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तनू
तनू
Sanskrit
Noun
तनू • (tanū́) f
- body, person, self (often used like a reflexive noun)
- RV 10.183.2
- अपश्यं तवा मनसा दीध्यानां सवायां तनू रत्व्येनाधमानाम |
- उप मामुच्चा युवतिर्बभूयाः पर जायस्वप्रजया पुत्रकामे ||
- apaśyaṃ tvā manasā dīdhyānāṃ svāyāṃ tanū ṛtvyenādhamānām |
- upa māmuccā yuvatirbabhūyāḥ pra jāyasvaprajayā putrakāme ||
- I saw thee pondering in thine heart, and praying that in due time thy body might be fruitful.
- Come as a youthful woman, rise to meet me: spread in thine offspring, thou who cravest children.
- RV 10.183.2
- form or manifestation
Declension
| Feminine ū-stem declension of तनू | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनूः (tanūḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तन्वाः (tanvāḥ), तन्वः (tanvaḥ) (tanvāḥ (tanvāḥ), tanvaḥ (tanvaḥ)) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनूः (tanūḥ) | तन्वौ (tanvau), तन्वा (tanvā) (tanvau (tanvau), tanvā (tanvā)) | तन्वः (tanvaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनु (tanu) | तन्वौ (tanvau), तन्वा (tanvā) (tanvau (tanvau), tanvā (tanvā)) | तन्वः (tanvaḥ) |
| Accusative | तन्वम् (tanvam), तनूम् (tanūm) (tanvam (tanvam), tanūm (tanūm)) | तन्वौ (tanvau), तन्वा (tanvā) (tanvau (tanvau), tanvā (tanvā)) | तन्वः (tanvaḥ), तनूः (tanūḥ) (tanvaḥ (tanvaḥ), tanūḥ (tanūḥ)) |
| Instrumental | तन्वा (tanvā) | तनूभ्याम् (tanūbhyām) | तनूभिः (tanūbhiḥ) |
| Dative | तन्वै (tanvai), तन्वे (tanve) (tanvai (tanvai), tanve (tanve)) | तनूभ्याम् (tanūbhyām) | तनूभ्यः (tanūbhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तन्वाः (tanvāḥ), तन्वः (tanvaḥ) (tanvāḥ (tanvāḥ), tanvaḥ (tanvaḥ)) | तनूभ्याम् (tanūbhyām) | तनूभ्यः (tanūbhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तन्वाः (tanvāḥ), तन्वः (tanvaḥ) (tanvāḥ (tanvāḥ), tanvaḥ (tanvaḥ)) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तन्वाम् (tanvām) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूषु (tanūṣu) |
Descendants
- Hindi: तन