ऊर्ज्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

    A variant of वृज् (vṛj), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂werg- (to turn), perhaps via some metathesis of the original laryngeal which resulted in Sanskrit long -ū-.

    Pronunciation

    Root

    ऊर्ज् • (ūrj)

    1. to be strong, powerful

    Derived terms

    Primary verbal forms
    • ऊ॒र्जय॑ति (ūrjáyati, present)
    Non-finite forms
    • ऊर्जित (ūrjita, past participle)
    Derived nominal forms
    • ऊर्ज् (ūrj)
    • ऊ॒र्ज (ūrjá)
    • ऊर्जा (ūrjā)
    • ऊर्जावत् (ūrjāvat)
    • ऊ॒र्ज॒व्य (ūrjavyá)
    • ऊर्जस् (ūrjas)
    • ऊर्ज॑स्वत् (ū́rjasvat)
    • ऊर्ज॑स्विन् (ū́rjasvin)
    • ऊर्जिन् (ūrjin)
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root ऊर्ज् (0 c, 1 e)
    Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root ऊर्ज् not found

    Noun

    ऊर्ज् • (ūrj) stemn

    1. power, strength, vigor

    Declension

    Neuter root-stem declension of ऊर्ज्
    singular dual plural
    nominative ऊर्क् (ūrk) ऊर्जी (ūrjī) ऊर्जि (ūrji)
    accusative ऊर्क् (ūrk) ऊर्जी (ūrjī) ऊर्जि (ūrji)
    instrumental ऊर्जा (ūrjā) ऊर्ग्भ्याम् (ūrgbhyām) ऊर्ग्भिः (ūrgbhiḥ)
    dative ऊर्जे (ūrje) ऊर्ग्भ्याम् (ūrgbhyām) ऊर्ग्भ्यः (ūrgbhyaḥ)
    ablative ऊर्जः (ūrjaḥ) ऊर्ग्भ्याम् (ūrgbhyām) ऊर्ग्भ्यः (ūrgbhyaḥ)
    genitive ऊर्जः (ūrjaḥ) ऊर्जोः (ūrjoḥ) ऊर्जाम् (ūrjām)
    locative ऊर्जि (ūrji) ऊर्जोः (ūrjoḥ) ऊर्क्षु (ūrkṣu)
    vocative ऊर्क् (ūrk) ऊर्जी (ūrjī) ऊर्जि (ūrji)

    References

    • Monier Williams (1899), “ऊर्ज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 221, 3.
    • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “ऊर्ज्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
    • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “ऊर्ज्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016