हिरण्य

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰr̥Hanyam (“gold”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃-en-yo-m, from *ǵʰelh₃- (“yellow, golden”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬦𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (zarańiia, “gold”), Old Persian 𐎭𐎼𐎴𐎹 (d-r-n-y /daraniya/, “gold”), Russian жёлтый (žóltyj, “yellow”), Old English ġeolu (whence English yellow), English gold. Also related to हरि (hari).

हिरण्य • (híraṇya) n

gold
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
any vessel or ornament made of gold (as 'a golden spoon')
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
a gold piece or coin
a particular measure
the Datura or thorn apple

Neuter a-stem declension of हिरण्य (híraṇya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	हिरण्यम् híraṇyam	हिरण्ये híraṇye	हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹ híraṇyāni / híraṇyā¹
Vocative	हिरण्य híraṇya	हिरण्ये híraṇye	हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹ híraṇyāni / híraṇyā¹
Accusative	हिरण्यम् híraṇyam	हिरण्ये híraṇye	हिरण्यानि / हिरण्या¹ híraṇyāni / híraṇyā¹
Instrumental	हिरण्येन híraṇyena	हिरण्याभ्याम् híraṇyābhyām	हिरण्यैः / हिरण्येभिः¹ híraṇyaiḥ / híraṇyebhiḥ¹
Dative	हिरण्याय híraṇyāya	हिरण्याभ्याम् híraṇyābhyām	हिरण्येभ्यः híraṇyebhyaḥ
Ablative	हिरण्यात् híraṇyāt	हिरण्याभ्याम् híraṇyābhyām	हिरण्येभ्यः híraṇyebhyaḥ
Genitive	हिरण्यस्य híraṇyasya	हिरण्ययोः híraṇyayoḥ	हिरण्यानाम् híraṇyānām
Locative	हिरण्ये híraṇye	हिरण्ययोः híraṇyayoḥ	हिरण्येषु híraṇyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

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 1299
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 816

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