मर्दन
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit मर्दन (mardana).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
मर्दन • (mardan) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مردن)
Noun edit
मर्दन • (mardan) m (Urdu spelling مردن)
- the act of rubbing; anointing (with oil or cosmetic paste)
- crushing, grinding
- trampling, destroying
Declension edit
Declension of मर्दन (masc cons-stem)
Further reading edit
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मर्दन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मर्दन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- মৰ্দন (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬃᬤᬦ (Balinese script)
- মর্দন (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰨𑰿𑰟𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀭𑁆𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- မရ်္ဒန (Burmese script)
- મર્દન (Gujarati script)
- ਮਰ੍ਦਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦂꦢꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂩𑂹𑂠𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಮರ್ದನ (Kannada script)
- មទ៌ន (Khmer script)
- ມຣ຺ທນ (Lao script)
- മര്ദന (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠠᡵᡩᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘨𑘿𑘟𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠠᠷᢑᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧈𑧠𑦿𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐬𑑂𑐡𑐣 (Newa script)
- ମର୍ଦନ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢬ꣄ꢣꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆫𑇀𑆢𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖨𑖿𑖟𑖡 (Siddham script)
- මර්දන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩼 𑪙𑩭𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚤𑚶𑚛𑚝 (Takri script)
- மர்த³ந (Tamil script)
- మర్దన (Telugu script)
- มรฺทน (Thai script)
- མ་རྡ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒩𑓂𑒠𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨫𑩇𑨛𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
From the root मृद् (mṛd, “to squeeze, press, rub, crush”) + -अन (-ana).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
मर्दन • (mardana) stem
Declension edit
Masculine a-stem declension of मर्दन (mardana) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मर्दनः mardanaḥ |
मर्दनौ / मर्दना¹ mardanau / mardanā¹ |
मर्दनाः / मर्दनासः¹ mardanāḥ / mardanāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | मर्दन mardana |
मर्दनौ / मर्दना¹ mardanau / mardanā¹ |
मर्दनाः / मर्दनासः¹ mardanāḥ / mardanāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | मर्दनम् mardanam |
मर्दनौ / मर्दना¹ mardanau / mardanā¹ |
मर्दनान् mardanān |
Instrumental | मर्दनेन mardanena |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनैः / मर्दनेभिः¹ mardanaiḥ / mardanebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मर्दनाय mardanāya |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनेभ्यः mardanebhyaḥ |
Ablative | मर्दनात् mardanāt |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनेभ्यः mardanebhyaḥ |
Genitive | मर्दनस्य mardanasya |
मर्दनयोः mardanayoḥ |
मर्दनानाम् mardanānām |
Locative | मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनयोः mardanayoḥ |
मर्दनेषु mardaneṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ī-stem declension of मर्दनी (mardanī) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मर्दनी mardanī |
मर्दन्यौ / मर्दनी¹ mardanyau / mardanī¹ |
मर्दन्यः / मर्दनीः¹ mardanyaḥ / mardanīḥ¹ |
Vocative | मर्दनि mardani |
मर्दन्यौ / मर्दनी¹ mardanyau / mardanī¹ |
मर्दन्यः / मर्दनीः¹ mardanyaḥ / mardanīḥ¹ |
Accusative | मर्दनीम् mardanīm |
मर्दन्यौ / मर्दनी¹ mardanyau / mardanī¹ |
मर्दनीः mardanīḥ |
Instrumental | मर्दन्या mardanyā |
मर्दनीभ्याम् mardanībhyām |
मर्दनीभिः mardanībhiḥ |
Dative | मर्दन्यै mardanyai |
मर्दनीभ्याम् mardanībhyām |
मर्दनीभ्यः mardanībhyaḥ |
Ablative | मर्दन्याः / मर्दन्यै² mardanyāḥ / mardanyai² |
मर्दनीभ्याम् mardanībhyām |
मर्दनीभ्यः mardanībhyaḥ |
Genitive | मर्दन्याः / मर्दन्यै² mardanyāḥ / mardanyai² |
मर्दन्योः mardanyoḥ |
मर्दनीनाम् mardanīnām |
Locative | मर्दन्याम् mardanyām |
मर्दन्योः mardanyoḥ |
मर्दनीषु mardanīṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of मर्दन (mardana) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मर्दनम् mardanam |
मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनानि / मर्दना¹ mardanāni / mardanā¹ |
Vocative | मर्दन mardana |
मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनानि / मर्दना¹ mardanāni / mardanā¹ |
Accusative | मर्दनम् mardanam |
मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनानि / मर्दना¹ mardanāni / mardanā¹ |
Instrumental | मर्दनेन mardanena |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनैः / मर्दनेभिः¹ mardanaiḥ / mardanebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मर्दनाय mardanāya |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनेभ्यः mardanebhyaḥ |
Ablative | मर्दनात् mardanāt |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनेभ्यः mardanebhyaḥ |
Genitive | मर्दनस्य mardanasya |
मर्दनयोः mardanayoḥ |
मर्दनानाम् mardanānām |
Locative | मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनयोः mardanayoḥ |
मर्दनेषु mardaneṣu |
Notes |
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Noun edit
मर्दन • (mardana) stem, n
- the act of crushing or grinding or destroying
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- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.26.40:
- Fire is appreciated by its light and by its ability to cook, to digest, to cause destruction of cold, to evaporate, and to give rise to hunger, thirst, eating and drinking.
- rubbing, anointing, shampooing
- opposition (as of planets)
- paining, tormenting, afflicting
- breaking up (of ice)
Declension edit
Neuter a-stem declension of मर्दन (mardana) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | मर्दनम् mardanam |
मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनानि / मर्दना¹ mardanāni / mardanā¹ |
Vocative | मर्दन mardana |
मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनानि / मर्दना¹ mardanāni / mardanā¹ |
Accusative | मर्दनम् mardanam |
मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनानि / मर्दना¹ mardanāni / mardanā¹ |
Instrumental | मर्दनेन mardanena |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनैः / मर्दनेभिः¹ mardanaiḥ / mardanebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | मर्दनाय mardanāya |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनेभ्यः mardanebhyaḥ |
Ablative | मर्दनात् mardanāt |
मर्दनाभ्याम् mardanābhyām |
मर्दनेभ्यः mardanebhyaḥ |
Genitive | मर्दनस्य mardanasya |
मर्दनयोः mardanayoḥ |
मर्दनानाम् mardanānām |
Locative | मर्दने mardane |
मर्दनयोः mardanayoḥ |
मर्दनेषु mardaneṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “मर्दन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 791, column 2.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “मर्दन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “mardana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mardana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press