अस्मे

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • asme (Latin script)
  • 𑀅𑀲𑁆𑀫𑁂 (Brahmi script)
  • অস্মে (Bengali script)
  • අස‍්මෙ (Sinhalese script)
  • အသ္မေ or ဢသ္မေ or ဢသ်မေ (Burmese script)
  • อสฺเม or อัสเม (Thai script)
  • ᩋᩈ᩠ᨾᩮ (Tai Tham script)
  • ອສ຺ເມ or ອັສເມ (Lao script)
  • អស្មេ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄃𑄥𑄴𑄟𑄬 (Chakma script)

Noun

अस्मे m

  1. Devanagari script form of asme, which is accusative plural of अस्मन् (asman, “stone”)

Pronoun

अस्मे

  1. Devanagari script form of asme (“us”), which is an accusative plural of अहं (ahaṃ)

Sanskrit

Pronoun

अस्मे • (asmé)

  1. (Vedic) locative/dative/genitive plural of अस्मद् (asmad)[1]
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.66.21:
      अग्ने पवस्व स्वपा अस्मे वर्चः सुवीर्यम् । दधद्रयिं मयि पोषम् ॥२१॥
      agne pavasva svapā asme varcaḥ suvīryam . dadhadrayiṃ mayi poṣam .21.
      • 1888 (publication) translation by H. H. Wilson or E.B. Cowell
        Agni, who are the doer of good, pour upon us brightness and fair-offspring; may he make me wealth and plenty.

References
  1. Thomas Burrow (1973), “VI. Numerals, Pronouns, Indeclinables, §2 Pronouns”, in The Sanskrit Language, Third (Indian impression) edition, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publications, published 2001, →ISBN, page 267: “An earlier form of the locative, asmé, yuṣmé appears in the Vedic texts, with the peculiarity that it can be used also as dative and genitive.”
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