रश्मि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *raĉ-míš, from a root *raĉ-, whence also Sanskrit रश्मन् (raśman), रशना (raśanā). Compare Middle Persian lsn' (rasan), Persian رسن‎ (rasan), and Old Armenian առասան (aṙasan), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Noun

रश्मि • (raśmi) m (rarely f)

  1. rope, string, cord
    Synonyms: रज्जु (rajju), सूत्र (sūtra)
  2. rein, bridle
    Synonym: वागा (vāgā)
  3. measuring cord
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.25.18
      परि यो रश्मिना दिवोऽन्तान्ममे पृथिव्याः ।
      उभे आ पप्रौ रोदसी महित्वा ॥
      pari yo raśminā divo’ntānmame pṛthivyāḥ .
      ubhe ā paprau rodasī mahitvā .
      He who hath measured with his ray the boundaries of heaven and earth,
      And with his majesty hath filled the two worlds full,
  4. ray of light

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of रश्मि
Nom. sg. रश्मिः (raśmiḥ)
Gen. sg. रश्मेः (raśmeḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative रश्मिः (raśmiḥ) रश्मी (raśmī) रश्मयः (raśmayaḥ)
Vocative रश्मे (raśme) रश्मी (raśmī) रश्मयः (raśmayaḥ)
Accusative रश्मिम् (raśmim) रश्मी (raśmī) रश्मीन् (raśmīn)
Instrumental रश्मिना (raśminā) रश्मिभ्याम् (raśmibhyām) रश्मिभिः (raśmibhiḥ)
Dative रश्मये (raśmaye) रश्मिभ्याम् (raśmibhyām) रश्मिभ्यः (raśmibhyaḥ)
Ablative रश्मेः (raśmeḥ) रश्मिभ्याम् (raśmibhyām) रश्मिभ्यः (raśmibhyaḥ)
Genitive रश्मेः (raśmeḥ) रश्म्योः (raśmyoḥ) रश्मीनाम् (raśmīnām)
Locative रश्मौ (raśmau) रश्म्योः (raśmyoḥ) रश्मिषु (raśmiṣu)

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (rassi)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺 (rassi)
    • Gujarati: રાશ (rāś)
    • Punjabi: ਰੱਸੀ (rassī)

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 869
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “raśmí (10648)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Lubotsky, The System of Nominal Accentuation in Sanskrit and Proto-Indo-European
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