ऋत
See also: ऋतु
Sanskrit
editAlternative forms
editAlternative scripts
- ঋত (Assamese script)
- ᬋᬢ (Balinese script)
- ঋত (Bengali script)
- 𑰆𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀋𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ၒတ (Burmese script)
- ઋત (Gujarati script)
- ਰਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌋𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦉꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂱𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಋತ (Kannada script)
- ឫត (Khmer script)
- ຣິຕ (Lao script)
- ഋത (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᡳᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘆𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠢᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦦𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐆𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଋତ (Odia script)
- ꢈꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆉𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖆𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ඍත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙 (Takri script)
- ரித (Tamil script)
- ఋత (Telugu script)
- ฤต (Thai script)
- རྀ་ཏ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒇𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨉𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥tás (“truth”) (whence Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “truth”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥-tós, from *h₂er- (“to fit; fix; put together”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editऋत • (ṛtá) stem
- met with, afflicted by (+instrumental)
- proper, right, fit, apt, suitable, able, brave, honest
- true
- worshipped, respected
- enlightened, luminous
Declension
editMasculine a-stem declension of ऋत (ṛtá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ऋतः ṛtáḥ |
ऋतौ / ऋता¹ ṛtaú / ṛtā́¹ |
ऋताः / ऋतासः¹ ṛtā́ḥ / ṛtā́saḥ¹ |
Vocative | ऋत ṛ́ta |
ऋतौ / ऋता¹ ṛ́tau / ṛ́tā¹ |
ऋताः / ऋतासः¹ ṛ́tāḥ / ṛ́tāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | ऋतम् ṛtám |
ऋतौ / ऋता¹ ṛtaú / ṛtā́¹ |
ऋतान् ṛtā́n |
Instrumental | ऋतेन ṛténa |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतैः / ऋतेभिः¹ ṛtaíḥ / ṛtébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | ऋताय ṛtā́ya |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतेभ्यः ṛtébhyaḥ |
Ablative | ऋतात् ṛtā́t |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतेभ्यः ṛtébhyaḥ |
Genitive | ऋतस्य ṛtásya |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतानाम् ṛtā́nām |
Locative | ऋते ṛté |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतेषु ṛtéṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of ऋता (ṛtā́) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ऋता ṛtā́ |
ऋते ṛté |
ऋताः ṛtā́ḥ |
Vocative | ऋते ṛ́te |
ऋते ṛ́te |
ऋताः ṛ́tāḥ |
Accusative | ऋताम् ṛtā́m |
ऋते ṛté |
ऋताः ṛtā́ḥ |
Instrumental | ऋतया / ऋता¹ ṛtáyā / ṛtā́¹ |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋताभिः ṛtā́bhiḥ |
Dative | ऋतायै ṛtā́yai |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋताभ्यः ṛtā́bhyaḥ |
Ablative | ऋतायाः / ऋतायै² ṛtā́yāḥ / ṛtā́yai² |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋताभ्यः ṛtā́bhyaḥ |
Genitive | ऋतायाः / ऋतायै² ṛtā́yāḥ / ṛtā́yai² |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतानाम् ṛtā́nām |
Locative | ऋतायाम् ṛtā́yām |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतासु ṛtā́su |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of ऋत (ṛtá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ऋतम् ṛtám |
ऋते ṛté |
ऋतानि / ऋता¹ ṛtā́ni / ṛtā́¹ |
Vocative | ऋत ṛ́ta |
ऋते ṛ́te |
ऋतानि / ऋता¹ ṛ́tāni / ṛ́tā¹ |
Accusative | ऋतम् ṛtám |
ऋते ṛté |
ऋतानि / ऋता¹ ṛtā́ni / ṛtā́¹ |
Instrumental | ऋतेन ṛténa |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतैः / ऋतेभिः¹ ṛtaíḥ / ṛtébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | ऋताय ṛtā́ya |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतेभ्यः ṛtébhyaḥ |
Ablative | ऋतात् ṛtā́t |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतेभ्यः ṛtébhyaḥ |
Genitive | ऋतस्य ṛtásya |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतानाम् ṛtā́nām |
Locative | ऋते ṛté |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतेषु ṛtéṣu |
Notes |
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Proper noun
editऋत • (ṛtá) m
- name of a रुद्र (Rudra)
- name of a son of मनु चाक्षुष (Manu Cākṣuṣ)
- name of a son of विजय (Vijaya)
Noun
editऋत • (ṛtá) stem, n
- fixed or settled order, law, rule (especially in religion)
- sacred or pious action or custom, divine law, faith, divine truth
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.11:
- दू॒रमि॑त पणयो॒ वरी॑य॒ उद्गावो॑ यन्तु मिन॒तीॠ॒तेन॑।
बृह॒स्पति॒र्या अवि॑न्द॒न्निगू॑ळ्हा॒: सोमो॒ ग्रावा॑ण॒ ऋष॑यश्च॒ विप्रा॑:॥- dūrámita paṇayo várīya údgā́vo yantu minatī́ṝténa.
bṛ́haspátiryā́ ávindannígūḷhā: sómo grā́vāṇa ṛ́ṣayaśca víprā:. - Hence, far away, ye Panis! Let the cattle lowing come forth as holy Law commandeth,
Kine which Brihaspati, and Soma, Ṛsis, sages, and pressing-stones have found when hidden.
- dūrámita paṇayo várīya údgā́vo yantu minatī́ṝténa.
- दू॒रमि॑त पणयो॒ वरी॑य॒ उद्गावो॑ यन्तु मिन॒तीॠ॒तेन॑।
- truth in general, righteousness, right
- figuratively said of gleaning (as the right means of a Brahman's obtaining a livelihood as opposed to agriculture, which is अनृत (anṛta))
- promise, oath, vow
- truth personified (as an object of worship, and hence enumerated among the sacred objects in the Nir.)
- water
- sacrifice
- a particular sacrifice
- sun
- wealth
Declension
editNeuter a-stem declension of ऋत (ṛtá) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | ऋतम् ṛtám |
ऋते ṛté |
ऋतानि / ऋता¹ ṛtā́ni / ṛtā́¹ |
Vocative | ऋत ṛ́ta |
ऋते ṛ́te |
ऋतानि / ऋता¹ ṛ́tāni / ṛ́tā¹ |
Accusative | ऋतम् ṛtám |
ऋते ṛté |
ऋतानि / ऋता¹ ṛtā́ni / ṛtā́¹ |
Instrumental | ऋतेन ṛténa |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतैः / ऋतेभिः¹ ṛtaíḥ / ṛtébhiḥ¹ |
Dative | ऋताय ṛtā́ya |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतेभ्यः ṛtébhyaḥ |
Ablative | ऋतात् ṛtā́t |
ऋताभ्याम् ṛtā́bhyām |
ऋतेभ्यः ṛtébhyaḥ |
Genitive | ऋतस्य ṛtásya |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतानाम् ṛtā́nām |
Locative | ऋते ṛté |
ऋतयोः ṛtáyoḥ |
ऋतेषु ṛtéṣu |
Notes |
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Adverb
editऋत • (ṛtá)
- right, duly, properly, expressly, very
- right, duly, properly, regularly, lawfully, according to usage or right
- truly, sincerely, indeed
Descendants
edit- Bengali: রীতি (riti, “law, continuity, tradition, habit, convention”)
- Dardic:
- Kashmiri: رُت (rut)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “Ṛitá”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 223, column 2.
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