मक्षू

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 25 August 2017

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maṭṣúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maćšúš, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs (“quickly, early”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu), Latin mox (“soon”), Irish moch (“early”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐk.ʂúː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐk.ʂuː/

Adverb

मक्षू • (makṣū́)

1. rapidly, quickly, speedily

   Synonym: शीघ्र (śīghrá)

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.61.10:

     मक्षू कन्याः सख्यं नवग्वा ऋतम् वदन्त ऋतयुक्तिमग्मन्।
     द्विबर्हसो य उप गोपमागुरदक्षिणासो अच्युतादुदुक्षन्॥

     makṣū kanyāḥ sakhyaṃ navagvā ṛtam vadanta ṛtayuktimagman.
     dvibarhaso ya upa gopamāguradakṣiṇāso acyutādudukṣan.

     Uttering praise to suit the rite, Navagvas came speedily to win the damsel's friendship.
     They who approached the twice-strong stable's keeper, meedless would milk the rocks that naught had shaken.

Adjective

मक्षू • (makṣū́) stem

1. soon