अनुष्टुभ्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অনুষ্টুভ্ (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬦᬸᬱ᭄ᬝᬸᬪ᭄ (Balinese script)
- অনুষ্টুভ্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰡𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰲𑰥𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀦𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀼𑀪𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- အနုၑ္ဋုဘ် (Burmese script)
- અનુષ્ટુભ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਅਨੁਸ਼੍ਟੁਭ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌟𑍁𑌭𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦤꦸꦰ꧀ꦛꦸꦨ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂢𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂳𑂦𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಅನುಷ್ಟುಭ್ (Kannada script)
- អនុឞ្ដុភ៑ (Khmer script)
- ອນຸຩ຺ຏຸຠ຺ (Lao script)
- അനുഷ്ടുഭ് (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᠨᡠᢢᢞᡠᢨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘡𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘳𑘥𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠠᠨᠤᢔᢌᠤᠪᠾ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑧁𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧔𑧅𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐣𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐸𑐨𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଅନୁଷ୍ଟୁଭ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢥꢸꢰ꣄ꢜꢸꢩ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆤𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆶𑆨𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖡𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖲𑖥𑖿 (Siddham script)
- අනුෂ්ටුභ් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩯𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩒𑩳 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚝𑚰𑚶𑚔𑚰𑚡𑚶 (Takri script)
- அநுஷ்டுப்⁴ (Tamil script)
- అనుష్టుభ్ (Telugu script)
- อนุษฺฏุภฺ (Thai script)
- ཨ་ནུ་ཥྚུ་བྷ྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒢𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒳𑒦𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨝𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨃𑨡𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Traditionally explained as अनु- (anu-, “after”) + स्तुभ् (stubh, “to praise; to utter a joyful sound”, root), literally “following in praise”, referring to the way it follows the three-pāda (8-syllable unit) गायत्री (gāyatrī) with its four pādas.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ.nuʂ.ʈúbʱ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐ.n̪uʂ.ʈubʱ/
Noun
अनुष्टुभ् • (anuṣṭúbh) stem, f
- (prosody) the Anuṣṭubh (a category of poetic measures characterised by 32-syllable verses)
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.130.4:
- अ॒ग्नेर्गा॑य॒त्र्य॑भवत्स॒युग्वो॒ष्णिह॑या सवि॒ता सं ब॑भूव।
अ॒नु॒ष्टुभा॒ सोम॑ उ॒क्थैर्मह॑स्वा॒न्बृह॒स्पते॑र्बृह॒ती वाच॑मावत्॥- agnérgāyatryàbhavatsayúgvoṣṇíhayā savitā́ sáṃ babhūva.
anuṣṭúbhā sóma ukthaírmáhasvānbṛ́haspáterbṛhatī́ vā́camāvat. - Closely was Gāyatrī conjoined with Agni, and closely Savitā combined with Usnih.
Brilliant with Ukthas, Soma joined Anuṣṭubh: Bṛhaspati's voice by Bṛhati was aided.
- agnérgāyatryàbhavatsayúgvoṣṇíhayā savitā́ sáṃ babhūva.
- अ॒ग्नेर्गा॑य॒त्र्य॑भवत्स॒युग्वो॒ष्णिह॑या सवि॒ता सं ब॑भूव।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अनुष्टुप् (anuṣṭúp) अनुष्टुक् (anuṣṭúk) |
अनुष्टुभौ (anuṣṭúbhau) अनुष्टुभा¹ (anuṣṭúbhā¹) |
अनुष्टुभः (anuṣṭúbhaḥ) |
| accusative | अनुष्टुभम् (anuṣṭúbham) | अनुष्टुभौ (anuṣṭúbhau) अनुष्टुभा¹ (anuṣṭúbhā¹) |
अनुष्टुभः (anuṣṭúbhaḥ) |
| instrumental | अनुष्टुभा (anuṣṭúbhā) | अनुष्टुब्भ्याम् (anuṣṭúbbhyām) अनुष्टुग्भ्याम् (anuṣṭúgbhyām) |
अनुष्टुब्भिः (anuṣṭúbbhiḥ) |
| dative | अनुष्टुभे (anuṣṭúbhe) | अनुष्टुब्भ्याम् (anuṣṭúbbhyām) अनुष्टुग्भ्याम् (anuṣṭúgbhyām) |
अनुष्टुब्भ्यः (anuṣṭúbbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अनुष्टुभः (anuṣṭúbhaḥ) | अनुष्टुब्भ्याम् (anuṣṭúbbhyām) अनुष्टुग्भ्याम् (anuṣṭúgbhyām) |
अनुष्टुब्भ्यः (anuṣṭúbbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अनुष्टुभः (anuṣṭúbhaḥ) | अनुष्टुभोः (anuṣṭúbhoḥ) | अनुष्टुभाम् (anuṣṭúbhām) |
| locative | अनुष्टुभि (anuṣṭúbhi) | अनुष्टुभोः (anuṣṭúbhoḥ) | अनुष्टुप्सु (anuṣṭúpsu) |
| vocative | अनुष्टुप् (ánuṣṭup) | अनुष्टुभौ (ánuṣṭubhau) अनुष्टुभा¹ (ánuṣṭubhā¹) |
अनुष्टुभः (ánuṣṭubhaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अनुष्टुभ्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- “अनुष्टु॑भ्” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 22, column 2.
- Monier Williams (1899) “Anu-shṭúbh”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 40/1.
