इक्षुः
ikṣuḥ
The Sanskrit word for "sugarcane" is इक्षुः (ikṣuḥ).
इक्षुः refers to the tall perennial grass characterized by thick stalks used for sugar production.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word provided is the nominative singular form इक्षुः (ikṣuḥ). In many other grammatical cases, this form changes to the stem form इक्षु (ikṣu).
How do you pronounce it?
ikṣuḥ
Did you know?
- Kama, the Indian god of love, carries a bow made of sugarcane in Sanskrit poetry.
- The word इक्षुः already appears in the Atharvaveda, which shows that sugarcane was known in the region in the Vedic period.
- In the Ayurvedic tradition, इक्षुः is treated as a pharmaceutical agent with a 'cooling' property to balance internal body heat.
Examples in context
- इक्षुः मधुरः अस्ति।ikṣuḥ madhuraḥ asti.The sugarcane is sweet.
- तत्र विशालः इक्षुः वर्तते।tatra viśālaḥ ikṣuḥ vartate.There is a large sugarcane there.
Example conversation
Ananya and Aditya are walking through a garden.
- अनन्या Ananyaआदित्य, पश्य इक्षुः!āditya, paśya ikṣuḥ!Aditya, look at the sugarcane!
- आदित्य Adityaआम्, अतीव सुन्दरः इक्षुः अस्ति।ām, atīva sundaraḥ ikṣuḥ asti.Yes, it is a very beautiful sugarcane.
- अनन्या Ananyaकिं वयं खादामः?kiṃ vayaṃ khādāmaḥ?Shall we eat some?
- आदित्य Adityaन, अधुना न खादामः।na, adhunā na khādāmaḥ.No, we will not eat now.
