द्यु
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dyā́wṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dyā́wš, from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky, heaven”). Cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεύς (Zeús), Latin diēs, Hittite 𒅆𒍑 (sius).
Noun
द्यु • (dyú) stem, m or f
- heaven, the sky
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.108.5:
- इ॒मा गावः॑ सरमे॒ या ऐच्छः॒ परि॑ दि॒वो अन्ता॑न्त्सुभगे॒ पत॑न्ती ।
कस्त॑ एना॒ अव॑ सृजा॒दयु॑ध्व्यु॒तास्माक॒मायु॑धा सन्ति ति॒ग्मा ॥- imā́ gā́vaḥ sarame yā́ áichaḥ pári divó ántān subhage pátantī
kás ta enā áva sṛjād áyudhvy utā́smā́kam ā́yudhā santi tigmā́ - These are the kine which, Saramā, thou seekest, flying, O Blest One, to the ends of heaven.
Who will loose these for thee without a battle? Yea, and sharp-pointed are our warlike weapons.
- imā́ gā́vaḥ sarame yā́ áichaḥ pári divó ántān subhage pátantī
- इ॒मा गावः॑ सरमे॒ या ऐच्छः॒ परि॑ दि॒वो अन्ता॑न्त्सुभगे॒ पत॑न्ती ।
- day
- brightness, sheen, glow
- fire
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of द्यु (dyú) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | द्युः dyúḥ |
द्यू dyū́ |
द्यवः dyávaḥ |
| Vocative | द्यो dyó |
द्यू dyū́ |
द्यवः dyávaḥ |
| Accusative | द्युम् dyúm |
द्यू dyū́ |
द्यून् dyū́n |
| Instrumental | द्युना / दिवा¹ dyúnā / divā̀¹ |
द्युभ्याम् dyúbhyām |
द्युभिः dyúbhiḥ |
| Dative | द्यवे dyáve |
द्युभ्याम् dyúbhyām |
द्युभ्यः dyúbhyaḥ |
| Ablative | द्योः dyóḥ |
द्युभ्याम् dyúbhyām |
द्युभ्यः dyúbhyaḥ |
| Genitive | द्योः dyóḥ |
दिवोः divóḥ |
द्यूनाम् dyūnā́m |
| Locative | द्यौ dyaú |
दिवोः divóḥ |
द्युषु dyúṣu |
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