आर्तव

Sanskrit

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• আৰ্তৱ (Assamese script)
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• ആര്തവ (Malayalam script)
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• ஆர்தவ (Tamil script)
• ఆర్తవ (Telugu script)
• อารฺตว (Thai script)
• ཨཱ་རྟ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒩𑓂𑒞𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
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Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of ऋतु (ṛtú, “season, period of time”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑːɾ.tɐ.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɾ.t̪ɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

आर्तव • (ārtavá) stem

1. belonging or conforming to seasons or periods of time, seasonable

Noun

आर्तव • (ārtavá) stem, m

1. a section of the year, a combination of many seasons
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 5.28.2:

     अग्निः सूर्यश्चन्द्रमा भूमिरापो द्यौरन्तरिक्षं प्रदिशो दिशश्च ।
     आर्तवा ऋतुभिः संविदाना अनेन मा त्रिवृता पारयन्तु ॥

     agniḥ sūryaścandramā bhūmirāpo dyaurantarikṣaṃ pradiśo diśaśca.
     ārtavā ṛtubhiḥ saṃvidānā anena mā trivṛtā pārayantu.

     May Agni, Sun, and Moon, and Earth, and Waters, Sky, Air, the Quarters and the Points between them,
     And Parts of Years accordant with the Seasons by this three-threaded Amulet preserve me.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of आर्तव (ārtavá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्तवः ārtaváḥ	आर्तवौ / आर्तवा¹ ārtavaú / ārtavā́¹	आर्तवाः / आर्तवासः¹ ārtavā́ḥ / ārtavā́saḥ¹
Vocative	आर्तव ā́rtava	आर्तवौ / आर्तवा¹ ā́rtavau / ā́rtavā¹	आर्तवाः / आर्तवासः¹ ā́rtavāḥ / ā́rtavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	आर्तवम् ārtavám	आर्तवौ / आर्तवा¹ ārtavaú / ārtavā́¹	आर्तवान् ārtavā́n
Instrumental	आर्तवेन ārtavéna	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवैः / आर्तवेभिः¹ ārtavaíḥ / ārtavébhiḥ¹
Dative	आर्तवाय ārtavā́ya	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Ablative	आर्तवात् ārtavā́t	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Genitive	आर्तवस्य ārtavásya	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवानाम् ārtavā́nām
Locative	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवेषु ārtavéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

आर्तव • (ārtavá) stem, n

1. menstruation, the menstrual discharge
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 600 BCE – 600 CE, Suśruta, Suśruta Saṃhitā
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 4.40:

     नोपगच्छेत्प्रमत्तोऽपि स्त्रियं आर्तवदर्शने ।
     समानशयने चैव न शयीत तया सह । ।

     nopagacchetpramattoʼpi striyaṃ ārtavadarśane.
     samānaśayane caiva na śayīta tayā saha..

     Let him, though mad with desire, not approach his wife [for intercourse] when she is experiencing her menstrual flow; nor let him sleep with her in the same bed.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आर्तव (ārtavá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आर्तवम् ārtavám	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवानि / आर्तवा¹ ārtavā́ni / ārtavā́¹
Vocative	आर्तव ā́rtava	आर्तवे ā́rtave	आर्तवानि / आर्तवा¹ ā́rtavāni / ā́rtavā¹
Accusative	आर्तवम् ārtavám	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवानि / आर्तवा¹ ārtavā́ni / ārtavā́¹
Instrumental	आर्तवेन ārtavéna	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवैः / आर्तवेभिः¹ ārtavaíḥ / ārtavébhiḥ¹
Dative	आर्तवाय ārtavā́ya	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Ablative	आर्तवात् ārtavā́t	आर्तवाभ्याम् ārtavā́bhyām	आर्तवेभ्यः ārtavébhyaḥ
Genitive	आर्तवस्य ārtavásya	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवानाम् ārtavā́nām
Locative	आर्तवे ārtavé	आर्तवयोः ārtaváyoḥ	आर्तवेषु ārtavéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ആർത്തവം (āṟttavaṁ)