ऋजु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥ȷ́úš (straight), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃r̥ǵ-ú-s ~ *h₃r̥ǵ-éw-s, from *h₃reǵ- (straight, right). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎 (ərəzu), Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós), Latin rēctus, English right.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ऋ॒जु • (ṛjú) stem (comparative ऋजीयस्, superlative ऋजिष्ठ, root ऋज्)

  1. straight, upright, tending in a straight direction
  2. frank, honest, sincere

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of ऋ॒जु
singular dual plural
nominative ऋ॒जुः (ṛjúḥ) ऋ॒जू (ṛjū́) ऋ॒जवः॑ (ṛjávaḥ)
accusative ऋ॒जुम् (ṛjúm) ऋ॒जू (ṛjū́) ऋ॒जून् (ṛjū́n)
instrumental ऋ॒जुना॑ (ṛjúnā)
ऋ॒ज्वा¹ (ṛjvā́¹)
ऋ॒जुभ्या॑म् (ṛjúbhyām) ऋ॒जुभिः॑ (ṛjúbhiḥ)
dative ऋ॒जवे॑ (ṛjáve)
ऋ॒ज्वे¹ (ṛjvé¹)
ऋ॒जुभ्या॑म् (ṛjúbhyām) ऋ॒जुभ्यः॑ (ṛjúbhyaḥ)
ablative ऋ॒जोः (ṛjóḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वः¹ (ṛjváḥ¹)
ऋ॒जुभ्या॑म् (ṛjúbhyām) ऋ॒जुभ्यः॑ (ṛjúbhyaḥ)
genitive ऋ॒जोः (ṛjóḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वः¹ (ṛjváḥ¹)
ऋ॒ज्वोः (ṛjvóḥ) ऋ॒जू॒नाम् (ṛjūnā́m)
locative ऋ॒जौ (ṛjáu) ऋ॒ज्वोः (ṛjvóḥ) ऋ॒जुषु॑ (ṛjúṣu)
vocative ऋजो॑ (ṛ́jo) ऋजू॑ (ṛ́jū) ऋज॑वः (ṛ́javaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ī-stem declension of ऋ॒ज्वी
singular dual plural
nominative ऋ॒ज्वी (ṛjvī́) ऋ॒ज्व्यौ॑ (ṛjvyàu)
ऋ॒ज्वी¹ (ṛjvī́¹)
ऋ॒ज्व्यः॑ (ṛjvyàḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वीः¹ (ṛjvī́ḥ¹)
accusative ऋ॒ज्वीम् (ṛjvī́m) ऋ॒ज्व्यौ॑ (ṛjvyàu)
ऋ॒ज्वी¹ (ṛjvī́¹)
ऋ॒ज्वीः (ṛjvī́ḥ)
instrumental ऋ॒ज्व्या (ṛjvyā́) ऋ॒ज्वीभ्या॑म् (ṛjvī́bhyām) ऋ॒ज्वीभिः॑ (ṛjvī́bhiḥ)
dative ऋ॒ज्व्यै (ṛjvyái) ऋ॒ज्वीभ्या॑म् (ṛjvī́bhyām) ऋ॒ज्वीभ्यः॑ (ṛjvī́bhyaḥ)
ablative ऋ॒ज्व्याः (ṛjvyā́ḥ)
ऋ॒ज्व्यै² (ṛjvyái²)
ऋ॒ज्वीभ्या॑म् (ṛjvī́bhyām) ऋ॒ज्वीभ्यः॑ (ṛjvī́bhyaḥ)
genitive ऋ॒ज्व्याः (ṛjvyā́ḥ)
ऋ॒ज्व्यै² (ṛjvyái²)
ऋ॒ज्व्योः (ṛjvyóḥ) ऋ॒ज्वीना॑म् (ṛjvī́nām)
locative ऋ॒ज्व्याम् (ṛjvyā́m) ऋ॒ज्व्योः (ṛjvyóḥ) ऋ॒ज्वीषु॑ (ṛjvī́ṣu)
vocative ऋज्वि॑ (ṛ́jvi) ऋज्व्यौ॑ (ṛ́jvyau)
ऋज्वी॑¹ (ṛ́jvī¹)
ऋज्व्यः॑ (ṛ́jvyaḥ)
ऋज्वीः॑¹ (ṛ́jvīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter u-stem declension of ऋ॒जु
singular dual plural
nominative ऋ॒जु (ṛjú) ऋ॒जुनी॑ (ṛjúnī) ऋ॒जूनि॑ (ṛjū́ni)
ऋ॒जु¹ (ṛjú¹)
ऋ॒जू¹ (ṛjū́¹)
accusative ऋ॒जु (ṛjú) ऋ॒जुनी॑ (ṛjúnī) ऋ॒जूनि॑ (ṛjū́ni)
ऋ॒जु¹ (ṛjú¹)
ऋ॒जू¹ (ṛjū́¹)
instrumental ऋ॒जुना॑ (ṛjúnā)
ऋ॒ज्वा¹ (ṛjvā́¹)
ऋ॒जुभ्या॑म् (ṛjúbhyām) ऋ॒जुभिः॑ (ṛjúbhiḥ)
dative ऋ॒जुने॑ (ṛjúne)
ऋ॒जवे॑ (ṛjáve)
ऋ॒ज्वे¹ (ṛjvé¹)
ऋ॒जुभ्या॑म् (ṛjúbhyām) ऋ॒जुभ्यः॑ (ṛjúbhyaḥ)
ablative ऋ॒जुनः॑ (ṛjúnaḥ)
ऋ॒जोः (ṛjóḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वः¹ (ṛjváḥ¹)
ऋ॒जुभ्या॑म् (ṛjúbhyām) ऋ॒जुभ्यः॑ (ṛjúbhyaḥ)
genitive ऋ॒जुनः॑ (ṛjúnaḥ)
ऋ॒जोः (ṛjóḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वः¹ (ṛjváḥ¹)
ऋ॒जुनोः॑ (ṛjúnoḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वोः (ṛjvóḥ)
ऋ॒जू॒नाम् (ṛjūnā́m)
locative ऋ॒जुनि॑ (ṛjúni)
ऋ॒जौ (ṛjáu)
ऋ॒जुनोः॑ (ṛjúnoḥ)
ऋ॒ज्वोः (ṛjvóḥ)
ऋ॒जुषु॑ (ṛjúṣu)
vocative ऋजु॑ (ṛ́ju)
ऋजो॑ (ṛ́jo)
ऋजु॑नी (ṛ́junī) ऋजू॑नि (ṛ́jūni)
ऋजु॑¹ (ṛ́ju¹)
ऋजू॑¹ (ṛ́jū¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Adverb

ऋ॒जु • (ṛjú)

  1. correctly, in a straight manner

Derived terms

  • ऋजुता (ṛjutā, uprightness)
  • ऋजुत्व (ṛjutva)
  • अनृजु (anṛju)
  • अन्वृजु (anvṛju)
  • आर्जव (ārjava)

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: úǰak
    • Waigali: üjā, üjā̃ka
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼 (ujju)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼𑀅 (ujjua)
      • Konkani: ujvẽ
        Devanagari script: उजवें
        Kannada script: ಉಜವೆಂ
        Latin script: uzvem
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: उजिवा (ujivā)
        Modi script: 𑘄𑘕𑘲𑘪𑘰 (ujīvā)
  • Pali: uju
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀁𑀚𑀼 (aṃju)
  • Bengali: ঋজু (riju)
  • Old Javanese: [script needed] (ṛju)
    • Javanese: ꦉꦗꦸ (reju)
  • Malayalam: ഋജു (r̥ju)