"वृश्चिक" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /ʋŕ̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈʋr̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/ [Classical]
Etymology: Probably from the root व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”). The astrological sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos). Etymology templates: {{m|sa|व्रश्च्||to cut}} व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”), {{bor|sa|grc|σκορπῐ́ος}} Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=m|tr=vṛ́ścika}} वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m|vṛ́ścika}} Forms: vṛ́ścika [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], वृश्चिकः [nominative, singular], वृश्चिकौ [dual, nominative], वृश्चिका1 [dual, nominative], वृश्चिकाः [nominative, plural], वृश्चिकासः1 [nominative, plural], वृश्चिक [singular, vocative], वृश्चिकौ [dual, vocative], वृश्चिका1 [dual, vocative], वृश्चिकाः [plural, vocative], वृश्चिकासः1 [plural, vocative], वृश्चिकम् [accusative, singular], वृश्चिकौ [accusative, dual], वृश्चिका1 [accusative, dual], वृश्चिकान् [accusative, plural], वृश्चिकेन [instrumental, singular], वृश्चिकाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], वृश्चिकैः [instrumental, plural], वृश्चिकेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], वृश्चिकाय [dative, singular], वृश्चिकाभ्याम् [dative, dual], वृश्चिकेभ्यः [dative, plural], वृश्चिकात् [ablative, singular], वृश्चिकाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], वृश्चिकेभ्यः [ablative, plural], वृश्चिकस्य [genitive, singular], वृश्चिकयोः [dual, genitive], वृश्चिकानाम् [genitive, plural], वृश्चिके [locative, singular], वृश्चिकयोः [dual, locative], वृश्चिकेषु [locative, plural]
  1. scorpion
    Sense id: en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-Yx~6ULWa
  2. (astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio Categories (topical): Astrology, Constellations in the zodiac Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-WwTaRINx Disambiguation of Insects: 4 55 13 28 Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 1 63 1 34 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 70 1 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 2 68 2 29 Topics: astrology, astronomy, human-sciences, mysticism, natural-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  3. centipede
    Sense id: en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-YZiPLanh
  4. (botany) name of various plants Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-ByTd56m4 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: मेष (meṣa), ऋषभ (ṛṣabha), मिथुन (mithuna), कर्कटक (karkaṭaka), सिंह (siṃha), कन्या (kanyā), तुला (tulā), धनु (dhanu), मकर (makara), कुम्भ (kumbha), मीन (mīna)

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  "descendants": [
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mag"
          },
          "expansion": "Magadhi Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Magadhi Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "বিছা"
          },
          "expansion": "Assamese: বিছা (bisa)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Assamese: বিছা (bisa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "বিচ্ছু"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: বিচ্ছু (bicchu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: বিচ্ছু (bicchu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠛꠤꠍꠣ",
            "tr": "bisá"
          },
          "expansion": "Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠍꠣ (bisá)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠍꠣ (bisá)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼",
            "3": "𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (viccu), 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅 (viṃchia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (viccu), 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅 (viṃchia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "विंचु"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Marathi: विंचु (viṃcu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Marathi: विंचु (viṃcu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "विंचू"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: विंचू (viñcū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: विंचू (viñcū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "vicchika"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: vicchika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: vicchika"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-sau",
            "2": "𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅",
            "3": "𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅"
          },
          "expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅 (vicchia), 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅 (vicchua)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅 (vicchia), 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅 (vicchua)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "बिच्छू"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: बिच्छू (bicchū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: बिच्छू (bicchū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ဗြိစ္ဆာ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वृश्चिक",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "বৃশ্চিক",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: বৃশ্চিক (briścik)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: বৃশ্চিক (briścik)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (vṛścika)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (vṛścika)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "វិច្ឆិកា",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vicchekaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vicchekaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "विश्चिक",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi: विश्चिक (viścika)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi: विश्चिक (viścika)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "വൃശ്ചികം",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "விருச்சிகம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "వృశ్చిక",
            "3": "వృశ్చికం",
            "4": "వృశ్చికము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: వృశ్చిక (vr̥ścika), వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ), వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: వృశ్చిక (vr̥ścika), వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ), వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "พิจิก",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "व्रश्च्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to cut"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "σκορπῐ́ος"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from the root व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”). The astrological sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vṛ́ścika",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकौ",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिका1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकासः1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिक",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकौ",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिका1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकासः1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकौ",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिका1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकान्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेन",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकैः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेभिः1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाय",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेभ्यः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकात्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेभ्यः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकस्य",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकयोः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकानाम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिके",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścike",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकयोः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेषु",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "vṛ́ścika"
      },
      "expansion": "वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vṛ́ścika"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "meṣa",
      "word": "मेष"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "ṛṣabha",
      "word": "ऋषभ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mithuna",
      "word": "मिथुन"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "karkaṭaka",
      "word": "कर्कटक"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "siṃha",
      "word": "सिंह"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kanyā",
      "word": "कन्या"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "tulā",
      "word": "तुला"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "dhanu",
      "word": "धनु"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "makara",
      "word": "मकर"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kumbha",
      "word": "कुम्भ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "mīna",
      "word": "मीन"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Forth issuing from the mountain's side the poison-insect spake and said:\n\"The scorpion's poison is weak. Scorpion, thy venom is but weak.\"",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.191.16",
          "roman": "vṛścikasyārasaṃ viṣamarasaṃ vṛścika te viṣam.",
          "text": "कुषुम्भकस्तदब्रवीद्गिरेः प्रवर्तमानकः।\nवृश्चिकस्यारसं विषमरसं वृश्चिक ते विषम्॥\nkuṣumbhakastadabravīdgireḥ pravartamānakaḥ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scorpion"
      ],
      "id": "en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-Yx~6ULWa",
      "links": [
        [
          "scorpion",
          "scorpion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Astrology",
          "orig": "sa:Astrology",
          "parents": [
            "Divination",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Occult",
            "Sciences",
            "Forteana",
            "Religion",
            "All topics",
            "Culture",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Constellations in the zodiac",
          "orig": "sa:Constellations in the zodiac",
          "parents": [
            "Astrology",
            "Constellations",
            "Divination",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Astronomy",
            "Occult",
            "Sciences",
            "Space",
            "Forteana",
            "Religion",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Culture",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 63 1 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 70 1 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 68 2 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 55 13 28",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "sa:Insects",
          "parents": [
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the zodiacal sign Scorpio"
      ],
      "id": "en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-WwTaRINx",
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ],
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Scorpio",
          "Scorpio"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "astronomy",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "natural-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "centipede"
      ],
      "id": "en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-YZiPLanh",
      "links": [
        [
          "centipede",
          "centipede"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "sa:Plants",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of various plants"
      ],
      "id": "en-वृश्चिक-sa-noun-ByTd56m4",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) name of various plants"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋŕ̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋr̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वृश्चिक"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "sa:Insects"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mag"
          },
          "expansion": "Magadhi Prakrit:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Magadhi Prakrit:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "বিছা"
          },
          "expansion": "Assamese: বিছা (bisa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Assamese: বিছা (bisa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "বিচ্ছু"
          },
          "expansion": "Bengali: বিচ্ছু (bicchu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bengali: বিচ্ছু (bicchu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠛꠤꠍꠣ",
            "tr": "bisá"
          },
          "expansion": "Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠍꠣ (bisá)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠍꠣ (bisá)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼",
            "3": "𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (viccu), 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅 (viṃchia)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀼 (viccu), 𑀯𑀺𑀁𑀙𑀺𑀅 (viṃchia)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "विंचु"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Marathi: विंचु (viṃcu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Marathi: विंचु (viṃcu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "विंचू"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: विंचू (viñcū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: विंचू (viñcū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "vicchika"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: vicchika",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: vicchika"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-sau",
            "2": "𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅",
            "3": "𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅"
          },
          "expansion": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅 (vicchia), 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅 (vicchua)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀺𑀅 (vicchia), 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀅 (vicchua)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "बिच्छू"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: बिच्छू (bicchū)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: बिच्छू (bicchū)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "ဗြိစ္ဆာ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "वृश्चिक",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "বৃশ্চিক",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: বৃশ্চিক (briścik)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: বৃশ্চিক (briścik)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (vṛścika)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (vṛścika)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "វិច្ឆិកា",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vicchekaa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vicchekaa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "omr",
            "2": "विश्चिक",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Marathi: विश्चिक (viścika)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Marathi: विश्चिक (viścika)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "വൃശ്ചികം",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: വൃശ്ചികം (vr̥ścikaṁ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "விருச்சிகம்",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: விருச்சிகம் (viruccikam)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "వృశ్చిక",
            "3": "వృశ్చికం",
            "4": "వృశ్చికము",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: వృశ్చిక (vr̥ścika), వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ), వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: వృశ్చిక (vr̥ścika), వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ), వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "พิจิก",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "व्रश्च्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to cut"
      },
      "expansion": "व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "σκορπῐ́ος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from the root व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”). The astrological sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vṛ́ścika",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकौ",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिका1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकासः1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिक",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścika",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकौ",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिका1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकासः1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकौ",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिका1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकान्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेन",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकैः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikaiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेभिः1",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाय",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेभ्यः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकात्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेभ्यः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकस्य",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकयोः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकानाम्",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिके",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścike",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकयोः",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वृश्चिकेषु",
      "roman": "vṛ́ścikeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "tr": "vṛ́ścika"
      },
      "expansion": "वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vṛ́ścika"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "meṣa",
      "word": "मेष"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ṛṣabha",
      "word": "ऋषभ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mithuna",
      "word": "मिथुन"
    },
    {
      "roman": "karkaṭaka",
      "word": "कर्कटक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "siṃha",
      "word": "सिंह"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kanyā",
      "word": "कन्या"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tulā",
      "word": "तुला"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dhanu",
      "word": "धनु"
    },
    {
      "roman": "makara",
      "word": "मकर"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kumbha",
      "word": "कुम्भ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "mīna",
      "word": "मीन"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Forth issuing from the mountain's side the poison-insect spake and said:\n\"The scorpion's poison is weak. Scorpion, thy venom is but weak.\"",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.191.16",
          "roman": "vṛścikasyārasaṃ viṣamarasaṃ vṛścika te viṣam.",
          "text": "कुषुम्भकस्तदब्रवीद्गिरेः प्रवर्तमानकः।\nवृश्चिकस्यारसं विषमरसं वृश्चिक ते विषम्॥\nkuṣumbhakastadabravīdgireḥ pravartamānakaḥ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scorpion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scorpion",
          "scorpion"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Astrology",
        "sa:Constellations in the zodiac"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the zodiacal sign Scorpio"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astrology",
          "astrology"
        ],
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Scorpio",
          "Scorpio"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astrology",
        "astronomy",
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "natural-sciences",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "centipede"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "centipede",
          "centipede"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sa:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "name of various plants"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) name of various plants"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋŕ̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋr̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "वृश्चिक"
}
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  "msg": "accepted heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, AND the cleaned text is in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Sanskrit]; cleaned text: Notes",
  "path": [
    "वृश्चिक"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "वृश्चिक",
  "trace": ""
}

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