हिरण्य
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Alternative scripts
- হিৰণ্য (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬶᬭᬡ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
- হিরণ্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰰𑰨𑰜𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀡𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ဟိရဏျ (Burmese script)
- હિરણ્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਹਿਰਣ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌿𑌰𑌣𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦶꦫꦟꦾ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂱𑂩𑂝𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಹಿರಣ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- ហិរណ្យ (Khmer script)
- ຫິຣຓ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- ഹിരണ്യ (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᡳᡵᠠᢏᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘱𑘨𑘜𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠢᠷᠠᢏᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧒𑧈𑦼𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐶𑐬𑐞𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ହିରଣ୍ଯ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢶꢬꢠ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆴𑆫𑆟𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖰𑖨𑖜𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- හිරණ්ය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩑𑩼𑩪 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚮𑚤𑚘𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
- ஹிரண்ய (Tamil script)
- హిరణ్య (Telugu script)
- หิรณฺย (Thai script)
- ཧི་ར་ཎྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒱𑒩𑒝𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨁𑨫𑨘𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam (“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”), English gold and yellow. Also related to हरि (hári).
Pronunciation
Noun
हिरण्य • (híraṇya) stem, n
- gold
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.90.6:
- ई॒शा॒नासो॒ ये दध॑ते॒ स्व॑र्णो॒ गोभि॒रश्वे॑भि॒र्वसु॑भि॒र्हिर॑ण्यैः ।
इन्द्र॑वायू सू॒रयो॒ विश्व॒मायु॒रर्व॑द्भिर्वी॒रैः पृत॑नासु सह्युः ॥- īśānā́so yé dádhate svárṇo góbhiráśvebhirvásubhirhíraṇyaiḥ.
índravāyū sūráyo víśvamā́yurárvadbhirvīráiḥ pṛ́tanāsu sahyuḥ. - O Indra and Vayu, may these rulees who give us heavenly light with gifts of cows and horses, gold and treasures overcome in battle with their steeds and heroes through full life.
- īśānā́so yé dádhate svárṇo góbhiráśvebhirvásubhirhíraṇyaiḥ.
- ई॒शा॒नासो॒ ये दध॑ते॒ स्व॑र्णो॒ गोभि॒रश्वे॑भि॒र्वसु॑भि॒र्हिर॑ण्यैः ।
- any vessel or ornament made of gold (as 'a golden spoon')
- a gold piece or coin
- a particular measure
- the Datura or thorn apple
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of हिरण्य (híraṇya) | |||
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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 |
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Synonyms
- सुवर्ण (suvárṇa)
Derived terms
- हिरण्यगर्भ (hiraṇyagarbha)
- हिरण्याक्ष (hiraṇyākṣa)
- हिरण्यकशिपु (hiraṇyakaśipu)
Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀁𑀦 (hiraṃna)
- Pali: hirañña
- → Khmer: ហិរញ្ញ (herañ)
- Helu Prakrit:
- → Tamil: ஹிரண்யம் (hiraṇyam), இரணியம் (iraṇiyam)
- → Bengali: হিরণ (hiron) (semi-learned)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “हिरण्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1299.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 816
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