मिथुन

See also: मैथुन

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.t̪ʰun/, [mi.t̪ʰuːn]

Noun

मिथुन • (mithun) n

1. (astrology, sometimes masculine) the sign of the zodiac Gemini or the third arc of 30 degrees in a circle

See also

Zodiac signs in Marathi · रास (rās) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ)	वृषभ (vruṣabh)	मिथुन (mithun)	कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तूळ (tūḷ)	वृश्चिक (vruścik)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makar)	कुंभ (kumbha)	मीन (mīn)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• mithuna (Latin script)
• 𑀫𑀺𑀣𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• মিথুন (Bengali script)
• මිථුන (Sinhalese script)
• မိထုန or မိထုၼ (Burmese script)
• มิถุน or มิถุนะ (Thai script)
• ᨾᩥᨳᩩᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ມິຖຸນ or ມິຖຸນະ (Lao script)
• មិថុន (Khmer script)
• 𑄟𑄨𑄗𑄪𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

मिथुन n

1. Devanagari script form of mithuna

Declension

Declension table of "मिथुन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	मिथुनं (mithunaṃ)	मिथुनानि (mithunāni)
Accusative (second)	मिथुनं (mithunaṃ)	मिथुनानि (mithunāni)
Instrumental (third)	मिथुनेन (mithunena)	मिथुनेहि (mithunehi) or मिथुनेभि (mithunebhi)
Dative (fourth)	मिथुनस्स (mithunassa) or मिथुनाय (mithunāya) or मिथुनत्थं (mithunatthaṃ)	मिथुनानं (mithunānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	मिथुनस्मा (mithunasmā) or मिथुनम्हा (mithunamhā) or मिथुना (mithunā)	मिथुनेहि (mithunehi) or मिथुनेभि (mithunebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	मिथुनस्स (mithunassa)	मिथुनानं (mithunānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	मिथुनस्मिं (mithunasmiṃ) or मिथुनम्हि (mithunamhi) or मिथुने (mithune)	मिथुनेसु (mithunesu)
Vocative (calling)	मिथुन (mithuna)	मिथुनानि (mithunāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• মিথুন (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬶᬣᬸᬦ (Balinese script)
• মিথুন (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰰𑰞𑰲𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀺𑀣𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မိထုန (Burmese script)
• મિથુન (Gujarati script)
• ਮਿਥੁਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌿𑌥𑍁𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦶꦡꦸꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂱𑂟𑂳𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಿಥುನ (Kannada script)
• មិថុន (Khmer script)
• ມິຖຸນ (Lao script)
• മിഥുന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡳᡨᡠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘱𑘞𑘳𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠢᠲᠤᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧒𑦾𑧔𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐶𑐠𑐸𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମିଥୁନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢶꢢꢸꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆴𑆡𑆶𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖰𑖞𑖲𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මිථුන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩑𑩬𑩒𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚮𑚚𑚰𑚝 (Takri script)
• மிது²ந (Tamil script)
• మిథున (Telugu script)
• มิถุน (Thai script)
• མི་ཐུ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒱𑒟𑒳𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨁𑨚𑨃𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”) an extension of *mey- (“to exchange”). Cognate with Latin mutō whence English mutate, mutual; Latin mittō (“send”) whence English emit, mission, etc.; Proto-Slavic *mьstь (“revenge, vengeance”); English mis-, miss.

Also cf. Mitra, the Indo-Iranian god of contracts.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mi.tʰu.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mi.t̪ʰu.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

मिथुन • (mithuná) stem

1. paired, forming a pair
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.173.2:

     अर्च॒द्वृषा॒ वृष॑भिः॒ स्वेदु॑हव्यैर्मृ॒गो नाश्नो॒ अति॒ यज्जु॑गु॒र्यात्।
     प्र म॑न्द॒युर्म॒नां गू॑र्त॒ होता॒ भर॑ते॒ मर्यो॑ मिथु॒ना यज॑त्रः॥

     árcadvṛ́ṣā vṛ́ṣabhiḥ svéduhavyairmṛgó nā́śno áti yájjuguryā́t.
     prá mandayúrmanā́ṃ gūrta hótā bhárate máryo mithunā́ yájatraḥ.

     Let the Bull sing with Bulls whose toil is worship, with a loud roar like some wild beast that hungers.
     Praised God! the glad priest brings his heart's devotion; the holy youth presents twofold oblation.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मिथुन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथुनः (mithunáḥ)	मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)	मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (mithunā́saḥ¹)
accusative	मिथुनम् (mithunám)	मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)	मिथुनान् (mithunā́n)
instrumental	मिथुनेन (mithunéna)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹)
dative	मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथुनात् (mithunā́t)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथुनस्य (mithunásya)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām)
locative	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu)
vocative	मिथुन (míthuna)	मिथुनौ (míthunau) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹)	मिथुनाः (míthunāḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (míthunāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of मिथुना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथुना (mithunā́)	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ)
accusative	मिथुनाम् (mithunā́m)	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ)
instrumental	मिथुनया (mithunáyā) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनाभिः (mithunā́bhiḥ)
dative	मिथुनायै (mithunā́yai)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनाभ्यः (mithunā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथुनायाः (mithunā́yāḥ) मिथुनायै² (mithunā́yai²)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनाभ्यः (mithunā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथुनायाः (mithunā́yāḥ) मिथुनायै² (mithunā́yai²)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām)
locative	मिथुनायाम् (mithunā́yām)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनासु (mithunā́su)
vocative	मिथुने (míthune)	मिथुने (míthune)	मिथुनाः (míthunāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of मिथुन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथुनम् (mithunám)	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)
accusative	मिथुनम् (mithunám)	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)
instrumental	मिथुनेन (mithunéna)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹)
dative	मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथुनात् (mithunā́t)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथुनस्य (mithunásya)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām)
locative	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu)
vocative	मिथुन (míthuna)	मिथुने (míthune)	मिथुनानि (míthunāni) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

मिथुन • (mithuná) stem, m

1. a pair (male and female; but also "any couple or pair")
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.144.4:

     यमीं॒ द्वा सव॑यसा सप॒र्यतः॑ समा॒ने योना॑ मिथु॒ना समो॑कसा।
     दिवा॒ न नक्तं॑ पलि॒तो युवा॑जनि पु॒रू चर॑न्न॒जरो॒ मानु॑षा यु॒गा॥

     yámīṃ dvā́ sávayasā saparyátaḥ samāné yónā mithunā́ sámokasā.
     dívā ná náktaṃ palitó yúvājani purū́ cárannajáro mā́nuṣā yugā́.

     He whom the two co-partners with observance tend, the pair who dwell together in the same abode, by night as in the day the grey one was born young, passing untouched by elders through many an age of man.

Usage notes

Usually dual. In later language, mostly n. At the end of a compound, feminine in -ā.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मिथुन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथुनः (mithunáḥ)	मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)	मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (mithunā́saḥ¹)
accusative	मिथुनम् (mithunám)	मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)	मिथुनान् (mithunā́n)
instrumental	मिथुनेन (mithunéna)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹)
dative	मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथुनात् (mithunā́t)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथुनस्य (mithunásya)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām)
locative	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu)
vocative	मिथुन (míthuna)	मिथुनौ (míthunau) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹)	मिथुनाः (míthunāḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (míthunāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

मिथुन • (mithuná) stem, n

1. pairing, copulation
2. a pair or couple (but also "twins")
3. (astrology, sometimes masculine) the sign of the zodiac Gemini or the third arc of 30 degrees in a circle
4. the other part, complement or companion of anything (also applied to a kind of small statue at the entrance of a temple)
5. honey and ghee
6. (grammar) root compounded with a preposition

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of मिथुन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मिथुनम् (mithunám)	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)
accusative	मिथुनम् (mithunám)	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹)
instrumental	मिथुनेन (mithunéna)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹)
dative	मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
ablative	मिथुनात् (mithunā́t)	मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām)	मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ)
genitive	मिथुनस्य (mithunásya)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām)
locative	मिथुने (mithuné)	मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ)	मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu)
vocative	मिथुन (míthuna)	मिथुने (míthune)	मिथुनानि (míthunāni) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मैथुन (maithuna)

Descendants

• → Burmese: မေထုန် (mehtun)
• → English: mithuna (learned)
• → Khmer: មិថុនា (mithonaa)
• Pali: mithuna
• → Malayalam: മിഥുനം (mithunaṁ)
• Marathi: मिथुन (mithun)
• → Tamil: மிதுனம் (mituṉam)
• → Telugu: మిథునము (mithunamu)
• → Thai: เมถุน (mee-tǔn), มิถุนายน (mí-tù-naa-yon)
• → Malay: mintuna (مينتونا)

See also

Zodiac signs in Sanskrit · राशिचक्र (rāśicakra) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa)	वृषभ (vṛṣabha)	मिथुन (mithuna)	कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha)	कन्या (kanyā)	तुला (tulā)	वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu)	मकर (makara)	कुम्भ (kumbha)	मीन (mīna)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मिथुन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 816.
• Alexander Lubotsky, A Rgvedic Word Concordance, American Oriental Society, 1997, lemma mithuná