अज्मन्

See also: अजमान

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

অজ্মন্ (Assamese script)
ᬅᬚ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
অজ্মন্ (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰕𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
အဇ္မန် (Burmese script)
અજ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
ਅਜ੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦗ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂔𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
ಅಜ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
អជ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
ອຊ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
അജ്മന് (Malayalam script)
ᠠᡯᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘕𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
ᠠᠽᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑦵𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐖𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
ଅଜ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
ꢂꢙ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆘𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖕𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
අජ‍්මන් (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩣 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚑𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
அஜ்மந் (Tamil script)
అజ్మౝ (Telugu script)
อชฺมนฺ (Thai script)
ཨ་ཛྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒖𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨥𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵ-mn̥ ~ *h₂ǵ-mén-s (“army, band, troop; marching of an army”), from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Cognate with Latin agmen (“army, band, flock; procession of an army”). By surface analysis, from the root अज् (aj) +‎ -मन् (-man).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́d͡ʑ.mɐn/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐd͡ʑ.mɐn̪/
Rhymes: -ɐn
Hyphenation: अज्‧मन्

Noun

अज्म॑न् • (ájman) stem, n

an army
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.103.6:
  गो॒त्र॒भिदं॑ गो॒विदं॒ वज्र॑बाहुं॒ जय॑न्त॒म् अज्म॑ प्रमृ॒णन्त॒म् ओज॑सा ।
  इ॒मं स॑जाता॒ अनु॑ वीरयध्व॒म् इन्द्रं॑ सखायो॒ अनु॒ सं र॑भध्वं ॥
  gotrabhídaṃ govídaṃ vájrabāhuṃ jáyantam ájma pramṛṇántam ójasā.
  imáṃ sajātā ánu vīrayadhvam índraṃ sakhāyo ánu sáṃ rabhadhvaṃ.
  The destroyer of stalls where cows are held captive, the one who finds the cows, armed with thunder, who quells an army and with might destroys it.-
  Follow him, brothers! Act like heroes, and like this Indra, show your zeal and courage.
a flock, band, multitude, host, crowd, swarm
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.46.18:
  ये पा॒तय॑न्ते॒ अज्म॑भिर् गिरी॒णां स्नुभि॑र् एषाम् ।
  य॒ज्ञं म॑हि॒ष्वणी॑नां सु॒म्नं तु॑वि॒ष्वणी॑नां॒ प्राध्व॒रे ॥
  yé pātáyante ájmabhir girīṇā́ṃ snúbhir eṣām.
  yajñáṃ mahiṣváṇīnāṃ sumnáṃ tuviṣváṇīnāṃ prā́dhvaré.
  [The Maruts] who fly in flocks over the ridges of the mountains, whose voice is lifted high, who roar violently, their favour [I would like to achieve] at the ritual-worship.
the march or procession of an army
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.31.2:
  त्वद् भि॒येन्द्र॒ पार्थि॑वानि॒ विश्वाच्यु॑ता चिच् च्यावयन्ते॒ रजां॑सि ।
  द्यावा॒क्षामा॒ पर्व॑तासो॒ वना॑नि॒ विश्वं॑ दृ॒ळ्हं भ॑यते॒ अज्म॒न्न् आ ते॑ ॥
  tvád bhiyéndra pā́rthivāni víśvā́cyutā cic cyāvayante rájāṃsi.
  dyā́vākṣā́mā párvatāso vánāni víśvaṃ dṛḷháṃ bhayate ájmann ā́ te.
  Through fear of thee, O Indra, all the regions of earth, though naught may move them, shake and tremble.
  All that is firm is frightened at the coming of thy troops, -the earth, the heaven, the mountain, and the forest.

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of अज्मन्
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अज्म (ájma)	अज्मनी (ájmanī)	अज्मानि (ájmāni) अज्म¹ (ájma¹) अज्मा¹ (ájmā¹)
accusative	अज्म (ájma)	अज्मनी (ájmanī)	अज्मानि (ájmāni) अज्म¹ (ájma¹) अज्मा¹ (ájmā¹)
instrumental	अज्मना (ájmanā)	अज्मभ्याम् (ájmabhyām)	अज्मभिः (ájmabhiḥ)
dative	अज्मने (ájmane)	अज्मभ्याम् (ájmabhyām)	अज्मभ्यः (ájmabhyaḥ)
ablative	अज्मनः (ájmanaḥ)	अज्मभ्याम् (ájmabhyām)	अज्मभ्यः (ájmabhyaḥ)
genitive	अज्मनः (ájmanaḥ)	अज्मनोः (ájmanoḥ)	अज्मनाम् (ájmanām)
locative	अज्मनि (ájmani) अज्मन्¹ (ájman¹)	अज्मनोः (ájmanoḥ)	अज्मसु (ájmasu)
vocative	अज्मन् (ájman) अज्म (ájma)	अज्मनी (ájmanī)	अज्मानि (ájmāni) अज्म¹ (ájma¹) अज्मा¹ (ájmā¹)

¹Vedic