प्रदक्षिणा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रदक्षिणा (pradakṣiṇā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.d̪ək.ʂɪ.ɳɑː/, [pɾɐ.d̪ɐk.ʃɪ.ɳäː]

Noun

प्रदक्षिणा • (pradakṣiṇā) f

circumambulation
Synonym: परिक्रमा (parikramā)

Declension

Declension of *प्रदक्षिणा* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā	प्रदक्षिणाएँ pradakṣiṇāẽ
oblique	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā	प्रदक्षिणाओं pradakṣiṇāõ
vocative	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā	प्रदक्षिणाओ pradakṣiṇāo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्रदक्षिणा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रदक्षिणा (pradakṣiṇā). Displaced Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘟𑘏𑘲𑘜𑘰 (pradakhiṇā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾə.d̪ək.ʂi.ɳa/

Noun

प्रदक्षिणा • (pradakṣiṇā) f^[1]^[2]

(chiefly Hinduism) circumambulation from left to right (at a temple, as a mode of worship)
Synonym: परिक्रमा (parikramā)

Declension

Declension of प्रदक्षिणा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā
direct plural	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā	प्रदक्षिणा pradakṣiṇā
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रदक्षिणे pradakṣiṇe	प्रदक्षिणां- pradakṣiṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रदक्षिणेला pradakṣiṇelā	प्रदक्षिणांना pradakṣiṇānnā
ergative	प्रदक्षिणेने, प्रदक्षिणेनं pradakṣiṇene, pradakṣiṇena	प्रदक्षिणांनी pradakṣiṇānnī
instrumental	प्रदक्षिणेशी pradakṣiṇeśī	प्रदक्षिणांशी pradakṣiṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रदक्षिणेत pradakṣiṇet	प्रदक्षिणांत pradakṣiṇāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रदक्षिणे pradakṣiṇe	प्रदक्षिणांनो pradakṣiṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of प्रदक्षिणा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	प्रदक्षिणेचा pradakṣiṇeċā	प्रदक्षिणेचे pradakṣiṇeċe	प्रदक्षिणेची pradakṣiṇecī	प्रदक्षिणेच्या pradakṣiṇecā	प्रदक्षिणेचे, प्रदक्षिणेचं pradakṣiṇeċe, pradakṣiṇeċa	प्रदक्षिणेची pradakṣiṇecī	प्रदक्षिणेच्या pradakṣiṇecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रदक्षिणांचा pradakṣiṇānċā	प्रदक्षिणांचे pradakṣiṇānċe	प्रदक्षिणांची pradakṣiṇāñcī	प्रदक्षिणांच्या pradakṣiṇāncā	प्रदक्षिणांचे, प्रदक्षिणांचं pradakṣiṇānċe, pradakṣiṇānċa	प्रदक्षिणांची pradakṣiṇāñcī	प्रदक्षिणांच्या pradakṣiṇāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

More information

^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “प्रदक्षिणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “प्रदक्षिणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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