रिरंसा

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Desiderative noun of रम् (ram).

Pronunciation

Noun

रिरंसा • (riraṃsā) stemf (root रम्)

  1. sexual desire
  2. lasciviousness, lust
    • c. 700 CE, Daṇḍin, Daśa-kumāra-carita:
      एकदा धन्यके प्रयाते तं पुष्टं विकलं सा धूमिनी रिरंसयोपातिष्ठत्
      ekadā dhanyake prayāte taṃ puṣṭaṃ vikalaṃ sā dhūminī riraṃsayopātiṣṭhat
      once, while Dhanyaka was gone, Dhûminî approached the (afore) mutilated (although now) healthy (man) and lust in her arose

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of रिरंसा
singular dual plural
nominative रिरंसा (riraṃsā) रिरंसे (riraṃse) रिरंसाः (riraṃsāḥ)
accusative रिरंसाम् (riraṃsām) रिरंसे (riraṃse) रिरंसाः (riraṃsāḥ)
instrumental रिरंसया (riraṃsayā)
रिरंसा¹ (riraṃsā¹)
रिरंसाभ्याम् (riraṃsābhyām) रिरंसाभिः (riraṃsābhiḥ)
dative रिरंसायै (riraṃsāyai) रिरंसाभ्याम् (riraṃsābhyām) रिरंसाभ्यः (riraṃsābhyaḥ)
ablative रिरंसायाः (riraṃsāyāḥ)
रिरंसायै² (riraṃsāyai²)
रिरंसाभ्याम् (riraṃsābhyām) रिरंसाभ्यः (riraṃsābhyaḥ)
genitive रिरंसायाः (riraṃsāyāḥ)
रिरंसायै² (riraṃsāyai²)
रिरंसयोः (riraṃsayoḥ) रिरंसानाम् (riraṃsānām)
locative रिरंसायाम् (riraṃsāyām) रिरंसयोः (riraṃsayoḥ) रिरंसासु (riraṃsāsu)
vocative रिरंसे (riraṃse) रिरंसे (riraṃse) रिरंसाः (riraṃsāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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