Sanskrit edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *darbʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *darbʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *dorbʰós.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

दर्भ (darbhá) stemm

  1. (√2. दृभ्) a tuft or bunch of grass (esp. of कुश grass ; used for sacrificial purposes) RV. i, 191, 3 AV. &c.
  2. name of a grass (different from कुश and काश Suṡr. i, 38 ; Imperata cylindrica (syn. Saccharum cylindricum W.)) Lalit. xvii, 89 Suṡr.
  3. (Pāṇ. 4-1, 102 ; g. कुर्व्-आदि v.l.) name of a man Pravar. ii, 3, 1 (ĀṡvGṛ. Kāty. &c.)
  4. ‘of a prince’ » दम्भ

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of दर्भ (darbhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative दर्भः
darbháḥ
दर्भौ / दर्भा¹
darbhaú / darbhā́¹
दर्भाः / दर्भासः¹
darbhā́ḥ / darbhā́saḥ¹
Vocative दर्भ
dárbha
दर्भौ / दर्भा¹
dárbhau / dárbhā¹
दर्भाः / दर्भासः¹
dárbhāḥ / dárbhāsaḥ¹
Accusative दर्भम्
darbhám
दर्भौ / दर्भा¹
darbhaú / darbhā́¹
दर्भान्
darbhā́n
Instrumental दर्भेण
darbhéṇa
दर्भाभ्याम्
darbhā́bhyām
दर्भैः / दर्भेभिः¹
darbhaíḥ / darbhébhiḥ¹
Dative दर्भाय
darbhā́ya
दर्भाभ्याम्
darbhā́bhyām
दर्भेभ्यः
darbhébhyaḥ
Ablative दर्भात्
darbhā́t
दर्भाभ्याम्
darbhā́bhyām
दर्भेभ्यः
darbhébhyaḥ
Genitive दर्भस्य
darbhásya
दर्भयोः
darbháyoḥ
दर्भाणाम्
darbhā́ṇām
Locative दर्भे
darbhé
दर्भयोः
darbháyoḥ
दर्भेषु
darbhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants edit

  • Gujarati: દાભ (dābh), ડાભ (ḍābh)
  • Punjabi: ਦੱਭ (dabbha)
  • Telugu: దర్భ (darbha)