Asmad: 7 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Vyakarana
Languages
1. Sanskrit
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Introduction:

Asmad means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Asmad (अस्मद्).—First person; the term is used in the sense of the first person in the grammars of Hemacandra and Śākaṭāyana. cf. त्रीणि त्रीण्यन्ययुष्मदस्मदि (trīṇi trīṇyanyayuṣmadasmadi) (Hem. III.3.17);

context information

Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Asmad (अस्मद्).—pron. [as-madik Uṇādi-sūtra 1.136] A pronominal base from which several cases of the 1st personal pronoun are derived; it is also abl. pl. of the word. m. The individual soul, the embodied soul; यूयं वयं वयं यूयमित्यासीन्मतिरावयोः । किं जातमधुना येन यूयं यूयं वयं वयम् (yūyaṃ vayaṃ vayaṃ yūyamityāsīnmatirāvayoḥ | kiṃ jātamadhunā yena yūyaṃ yūyaṃ vayaṃ vayam) || Bhartṛhari 3.65 (quite estranged from each other).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asmad (अस्मद्).—First person pronoun, (ahaṃ) I. (āvāṃ) We two. (vayaṃ) We. E. asa to be, and madik Unadi affix: the inflexions of this pronoun are very irregular.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asmad (अस्मद्).—First person. pronoun, I; nom. sing. aham, plur. vayam; the bases of the other cases are, ma, āva, na, asma.

— Cf. [Latin] ego, me, nos; [Gothic.] ik, mis, veis, unsis; [Anglo-Saxon.] ic, më, vit, unc.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asmad (अस्मद्).—(°—) = 1 asma.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Asmad (अस्मद्):—[from asma] base of the first person [plural], as used in [compound]

2) [v.s. ...] also by native grammarians considered to be the base of the cases asmān etc. (See above).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Asmad (अस्मद्):—(ahaṃ) pro. I.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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