यदु

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *yĀṭu (goat, sheep); for the semantic connection, note that early Indo-Aryan speakers (like the Yadu tribe) were pastoralists who reared cattle, goats and sheep. Cognate with Tamil ஆடு (āṭu), யாடு (yāṭu), Telugu ఏట (ēṭa) and Gondi యేటీ (yēṭī).

Pronunciation

Noun

यदु • (yádu) stemm

  1. name of a Vedic Indo-Aryan-speaking tribe.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of यदु
singular dual plural
nominative यदुः (yáduḥ) यदू (yádū) यदवः (yádavaḥ)
accusative यदुम् (yádum) यदू (yádū) यदून् (yádūn)
instrumental यदुना (yádunā)
यद्वा¹ (yádvā¹)
यदुभ्याम् (yádubhyām) यदुभिः (yádubhiḥ)
dative यदवे (yádave)
यद्वे¹ (yádve¹)
यदुभ्याम् (yádubhyām) यदुभ्यः (yádubhyaḥ)
ablative यदोः (yádoḥ)
यद्वः¹ (yádvaḥ¹)
यदुभ्याम् (yádubhyām) यदुभ्यः (yádubhyaḥ)
genitive यदोः (yádoḥ)
यद्वः¹ (yádvaḥ¹)
यद्वोः (yádvoḥ) यदूनाम् (yádūnām)
locative यदौ (yádau) यद्वोः (yádvoḥ) यदुषु (yáduṣu)
vocative यदो (yádo) यदू (yádū) यदवः (yádavaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Proper noun

यदु • (yádu) stemm

  1. (Hinduism) a son of Yayati and Devayani, and brother of तुर्वशु (turvaśu), द्रुह्यु (druhyu), अनुद्रुह्यु (anudruhyu), पूरु (pūru)
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.62.10:
      उ॒त दा॒सा प॑रि॒विषे॒ स्मद्दि॑ष्टी॒ गोप॑रीणसा।
      यदु॑स्तु॒र्वश्च॑ मामहे॥
      utá dāsā́ parivíṣe smáddiṣṭī góparīṇasā.
      yádusturváśca māmahe.
      Yadu and Turva, too, have given two Dasas, well-disposed, to serve, together with great store of kine.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of यदु
singular
nominative यदुः (yáduḥ)
accusative यदुम् (yádum)
instrumental यदुना (yádunā)
यद्वा¹ (yádvā¹)
dative यदवे (yádave)
यद्वे¹ (yádve¹)
ablative यदोः (yádoḥ)
यद्वः¹ (yádvaḥ¹)
genitive यदोः (yádoḥ)
यद्वः¹ (yádvaḥ¹)
locative यदौ (yádau)
vocative यदो (yádo)
  • ¹Vedic