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मिथुन
मिथुन
See also: मैथुन
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- mithuna (Latin script)
- මිථුන (Sinhalese script)
- မိထုန (Burmese script)
- មិថុន (Khmer script)
- มิถุน (Thai script)
Noun
मिथुन n
- a pair of a male and a female
Declension
Declension table of "मिथुन" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | मिथुनं | मिथुनानि |
| Accusative (second) | मिथुनं | मिथुनानि |
| Instrumental (third) | मिथुनेन | मिथुनेहि or मिथुनेभि |
| Dative (fourth) | मिथुनस्स or मिथुनाय or मिथुनत्थं | मिथुनानं |
| Ablative (fifth) | मिथुनस्मा or मिथुनम्हा or मिथुना | मिथुनेहि or मिथुनेभि |
| Genitive (sixth) | मिथुनस्स | मिथुनानं |
| Locative (seventh) | मिथुनस्मिं or मिथुनम्हि or मिथुने | मिथुनेसु |
| Vocative (calling) | मिथुन | मिथुनानि |
Sanskrit
Adjective
मिथुन • (mithuná)
- paired, forming a pair
- RV 1.173.2d
- अर्चद वर्षा वर्षभिः सवेदुहव्यैर्म्र्गो नाश्नो अति यज्जुगुर्यात |
- पर मन्दयुर्मनां गूर्त होता भरते मर्यो मिथुना यजत्रः ||
- arcad vṛṣā vṛṣabhiḥ sveduhavyairmṛgho nāśno ati yajjughuryāt |
- pra mandayurmanāṃ ghūrta hotā bharate maryo mithunā yajatraḥ ||
- 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.
- RV 1.173.2d
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मिथुन | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मिथुनः (mithunaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मिथुनः (mithunaḥ) | मिथुनौ (mithunau) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Vocative | मिथुन (mithuna) | मिथुनौ (mithunau) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | मिथुनौ (mithunau) | मिथुनान् (mithunān) |
| Instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunena) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaiḥ) |
| Dative | मिथुनाय (mithunāya) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunāt) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) |
| Locative | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithuneṣu) |
| Feminine ā-stem declension of मिथुन | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मिथुना (mithunā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मिथुनायाः (mithunāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मिथुना (mithunā) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Vocative | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Accusative | मिथुनाम् (mithunām) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Instrumental | मिथुनया (mithunayā) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनाभिः (mithunābhiḥ) |
| Dative | मिथुनायै (mithunāyai) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनाभ्यः (mithunābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मिथुनायाः (mithunāyāḥ) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनाभ्यः (mithunābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मिथुनायाः (mithunāyāḥ) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) |
| Locative | मिथुनायाम् (mithunāyām) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनासु (mithunāsu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of मिथुन | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Vocative | मिथुन (mithuna) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunena) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaiḥ) |
| Dative | मिथुना (mithunā) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunāt) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) |
| Locative | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithuneṣu) |
Noun
मिथुन • (mithuná) m
- a pair (male and female; but also "any couple or pair")
- RV 1.144.4b
- यमीं दवा सवयसा सपर्यतः समाने योना मिथुना समोकसा |
- दिवा न नक्तं पलितो युवाजनि पुरू चरन्नजरो मानुषा युगा ||
- yamīṃ dvā savayasā saparyataḥ samāne yonā mithunā samokasā |
- divā na naktaṃ palito yuvājani purū carannajaro mānuṣā yughā ||
- He whom the two copartners 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 eld through many an age of man.
- RV 1.144.4b
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of मिथुन | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मिथुनः (mithunaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मिथुनः (mithunaḥ) | मिथुनौ (mithunau) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Vocative | मिथुन (mithuna) | मिथुनौ (mithunau) | मिथुनाः (mithunāḥ) |
| Accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | मिथुनौ (mithunau) | मिथुनान् (mithunān) |
| Instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunena) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaiḥ) |
| Dative | मिथुनाय (mithunāya) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunāt) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) |
| Locative | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithuneṣu) |
Descendants
- Thai: มิถุนายน (mí-tù-naa-yon)
Usage notes
Usally dual. In later language, mostly n. At the end of a compound. feminine in -ā.
Noun
मिथुन • (mithuná) n
- pairing, copulation
- a pair or couple (but also "twins")
- (sometimes masculine) the sign of the zodiac Gemini or the third arc of 30 degrees in a circle
- the other part, complement or companion of anything (also applied to a kind of small statue at the entrance of a temple)
- honey and ghee
- (grammar) root compounded with a preposition
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of मिथुन | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Vocative | मिथुन (mithuna) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunam) | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunena) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaiḥ) |
| Dative | मिथुना (mithunā) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunāt) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunābhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunasya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunānām) |
| Locative | मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनयोः (mithunayoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithuneṣu) |
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0816
- Alexander Lubotsky, A Rgvedic Word Concordance, American Oriental Society, 1997, lemma mithuná