तुच्छ्य

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tućśyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tusĉyás, from Proto-Indo-European *tussḱyós, from *tews- (“to be empty”). Cognate with Lithuanian tùščias (“empty”), Middle Persian [script needed] (twhyg /tuhīg/) (modern Persian تهی‎ (tohi)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t̪ut.t͡ɕʰjɐ́/, [t̪ut̚.t͡ɕʰjɐ́]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ut.t͡ɕʰjɐ/, [ˈt̪ut̚.t͡ɕʰjɐ]

Adjective

तुच्छ्य • (tucchyá)

1. (Vedic) empty, vain
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.42.10

     य ओहते रक्षसो देववीतावचक्रेभिस्तं मरुतो नि यात ।
     यो वः शमीं शशमानस्य निन्दात्तुच्छ्यान्कामान्करते सिष्विदानः ॥

     ya ohate rakṣaso devavītāvacakrebhistaṃ maruto ni yāta .
     yo vaḥ śamīṃ śaśamānasya nindāttucchyānkāmānkarate siṣvidānaḥ .

     With wheelless chariots drive down him, O Maruts, who at the feasts of Gods regards the demons.
     May he, though bathed in sweat, form empty wishes, who blames his sacred rite who toils to serve you.