मञ्जूषा

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian.[1][2] Compare Tamil மஞ்சிகை (mañcikai), மஞ்சிகம் (mañcikam).

Pronunciation

Noun

मञ्जूषा • (mañjūṣā) stem, f

  1. a box, chest, case, basket
  2. a stone
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पाषाण

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मञ्जूषा (mañjūṣā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मञ्जूषा
mañjūṣā
मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe
मञ्जूषाः
mañjūṣāḥ
Vocative मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe
मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe
मञ्जूषाः
mañjūṣāḥ
Accusative मञ्जूषाम्
mañjūṣām
मञ्जूषे
mañjūṣe
मञ्जूषाः
mañjūṣāḥ
Instrumental मञ्जूषया / मञ्जूषा¹
mañjūṣayā / mañjūṣā¹
मञ्जूषाभ्याम्
mañjūṣābhyām
मञ्जूषाभिः
mañjūṣābhiḥ
Dative मञ्जूषायै
mañjūṣāyai
मञ्जूषाभ्याम्
mañjūṣābhyām
मञ्जूषाभ्यः
mañjūṣābhyaḥ
Ablative मञ्जूषायाः / मञ्जूषायै²
mañjūṣāyāḥ / mañjūṣāyai²
मञ्जूषाभ्याम्
mañjūṣābhyām
मञ्जूषाभ्यः
mañjūṣābhyaḥ
Genitive मञ्जूषायाः / मञ्जूषायै²
mañjūṣāyāḥ / mañjūṣāyai²
मञ्जूषयोः
mañjūṣayoḥ
मञ्जूषाणाम्
mañjūṣāṇām
Locative मञ्जूषायाम्
mañjūṣāyām
मञ्जूषयोः
mañjūṣayoḥ
मञ्जूषासु
mañjūṣāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Pali: mañjūsā
  • Prakrit: 𑀫𑀁𑀚𑀽𑀲𑀸 (maṃjūsā)
    Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: मांदुस (māṃdusa)
      Modi script: 𑘦𑘰𑘽𑘟𑘳𑘭 (māṃdusa)
  • Hindi: मंजूषा (mañjūṣā) (learned)

References

  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mañjūṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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