भरुकच्छ
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- बृगुकच्छ (bṛgukaccha), मरुकच्छ (marukaccha)
Etymology
Seemingly from भरु (bharu, “sea”) + कच्छ (kaccha, “shore”), but the first element may be non-Indic; compare the alternative form मरुकच्छ (marukaccha). The form भृगुकच्छ (bhṛgukaccha) is folk-etymological.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bʱɐ.ɾu.kɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [bʱɐ.ɾu.kɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
Proper noun
भरुकच्छ • (bharukaccha) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | भरुकच्छः (bharukacchaḥ) | भरुकच्छौ (bharukacchau) भरुकच्छा¹ (bharukacchā¹) |
भरुकच्छाः (bharukacchāḥ) भरुकच्छासः¹ (bharukacchāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | भरुकच्छम् (bharukaccham) | भरुकच्छौ (bharukacchau) भरुकच्छा¹ (bharukacchā¹) |
भरुकच्छान् (bharukacchān) |
| instrumental | भरुकच्छेन (bharukacchena) | भरुकच्छाभ्याम् (bharukacchābhyām) | भरुकच्छैः (bharukacchaiḥ) भरुकच्छेभिः¹ (bharukacchebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | भरुकच्छाय (bharukacchāya) | भरुकच्छाभ्याम् (bharukacchābhyām) | भरुकच्छेभ्यः (bharukacchebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | भरुकच्छात् (bharukacchāt) | भरुकच्छाभ्याम् (bharukacchābhyām) | भरुकच्छेभ्यः (bharukacchebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | भरुकच्छस्य (bharukacchasya) | भरुकच्छयोः (bharukacchayoḥ) | भरुकच्छानाम् (bharukacchānām) |
| locative | भरुकच्छे (bharukacche) | भरुकच्छयोः (bharukacchayoḥ) | भरुकच्छेषु (bharukaccheṣu) |
| vocative | भरुकच्छ (bharukaccha) | भरुकच्छौ (bharukacchau) भरुकच्छा¹ (bharukacchā¹) |
भरुकच्छाः (bharukacchāḥ) भरुकच्छासः¹ (bharukacchāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Ashokan Prakrit: *𑀪𑀭𑀼𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*bharukaccha)
- Pali: Bharukaccha
- →⇒ Middle Chinese: 跋祿羯呫婆 (MC bat luwk kjot thep ba)
References
- Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “भरुकच्छ”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharukaccha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 535