वस्मन्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wásma, from Proto-Indo-European *wésmn̥. Compare Ancient Greek εἷμα (heîma).

Pronunciation

Noun

वस्मन् (vásman) n

  1. clothing, garment; cover
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.13.4
      वहिष्ठेभिर्विहरन्यासि तन्तुमवव्ययन्नसितं देव वस्म
      दविध्वतो रश्मयः सूर्यस्य चर्मेवावाधुस्तमो अप्स्वन्तः ॥
      vahiṣṭhebhirviharanyāsi tantumavavyayannasitaṃ deva vasma .
      davidhvato raśmayaḥ sūryasya carmevāvādhustamo apsvantaḥ .
      Spreading thy web with mightiest Steeds thou comest, rending apart, thou God, the black-hued mantle.
      The rays of Surya tremulously shining sink, like a hide, the darkness in the waters.
    Synonym: वस्त्र (vastra)
  2. nest
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.31.1
      अस्माकं मित्रावरुणावतं रथमादित्यै रुद्रैर्वसुभिः सचाभुवा ।
      प्र यद्वयो न पप्तन्वस्मनस्परि श्रवस्यवो हृषीवन्तो वनर्षदः ॥
      asmākaṃ mitrāvaruṇāvataṃ rathamādityai rudrairvasubhiḥ sacābhuvā .
      pra yadvayo na paptanvasmanaspari śravasyavo hṛṣīvanto vanarṣadaḥ .
      HELP, Varuna and Mitra, O ye Twain allied with Vasus, Rudras, and Adityas, help our car,
      That, as the wild birds of the forest from their home [nest], our horses may fly forth, glad, eager for renown.

Declension

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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 932
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