पोष

See also: पुष्

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

पोष • (poṣa) stemm

  1. thriving, prosperity, abundance, wealth, growth, increase
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.1.3:
      अ॒ग्निना॑ र॒यिम॑श्नव॒त्पोष॑मे॒व दि॒वेदि॑वे। य॒शसं॑ वी॒रव॑त्तमम्॥
      agnínā rayímaśnavatpóṣamevá divédive. yaśásaṃ vīrávattamam.
      Through Agni the worshipper obtains that affluence which increases day by day, which is the source of fame and multiplier of mankind.
  2. nourishing, nurture, rearing, maintaining, supporting

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of पोष
singular dual plural
nominative पोषः (poṣaḥ) पोषौ (poṣau)
पोषा¹ (poṣā¹)
पोषाः (poṣāḥ)
पोषासः¹ (poṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative पोषम् (poṣam) पोषौ (poṣau)
पोषा¹ (poṣā¹)
पोषान् (poṣān)
instrumental पोषेण (poṣeṇa) पोषाभ्याम् (poṣābhyām) पोषैः (poṣaiḥ)
पोषेभिः¹ (poṣebhiḥ¹)
dative पोषाय (poṣāya) पोषाभ्याम् (poṣābhyām) पोषेभ्यः (poṣebhyaḥ)
ablative पोषात् (poṣāt) पोषाभ्याम् (poṣābhyām) पोषेभ्यः (poṣebhyaḥ)
genitive पोषस्य (poṣasya) पोषयोः (poṣayoḥ) पोषाणाम् (poṣāṇām)
locative पोषे (poṣe) पोषयोः (poṣayoḥ) पोषेषु (poṣeṣu)
vocative पोष (poṣa) पोषौ (poṣau)
पोषा¹ (poṣā¹)
पोषाः (poṣāḥ)
पोषासः¹ (poṣāsaḥ¹)
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