प्सु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *psúš, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂-sú-s, from *bʰeh₂-. See भास् (bhās) for more.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /psu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ps̪u/

Noun

प्सु • (psu) stem, ?

1. aspect, appearance, form, shape (only in compound); version, mode of application

   antár yád vaníno vām r̥tapsū hvāró ná śúcir yájate havíṣmān

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of प्सु (psu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्सुः psuḥ	प्सू psū	प्सवः psavaḥ
Vocative	प्सो pso	प्सू psū	प्सवः psavaḥ
Accusative	प्सुम् psum	प्सू psū	प्सून् psūn
Instrumental	प्सुना / प्स्वा¹ psunā / psvā¹	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभिः psubhiḥ
Dative	प्सवे psave	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभ्यः psubhyaḥ
Ablative	प्सोः psoḥ	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभ्यः psubhyaḥ
Genitive	प्सोः psoḥ	प्स्वोः psvoḥ	प्सूनाम् psūnām
Locative	प्सौ psau	प्स्वोः psvoḥ	प्सुषु psuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of प्सु (psu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्सुः psuḥ	प्सू psū	प्सवः psavaḥ
Vocative	प्सो pso	प्सू psū	प्सवः psavaḥ
Accusative	प्सुम् psum	प्सू psū	प्सूः psūḥ
Instrumental	प्स्वा psvā	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभिः psubhiḥ
Dative	प्सवे / प्स्वै¹ psave / psvai¹	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभ्यः psubhyaḥ
Ablative	प्सोः / प्स्वाः¹ / प्स्वै² psoḥ / psvāḥ¹ / psvai²	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभ्यः psubhyaḥ
Genitive	प्सोः / प्स्वाः¹ / प्स्वै² psoḥ / psvāḥ¹ / psvai²	प्स्वोः psvoḥ	प्सूनाम् psūnām
Locative	प्सौ / प्स्वाम्¹ psau / psvām¹	प्स्वोः psvoḥ	प्सुषु psuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of प्सु (psu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्सु psu	प्सुनी psunī	प्सूनि / प्सु¹ / प्सू¹ psūni / psu¹ / psū¹
Vocative	प्सु / प्सो psu / pso	प्सुनी psunī	प्सूनि / प्सु¹ / प्सू¹ psūni / psu¹ / psū¹
Accusative	प्सु psu	प्सुनी psunī	प्सूनि / प्सु¹ / प्सू¹ psūni / psu¹ / psū¹
Instrumental	प्सुना / प्स्वा¹ psunā / psvā¹	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभिः psubhiḥ
Dative	प्सुने / प्सवे¹ psune / psave¹	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभ्यः psubhyaḥ
Ablative	प्सुनः / प्सोः¹ psunaḥ / psoḥ¹	प्सुभ्याम् psubhyām	प्सुभ्यः psubhyaḥ
Genitive	प्सुनः / प्सोः¹ psunaḥ / psoḥ¹	प्सुनोः psunoḥ	प्सूनाम् psūnām
Locative	प्सुनि / प्सौ¹ psuni / psau¹	प्सुनोः psunoḥ	प्सुषु psuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्सु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 715, column 3.