अमेध्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अमेध्य (amedhyá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.meːd̪ʱ.jᵊ/, [ɐ.meːd̪ʱ.jᵊ]

Adjective

अमेध्य • (amedhya) (indeclinable)

1. (formal) impure, unholy, filthy, foul, dirty

Noun

अमेध्य • (amedhya) m (formal)

1. an impure substance
   1. excrement, ordure

Declension

Declension of अमेध्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अमेध्य amedhya	अमेध्य amedhya
oblique	अमेध्य amedhya	अमेध्यों amedhyõ
vocative	अमेध्य amedhya	अमेध्यो amedhyo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अमेध्य”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “अमेध्य”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अमेध्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অমেধ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬫᬾᬥ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• অমেধ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰦𑰸𑰠𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀫𑁂𑀥𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• အမေဓျ (Burmese script)
• અમેધ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਅਮੇਧ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌮𑍇𑌧𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦩꦺꦣꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂧𑂵𑂡𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಮೇಧ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• អមេធ្យ (Khmer script)
• ອເມຘ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• അമേധ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠮᡝᢡᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘦𑘹𑘠𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠮᠧᢑᠾᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧆𑧚𑧀𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐩𑐾𑐢𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଅମେଧ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢪꢾꢤ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆩𑆼𑆣𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖦𑖸𑖠𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• අමෙධ්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩴𑩔𑩮 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚢𑚲𑚜𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• அமேத்⁴ய (Tamil script)
• అమేధ్య (Telugu script)
• อเมธฺย (Thai script)
• ཨ་མེ་དྷྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒧𑒹𑒡𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨢𑨄𑨜𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अ- (a-, negative prefix) +‎ मेध्य (médhya, “fit for sacrifice; pure”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐjdʱ.jɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɐˈmeːd̪ʱ.jɐ/

Adjective

अमेध्य • (amedhyá) stem

1. unfit for sacrifice; impure, unholy, filthy, foul, dirty, abominable, unlucky, inauspicious
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 17.10:

     यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्। उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्॥

     yātayāmaṃ gatarasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat. ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasapriyam.

     Food prepared more than three hours before being eaten, food that is tasteless, decomposed and putrid, and left-over food that is untouchable and impure is dear to those in the mode of darkness.

   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.79.2:

     ततोऽमेध्यम्अयं वर्षं बल्वलेन विनिर्मितम्। अभवद्यज्ञशालायां सोऽन्वद‍ृश्यत शूलधृक्॥

     tatoʼmedhyamayaṃ varṣaṃ balvalena vinirmitam. abhavadyajñaśālāyāṃ soʼnvada‍ृśyata śūladhṛk.

     Next, onto the sacrificial arena came a downpour of abominable [things] sent by Balvala, after which the demon himself appeared, trident in hand.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अमेध्य (amedhyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अमेध्यः amedhyáḥ	अमेध्यौ / अमेध्या¹ amedhyaú / amedhyā́¹	अमेध्याः / अमेध्यासः¹ amedhyā́ḥ / amedhyā́saḥ¹
Vocative	अमेध्य ámedhya	अमेध्यौ / अमेध्या¹ ámedhyau / ámedhyā¹	अमेध्याः / अमेध्यासः¹ ámedhyāḥ / ámedhyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अमेध्यम् amedhyám	अमेध्यौ / अमेध्या¹ amedhyaú / amedhyā́¹	अमेध्यान् amedhyā́n
Instrumental	अमेध्येन amedhyéna	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्यैः / अमेध्येभिः¹ amedhyaíḥ / amedhyébhiḥ¹
Dative	अमेध्याय amedhyā́ya	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्येभ्यः amedhyébhyaḥ
Ablative	अमेध्यात् amedhyā́t	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्येभ्यः amedhyébhyaḥ
Genitive	अमेध्यस्य amedhyásya	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्यानाम् amedhyā́nām
Locative	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्येषु amedhyéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of अमेध्या (amedhyā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अमेध्या amedhyā́	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्याः amedhyā́ḥ
Vocative	अमेध्ये ámedhye	अमेध्ये ámedhye	अमेध्याः ámedhyāḥ
Accusative	अमेध्याम् amedhyā́m	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्याः amedhyā́ḥ
Instrumental	अमेध्यया / अमेध्या¹ amedhyáyā / amedhyā́¹	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्याभिः amedhyā́bhiḥ
Dative	अमेध्यायै amedhyā́yai	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्याभ्यः amedhyā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	अमेध्यायाः / अमेध्यायै² amedhyā́yāḥ / amedhyā́yai²	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्याभ्यः amedhyā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	अमेध्यायाः / अमेध्यायै² amedhyā́yāḥ / amedhyā́yai²	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्यानाम् amedhyā́nām
Locative	अमेध्यायाम् amedhyā́yām	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्यासु amedhyā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अमेध्य (amedhyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अमेध्यम् amedhyám	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्यानि / अमेध्या¹ amedhyā́ni / amedhyā́¹
Vocative	अमेध्य ámedhya	अमेध्ये ámedhye	अमेध्यानि / अमेध्या¹ ámedhyāni / ámedhyā¹
Accusative	अमेध्यम् amedhyám	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्यानि / अमेध्या¹ amedhyā́ni / amedhyā́¹
Instrumental	अमेध्येन amedhyéna	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्यैः / अमेध्येभिः¹ amedhyaíḥ / amedhyébhiḥ¹
Dative	अमेध्याय amedhyā́ya	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्येभ्यः amedhyébhyaḥ
Ablative	अमेध्यात् amedhyā́t	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्येभ्यः amedhyébhyaḥ
Genitive	अमेध्यस्य amedhyásya	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्यानाम् amedhyā́nām
Locative	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्येषु amedhyéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

अमेध्य • (amedhyá) stem, n

1. any substance unfit for sacrifice
   1. an impure substance
   2. excrement, ordure
2. impurity
3. an unlucky or inauspicious omen

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of अमेध्य (amedhyá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अमेध्यम् amedhyám	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्यानि / अमेध्या¹ amedhyā́ni / amedhyā́¹
Vocative	अमेध्य ámedhya	अमेध्ये ámedhye	अमेध्यानि / अमेध्या¹ ámedhyāni / ámedhyā¹
Accusative	अमेध्यम् amedhyám	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्यानि / अमेध्या¹ amedhyā́ni / amedhyā́¹
Instrumental	अमेध्येन amedhyéna	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्यैः / अमेध्येभिः¹ amedhyaíḥ / amedhyébhiḥ¹
Dative	अमेध्याय amedhyā́ya	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्येभ्यः amedhyébhyaḥ
Ablative	अमेध्यात् amedhyā́t	अमेध्याभ्याम् amedhyā́bhyām	अमेध्येभ्यः amedhyébhyaḥ
Genitive	अमेध्यस्य amedhyásya	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्यानाम् amedhyā́nām
Locative	अमेध्ये amedhyé	अमेध्ययोः amedhyáyoḥ	अमेध्येषु amedhyéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “अमेध्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 83.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “amedhya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अमेध्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अमेध्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press