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वृक
वृक
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥ka- (“wolf”), *urka- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀 (vəhrka), Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 (varka), Persian گرگ (gorg)), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (“wolf”) (compare Latin lupus, Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos), Lithuanian vilkas, Old Church Slavonic влькъ (vlĭkŭ)). Native grammarians etymologize it as "the tearer" and connect it to root √vrasc, compare वृक्ण (vṛkṇa).
Noun
वृक • (vṛ́ka) m
- wolf; dog; jackal
- crow; owl
- thief; kshatriya
- plough
- thunderbolt
- moon; sun
- (botany) a kind of plant (= बक (baka))
- the resin of Pinus longifolia, now Pinus palustris
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of वृक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | वृकः (vṛkaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | वृकस्य (vṛkasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वृकः (vṛkaḥ) | वृकौ (vṛkau) | वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) |
| Vocative | वृक (vṛka) | वृकौ (vṛkau) | वृकाः (vṛkāḥ) |
| Accusative | वृकम् (vṛkam) | वृकौ (vṛkau) | वृकान् (vṛkān) |
| Instrumental | वृकेण (vṛkeṇa) | वृकाभ्याम् (vṛkābhyām) | वृकैः (vṛkaiḥ) |
| Dative | वृकाय (vṛkāya) | वृकाभ्याम् (vṛkābhyām) | वृकेभ्यः (vṛkebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | वृकात् (vṛkāt) | वृकाभ्याम् (vṛkābhyām) | वृकेभ्यः (vṛkebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | वृकस्य (vṛkasya) | वृकयोः (vṛkayoḥ) | वृकाणाम् (vṛkāṇām) |
| Locative | वृके (vṛke) | वृकयोः (vṛkayoḥ) | वृकेषु (vṛkeṣu) |
Proper noun
वृक • (Vṛ́ka) m
- name of an Asura
- name of a son of Krishna
- name of a king
- name of a son of Ruruka (or Bharuka)
- name Prithu
- name of a son of Shura
- name of a son of Vatsaka
- (in the plural) name of a people and a country (belonging to मध्यदेश (madhya-deśa)) (compare वार्केण्य (vārkeṇya))
Related terms
- वृकी (vṛ́kī)
Descendants
- Telugu: వృకము (vr̥kamu)
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 1008
- Arthur A. Macdonell, A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, 1893, page 294
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 700
- Carl Capeller, A Sanskrit-English dictionary, based upon the St. Petersburg lexicons, London: Luzac & Co., 1891, page 516
