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Noun [Sanskrit]

IPA: /ʋɐ.dʱɐ́/ [Vedic], /ʋɐ.d̪ʱɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Cognate to Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬜𐬀 (vaδa), 𐬬𐬀𐬛𐬀 (vada, “weapon”). Etymology templates: {{cog|ae|𐬬𐬀𐬜𐬀}} Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬜𐬀 (vaδa) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=vadhá}} वध • (vadhá) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|vadhá}} Forms: vadhá [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], वधः [nominative, singular], वधौ [dual, nominative], वधा1 [dual, nominative], वधाः [nominative, plural], वधासः1 [nominative, plural], वधम् [accusative, singular], वधौ [accusative, dual], वधा1 [accusative, dual], वधान् [accusative, plural], वधेन [instrumental, singular], वधाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], वधैः [instrumental, plural], वधेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], वधाय [dative, singular], वधाभ्याम् [dative, dual], वधेभ्यः [dative, plural], वधात् [ablative, singular], वधाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], वधेभ्यः [ablative, plural], वधस्य [genitive, singular], वधयोः [dual, genitive], वधानाम् [genitive, plural], वधे [locative, singular], वधयोः [dual, locative], वधेषु [locative, plural], वध [singular, vocative], वधौ [dual, vocative], वधा1 [dual, vocative], वधाः [plural, vocative], वधासः1 [plural, vocative]
  1. murder, slaughter
    Sense id: en-वध-sa-noun-gVOoAXug Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 26 18 29
  2. one who kills; destroyer
    Sense id: en-वध-sa-noun-ZmDCsYej Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 26 18 29
  3. deadly weapon (especially Indra's thunderbolt)
    Sense id: en-वध-sa-noun-beMZX8eM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 26 18 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 20 33 24 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 17 16 50 18 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 12 17 58 13 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 15 22 47 16
  4. injury, hurt
    Sense id: en-वध-sa-noun-EZSTtK4z Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 26 18 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: वध्या (vadhyā) (english: slaughter, massacre), वधकर्माधिकारिन् (vadhakarmādhikārin) (english: an executioner or he who superintends killings), वधकाङ्क्षिन् (vadhakāṅkṣin) (english: wishing for death)
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      "form": "वधस्य",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "वधेषु",
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      "ipa": "/ʋɐ.dʱɐ́/",
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        "Vedic"
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      "roman": "vadhā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधेभ्यः",
      "roman": "vadhébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधात्",
      "roman": "vadhā́t",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vadhā́bhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधेभ्यः",
      "roman": "vadhébhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधस्य",
      "roman": "vadhásya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधयोः",
      "roman": "vadháyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधानाम्",
      "roman": "vadhā́nām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधे",
      "roman": "vadhé",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधयोः",
      "roman": "vadháyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधेषु",
      "roman": "vadhéṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वध",
      "roman": "vádha",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधौ",
      "roman": "vádhau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधा1",
      "roman": "vádhā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधाः",
      "roman": "vádhāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वधासः1",
      "roman": "vádhāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "vadhá"
      },
      "expansion": "वध • (vadhá) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vadhá"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "murder, slaughter"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "murder",
          "murder"
        ],
        [
          "slaughter",
          "slaughter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "one who kills; destroyer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kill",
          "kill"
        ],
        [
          "destroyer",
          "destroyer"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deadly weapon (especially Indra's thunderbolt)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deadly",
          "deadly"
        ],
        [
          "weapon",
          "weapon"
        ],
        [
          "Indra",
          "Indra"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "injury, hurt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "injury",
          "injury"
        ],
        [
          "hurt",
          "hurt"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɐ.dʱɐ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋɐ.d̪ʱɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वध"
}

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