तायु
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *teh₂y- (“to steal”).
Noun
तायु • (tāyú) m
- thief
- RV 1.50.2a
- अप तये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः |
- सूराय विश्वचक्षसे ||
- apa tye tāyavo yathā nakṣatrā yantyaktubhiḥ |
- sūrāya viśvacakṣase ||
- The constellations pass away, like thieves, together with their beams,
- Before the all-beholding Sun.
- Synonym: चोर (cora)
- RV 1.50.2a
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of तायु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तायुः (tāyuḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तायोः (tāyoḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तायुः (tāyuḥ) | तायू (tāyū) | तायवः (tāyavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तायो (tāyo) | तायू (tāyū) | तायवः (tāyavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तायुम् (tāyum) | तायू (tāyū) | तायून् (tāyūn) |
| Instrumental | तायुना (tāyunā) | तायुभ्याम् (tāyubhyām) | तायुभिः (tāyubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तायवे (tāyave) | तायुभ्याम् (tāyubhyām) | तायुभ्यः (tāyubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तायोः (tāyoḥ) | तायुभ्याम् (tāyubhyām) | तायुभ्यः (tāyubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तायोः (tāyoḥ) | ताय्वोः (tāyvoḥ) | तायूनाम् (tāyūnām) |
| Locative | तायौ (tāyau) | ताय्वोः (tāyvoḥ) | तायुषु (tāyuṣu) |
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 0443
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