मृगतृष्णा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɾɪɡ.t̪ɾɪʂ.ɳɑː/, [mɾɪɡ.t̪ɾɪʃ.ɳäː]

Noun

मृगतृष्णा • (mŕgtŕṣṇā) f

1. mirage

Declension

Declension of मृगतृष्णा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मृगतृष्णा mŕgtŕṣṇā	मृगतृष्णाएँ mŕgtŕṣṇāẽ
oblique	मृगतृष्णा mŕgtŕṣṇā	मृगतृष्णाओं mŕgtŕṣṇāõ
vocative	मृगतृष्णा mŕgtŕṣṇā	मृगतृष्णाओ mŕgtŕṣṇāo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• मृगतृष् (mṛgatṛṣ)
• मृगतृषा (mṛgatṛṣā)
• मृगतृष्णि (mṛgatṛṣṇi)
• मृगतृष्णिका (mṛgatṛṣṇikā)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মৃগতৃষ্ণা (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬺᬕᬢᬺᬱ᭄ᬡᬵ (Balinese script)
• মৃগতৃষ্ণা (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰴𑰐𑰝𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰜𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀾𑀕𑀢𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• မၖဂတၖၑ္ဏာ (Burmese script)
• મૃગતૃષ્ણા (Gujarati script)
• ਮ੍ਰਗਤ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਣਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍃𑌗𑌤𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦽꦒꦠꦽꦰ꧀ꦟꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑃂𑂏𑂞𑃂𑂭𑂹𑂝𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೃಗತೃಷ್ಣಾ (Kannada script)
• ម្ឫគត្ឫឞ្ណា (Khmer script)
• ມ຺ຣິຄຕ຺ຣິຩ຺ຓາ (Lao script)
• മൃഗതൃഷ്ണാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᡵᡳᡤᠠᢠᡵᡳᢢᢏᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘵𑘐𑘝𑘵𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠷᠢᠺᠠᢐᠷᠢᢔᢏᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧖𑦰𑦽𑧖𑧌𑧠𑦼𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐺𑐐𑐟𑐺𑐲𑑂𑐞𑐵 (Newa script)
• ମୃଗତୃଷ୍ଣା (Odia script)
• ꢪꢺꢔꢡꢺꢰ꣄ꢠꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆸𑆓𑆠𑆸𑆰𑇀𑆟𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖴𑖐𑖝𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖯 (Siddham script)
• මෘගතෘෂ‍්ණා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩙𑩞𑩫𑩙𑪀 𑪙𑩪𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚌𑚙𑚶𑚘𑚭 (Takri script)
• ம்ரிக³த்ரிஷ்ணா (Tamil script)
• మృగతృష్ణా (Telugu script)
• มฺฤคตฺฤษฺณา (Thai script)
• མྲྀ་ག་ཏྲྀ་ཥྞཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒵𑒑𑒞𑒵𑒭𑓂𑒝𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨍𑨙𑨼𑨉𑨯𑩇𑨘𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मृग (mṛga, “deer”) +‎ तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “thirst”), literally, “deer's thirst”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mr̩.ɡɐ.tr̩ʂ.ɳɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mr̩.ɡɐˈt̪r̩ʂ.ɳɑː/

Noun

मृगतृष्णा • (mṛgatṛṣṇā) stem, f

1. mirage; sultry vapor floating over deserts; fancied appearance of water in deserts

   Synonyms: मरीचिका (marīcikā), मृगजल (mṛgajala)

   • c. 800 CE – 950 CE, Nārāyaṇa, Hitopadeśa 4.129:

     मृगतृष्णासमं वीक्ष्य संसारं क्षणभङ्गुरं ।
     सज्जनैः संगतं कुर्याद्धर्माय च सुखाय च ॥

     mṛgatṛṣṇāsamaṃ vīkṣya saṃsāraṃ kṣaṇabhaṅguraṃ.
     sajjanaiḥ saṃgataṃ kuryāddharmāya ca sukhāya ca.

     Considering the world transient like a mirage, one should develop friendships with virtuous men for dharma and happiness.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मृगतृष्णा
Nom. sg.	मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā)
Gen. sg.	मृगतृष्णायाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मृगतृष्णा (mṛgatṛṣṇā)	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ)
Vocative	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ)
Accusative	मृगतृष्णाम् (mṛgatṛṣṇām)	मृगतृष्णे (mṛgatṛṣṇe)	मृगतृष्णाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāḥ)
Instrumental	मृगतृष्णया (mṛgatṛṣṇayā)	मृगतृष्णाभ्याम् (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyām)	मृगतृष्णाभिः (mṛgatṛṣṇābhiḥ)
Dative	मृगतृष्णायै (mṛgatṛṣṇāyai)	मृगतृष्णाभ्याम् (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyām)	मृगतृष्णाभ्यः (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyaḥ)
Ablative	मृगतृष्णायाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāyāḥ)	मृगतृष्णाभ्याम् (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyām)	मृगतृष्णाभ्यः (mṛgatṛṣṇābhyaḥ)
Genitive	मृगतृष्णायाः (mṛgatṛṣṇāyāḥ)	मृगतृष्णयोः (mṛgatṛṣṇayoḥ)	मृगतृष्णानाम् (mṛgatṛṣṇānām)
Locative	मृगतृष्णायाम् (mṛgatṛṣṇāyām)	मृगतृष्णयोः (mṛgatṛṣṇayoḥ)	मृगतृष्णासु (mṛgatṛṣṇāsu)

Related terms

• मृगतोय (mṛgatoya)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मृगतृष्णा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 828, column 2.