मुहूर्त

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • মুহূৰ্ত (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬸᬳᬹᬃᬢ (Balinese script)
  • মুহূর্ত (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰲𑰮𑰳𑰨𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀽𑀭𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
  • မုဟူရ်္တ (Burmese script)
  • મુહૂર્ત (Gujarati script)
  • ਮੁਹੂਰ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑍁𑌹𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦸꦲꦹꦂꦠ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂳𑂯𑂴𑂩𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮುಹೂರ್ತ (Kannada script)
  • មុហូត៌ (Khmer script)
  • ມຸຫູຣ຺ຕ (Lao script)
  • മുഹൂര്ത (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᡠᡥᡠᡠᡵᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘳𑘮𑘴𑘨𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠤᠾᠤᠤᠷᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑧔𑧎𑧕𑧈𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐸𑐴𑐹𑐬𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
  • ମୁହୂର୍ତ (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢸꢲꢹꢬ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆶𑆲𑆷𑆫𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖲𑖮𑖳𑖨𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
  • මුහූර්‍ත (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩒𑪂𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚰𑚩𑚱𑚤𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
  • முஹூர்த (Tamil script)
  • ముహూర్త (Telugu script)
  • มุหูรฺต (Thai script)
  • མུ་ཧཱུ་རྟ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒳𑒯𑒴𑒩𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨃𑨱𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥ȷ́ʰúš (“brief, short”), from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥ǵʰ-ú-s (“short, brief”). Related to Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús), Latin brevis (“short”) and also to मुहुर् (múhur, “in a moment; suddenly”).

Pronunciation

Noun

मुहूर्त • (muhūrtá) stem, m or n

  1. a moment, an instant; a fleeting or a brief period of time
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.33.5:
      रमध्वं मे वचसे सोम्याय ऋतावरीर् उप मुहूर्तम् एवैः ।
      ramadhvaṃ me vacase somyāya ṛtāvarīr upa muhūrtam evaiḥ.
      Come to rest and stand still for a moment, you truthful ones, for the sake of my soma-like word.
  2. a period of time equal to 48 minutes which is equivalent to one thirtieth of a day

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मुहूर्त
singular dual plural
nominative मुहूर्तः (muhūrtáḥ) मुहूर्तौ (muhūrtaú)
मुहूर्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹) 		मुहूर्ताः (muhūrtā́ḥ)
मुहूर्तासः¹ (muhūrtā́saḥ¹)
accusative मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtám) मुहूर्तौ (muhūrtaú)
मुहूर्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹) 		मुहूर्तान् (muhūrtā́n)
instrumental मुहूर्तेन (muhūrténa) मुहूर्ताभ्याम् (muhūrtā́bhyām) मुहूर्तैः (muhūrtaíḥ)
मुहूर्तेभिः¹ (muhūrtébhiḥ¹)
dative मुहूर्ताय (muhūrtā́ya) मुहूर्ताभ्याम् (muhūrtā́bhyām) मुहूर्तेभ्यः (muhūrtébhyaḥ)
ablative मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtā́t) मुहूर्ताभ्याम् (muhūrtā́bhyām) मुहूर्तेभ्यः (muhūrtébhyaḥ)
genitive मुहूर्तस्य (muhūrtásya) मुहूर्तयोः (muhūrtáyoḥ) मुहूर्तानाम् (muhūrtā́nām)
locative मुहूर्ते (muhūrté) मुहूर्तयोः (muhūrtáyoḥ) मुहूर्तेषु (muhūrtéṣu)
vocative मुहूर्त (múhūrta) मुहूर्तौ (múhūrtau)
मुहूर्ता¹ (múhūrtā¹) 		मुहूर्ताः (múhūrtāḥ)
मुहूर्तासः¹ (múhūrtāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of मुहूर्त
singular dual plural
nominative मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtám) मुहूर्ते (muhūrté) मुहूर्तानि (muhūrtā́ni)
मुहूर्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹)
accusative मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtám) मुहूर्ते (muhūrté) मुहूर्तानि (muhūrtā́ni)
मुहूर्ता¹ (muhūrtā́¹)
instrumental मुहूर्तेन (muhūrténa) मुहूर्ताभ्याम् (muhūrtā́bhyām) मुहूर्तैः (muhūrtaíḥ)
मुहूर्तेभिः¹ (muhūrtébhiḥ¹)
dative मुहूर्ताय (muhūrtā́ya) मुहूर्ताभ्याम् (muhūrtā́bhyām) मुहूर्तेभ्यः (muhūrtébhyaḥ)
ablative मुहूर्तात् (muhūrtā́t) मुहूर्ताभ्याम् (muhūrtā́bhyām) मुहूर्तेभ्यः (muhūrtébhyaḥ)
genitive मुहूर्तस्य (muhūrtásya) मुहूर्तयोः (muhūrtáyoḥ) मुहूर्तानाम् (muhūrtā́nām)
locative मुहूर्ते (muhūrté) मुहूर्तयोः (muhūrtáyoḥ) मुहूर्तेषु (muhūrtéṣu)
vocative मुहूर्त (múhūrta) मुहूर्ते (múhūrte) मुहूर्तानि (múhūrtāni)
मुहूर्ता¹ (múhūrtā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

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