तत्पुरुष
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- তত্পুৰুষ (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬢ᭄ᬧᬸᬭᬸᬱ (Balinese script)
- তত্পুরুষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰝𑰿𑰢𑰲𑰨𑰲𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀧𑀼𑀭𑀼𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- တတ္ပုရုၑ (Burmese script)
- તત્પુરુષ (Gujarati script)
- ਤਤ੍ਪੁਰੁਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦠ꧀ꦥꦸꦫꦸꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂞𑂹𑂣𑂳𑂩𑂳𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ತತ್ಪುರುಷ (Kannada script)
- តត្បុរុឞ (Khmer script)
- ຕຕ຺ປຸຣຸຩ (Lao script)
- തത്പുരുഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᠠᢠᢒᡠᡵᡠᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘝𑘿𑘢𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠠᢐᢒᠤᠷᠤᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑦽𑧠𑧂𑧔𑧈𑧔𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐟𑑂𑐥𑐸𑐬𑐸𑐲 (Newa script)
- ତତ୍ପୁରୁଷ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢡ꣄ꢦꢸꢬꢸꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆠𑇀𑆥𑆶𑆫𑆶𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖝𑖿𑖢𑖲𑖨𑖲𑖬 (Siddham script)
- තත්පුරුෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩫 𑪙𑩰𑩒𑩼𑩒𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚙𑚶𑚞𑚰𑚤𑚰 (Takri script)
- தத்புருஷ (Tamil script)
- తత్పురుష (Telugu script)
- ตตฺปุรุษ (Thai script)
- ཏ་ཏྤུ་རུ་ཥ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒞𑓂𑒣𑒳𑒩𑒳𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨙𑩇𑨞𑨃𑨫𑨃𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Tatpuruṣa compound of तत् (tát, “that”) + पुरुष (púruṣa, “man”). A classic example of such a compound where "that" is being used to mean "that person's".
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐt.pú.ɾu.ʂɐ/, [tɐt̚.pú.ɾu.ʂɐ]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪ɐt̪.pu.ɾu.ʂɐ/, [t̪ɐt̪̚.pu.ɾu.ʂɐ]
Noun
त॒त्पुरु॑ष • (tatpúruṣa) stem, m
- the original or supreme spirit (one of the 5 forms of ईश्वर (īśvara))
- (linguistics, grammar, lexicography) a class of compounds (formed like the word तत्-पुरुष, ‘his servant’) in which the last member is qualified by the first without losing (as the last member of बहुव्रीहि (bahuvrīhi) compounds) its grammatical independence (whether as noun or adj. or p.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | त॒त्पुरु॑षः (tatpúruṣaḥ) | त॒त्पुरु॑षौ (tatpúruṣau) त॒त्पुरु॑षा¹ (tatpúruṣā¹) |
त॒त्पुरु॑षाः (tatpúruṣāḥ) त॒त्पुरु॑षासः¹ (tatpúruṣāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | त॒त्पुरु॑षम् (tatpúruṣam) | त॒त्पुरु॑षौ (tatpúruṣau) त॒त्पुरु॑षा¹ (tatpúruṣā¹) |
त॒त्पुरु॑षान् (tatpúruṣān) |
| instrumental | त॒त्पुरु॑षेण (tatpúruṣeṇa) | त॒त्पुरु॑षाभ्याम् (tatpúruṣābhyām) | त॒त्पुरु॑षैः (tatpúruṣaiḥ) त॒त्पुरु॑षेभिः¹ (tatpúruṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | त॒त्पुरु॑षाय (tatpúruṣāya) | त॒त्पुरु॑षाभ्याम् (tatpúruṣābhyām) | त॒त्पुरु॑षेभ्यः (tatpúruṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | त॒त्पुरु॑षात् (tatpúruṣāt) | त॒त्पुरु॑षाभ्याम् (tatpúruṣābhyām) | त॒त्पुरु॑षेभ्यः (tatpúruṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | त॒त्पुरु॑षस्य (tatpúruṣasya) | त॒त्पुरु॑षयोः (tatpúruṣayoḥ) | त॒त्पुरु॑षाणाम् (tatpúruṣāṇām) |
| locative | त॒त्पुरु॑षे (tatpúruṣe) | त॒त्पुरु॑षयोः (tatpúruṣayoḥ) | त॒त्पुरु॑षेषु (tatpúruṣeṣu) |
| vocative | तत्पु॑रुष (tátpuruṣa) | तत्पु॑रुषौ (tátpuruṣau) तत्पु॑रुषा¹ (tátpuruṣā¹) |
तत्पु॑रुषाः (tátpuruṣāḥ) तत्पु॑रुषासः¹ (tátpuruṣāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → English: tatpuruṣa
- → Telugu: తత్పురుషము (tatpuruṣamu)