वृश्चिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika). Doublet of बिच्छू (bicchū), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɾɪʃ.t͡ʃɪk/

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vŕścik) m

  1. scorpion
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
  3. (astrology) a Scorpio

Declension
Declension of वृश्चिक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct वृश्चिक
vŕścik		 वृश्चिक
vŕścik
oblique वृश्चिक
vŕścik		 वृश्चिकों
vŕścikõ
vocative वृश्चिक
vŕścik		 वृश्चिको
vŕściko

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɾuɕ.t͡ɕik/, [ʋɾuɕ.t͡ɕiːk]

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vruścik) m

  1. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
  2. (astrology) a Scorpio

See also
Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ♈︎ वृषभ (vruṣabh) ♉︎ मिथुन (mithun) ♊︎ कर्क (karka) ♋︎
सिंह (siuha) ♌︎ कन्या (kanyā) ♍︎ तूळ (tūḷ) ♎︎ वृश्चिक (vruścik) ♏︎
धनु (dhanu) ♐︎ मकर (makar) ♑︎ कुंभ (kumbha) ♒︎ मीन (mīn) ♓︎

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɾist͡sik]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ब्रिस्चिक्

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vr̥ścik)

  1. scorpion
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
  3. (astrology) a Scorpio

See also
Zodiac signs in Nepali · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) ♈︎ वृष (vr̥ṣ) ♉︎ मिथुन (mithun) ♊︎ कर्कट (karkaṭ) ♋︎
सिंह (siṅha) ♌︎ कन्या (kanyā) ♍︎ तुला (tulā) ♎︎ वृश्चिक (vr̥ścik) ♏︎
धनु (dhanu) ♐︎ मकर (makar) ♑︎ कुम्भ (kumbha) ♒︎ मीन (mīn) ♓︎

Sanskrit
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Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬺᬰ᭄ᬘᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
  • ৱৃশ্চিক (Assamese script)
  • বৃশ্চিক (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰴𑰫𑰿𑰓𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀾𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
  • વૃશ્ચિક (Gujarati script)
  • ਵ੍ਹਸ਼ੑਚਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦮꦽꦯ꧀ꦕꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
  • វ្ឫឝ្ចិក (Khmer script)
  • ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (Kannada script)
  • ວ຺ຣິຨ຺ຈິກ (Lao script)
  • വൃശ്ചിക (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘪𑘵𑘫𑘿𑘓𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠷᢈᠱᢋᢈᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠸᡵᡳᡧᢜᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
  • ဝၖၐ္စိက (Burmese script)
  • 𑧊𑧖𑧋𑧠𑦳𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐺𑐱𑑂𑐔𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
  • ଵୃଶ୍ଚିକ (Oriya script)
  • ꢮꢺꢯ꣄ꢗꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆸𑆯𑇀𑆖𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖴𑖫𑖿𑖓𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
  • වෘශ්චික (Sinhalese script)
  • వృశ్చిక (Telugu script)
  • วฺฤศฺจิก (Thai script)
  • ཝྲྀ་ཤྩི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒵𑒬𑓂𑒔𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”). The astrological sense is a translation of Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) m

  1. scorpion
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.191.16:
      कुषुम्भकस्तदब्रवीद्गिरेः प्रवर्तमानकः।
      वृश्चिकस्यारसं विषमरसं वृश्चिक ते विषम्॥
      kuṣumbhakastadabravīdgireḥ pravartamānakaḥ.
      vṛścikasyārasaṃ viṣamarasaṃ vṛścika te viṣam.
      Forth issuing from the mountain's side the poison-insect spake and said:
      "The scorpion's poison is weak. Scorpion, thy venom is but weak."
  2. (astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio
  3. centipede
  4. (botany) name of various plants

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of वृश्चिक (vṛ́ścika)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वृश्चिकः
vṛ́ścikaḥ		 वृश्चिकौ
vṛ́ścikau		 वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹
vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Vocative वृश्चिक
vṛ́ścika		 वृश्चिकौ
vṛ́ścikau		 वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹
vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Accusative वृश्चिकम्
vṛ́ścikam		 वृश्चिकौ
vṛ́ścikau		 वृश्चिकान्
vṛ́ścikān
Instrumental वृश्चिकेन
vṛ́ścikena		 वृश्चिकाभ्याम्
vṛ́ścikābhyām		 वृश्चिकैः / वृश्चिकेभिः¹
vṛ́ścikaiḥ / vṛ́ścikebhiḥ¹
Dative वृश्चिकाय
vṛ́ścikāya		 वृश्चिकाभ्याम्
vṛ́ścikābhyām		 वृश्चिकेभ्यः
vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Ablative वृश्चिकात्
vṛ́ścikāt		 वृश्चिकाभ्याम्
vṛ́ścikābhyām		 वृश्चिकेभ्यः
vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Genitive वृश्चिकस्य
vṛ́ścikasya		 वृश्चिकयोः
vṛ́ścikayoḥ		 वृश्चिकानाम्
vṛ́ścikānām
Locative वृश्चिके
vṛ́ścike		 वृश्चिकयोः
vṛ́ścikayoḥ		 वृश्चिकेषु
vṛ́ścikeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

See also
Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa) ♈︎ ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) ♉︎ मिथुन (mithuna) ♊︎ कर्कटक (karkaṭaka) ♋︎
सिंह (siṃha) ♌︎ कन्या (kanyā) ♍︎ तुला (tulā) ♎︎ वृश्चिक (vṛścika) ♏︎
धनु (dhanu) ♐︎ मकर (makara) ♑︎ कुम्भ (kumbha) ♒︎ मीन (mīna) ♓︎

References
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