Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sawyás, from Proto-Indo-European *sewyós (left, left-hand). Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬀 (hauuiia, left), Proto-Slavic *šujь.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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सव्य (savyá) stem

  1. left, left-hand
    Antonym: दक्षिण (dakṣiṇa)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.24.5:
      न ते॑ स॒व्यं न दक्षि॑णं॒ हस्तं॑ वरन्त आ॒मुरः॑ ।
      ná te savyáṃ ná dákṣiṇaṃ hástaṃ varanta āmúraḥ.
      [O Indra,], the destroyers block off neither thy left hand nor thy right

Noun

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सव्य (savyá) stemm

  1. the left arm or hand

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of सव्य (savyá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सव्यः
savyáḥ
सव्यौ / सव्या¹
savyaú / savyā́¹
सव्याः / सव्यासः¹
savyā́ḥ / savyā́saḥ¹
Vocative सव्य
sávya
सव्यौ / सव्या¹
sávyau / sávyā¹
सव्याः / सव्यासः¹
sávyāḥ / sávyāsaḥ¹
Accusative सव्यम्
savyám
सव्यौ / सव्या¹
savyaú / savyā́¹
सव्यान्
savyā́n
Instrumental सव्येन
savyéna
सव्याभ्याम्
savyā́bhyām
सव्यैः / सव्येभिः¹
savyaíḥ / savyébhiḥ¹
Dative सव्याय
savyā́ya
सव्याभ्याम्
savyā́bhyām
सव्येभ्यः
savyébhyaḥ
Ablative सव्यात्
savyā́t
सव्याभ्याम्
savyā́bhyām
सव्येभ्यः
savyébhyaḥ
Genitive सव्यस्य
savyásya
सव्ययोः
savyáyoḥ
सव्यानाम्
savyā́nām
Locative सव्ये
savyé
सव्ययोः
savyáyoḥ
सव्येषु
savyéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva, left, left-hand)

References

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