाः (piṇḍāḥ) |
| Vocative | पिण्ड (piṇḍa) | पिण्डौ (piṇḍau) | पिण्डाः (piṇḍāḥ) |
| Accusative | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | पिण्डौ (piṇḍau) | पिण्डान् (piṇḍān) |
| Instrumental | पिण्डेन (piṇḍena) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डैः (piṇḍaiḥ) |
| Dative | पिण्डाय (piṇḍāya) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पिण्डात् (piṇḍāt) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डानाम् (piṇḍānām) |
| Locative | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डेषु (piṇḍeṣu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of पिण्ड | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डानि (piṇḍāni) |
| Vocative | पिण्ड (piṇḍa) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डानि (piṇḍāni) |
| Accusative | पिण्डम् (piṇḍam) | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डानि (piṇḍāni) |
| Instrumental | पिण्डेन (piṇḍena) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डैः (piṇḍaiḥ) |
| Dative | पिण्डाय (piṇḍāya) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पिण्डात् (piṇḍāt) | पिण्डाभ्याम् (piṇḍābhyām) | पिण्डेभ्यः (piṇḍebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पिण्डस्य (piṇḍasya) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डानाम् (piṇḍānām) |
| Locative | पिण्डे (piṇḍe) | पिण्डयोः (piṇḍayoḥ) | पिण्डेषु (piṇḍeṣu) |
Descendants edit
- Romani: punro, pinro, pirro
- → Khotanese: piṇḍaa- (“lump”)
- → Iranian:
- → Old Armenian: պինդ (pind, “firm, dense, tight, strong”)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “पिण्ड”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0625/2.
- Witzel, Michael (2003) Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia (Sino-Platonic Papers; 129)[2], Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, page 33
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][3] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 128
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “píṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ F. C., Southworth (2011) Rice in Dravidian[1], University of Pennsylvania.