कुंभकर्ण की नींद
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “Kumbhakarna's sleep”. Kumbhakarna, a rakshasa mentioned in the Ramayana, would sleep for six months at a time and wake up for the other six months.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
कुंभकर्ण की नींद • (kumbhkarṇ kī nīnd) f
- (idiomatic) long-lasting sleep without rocking
- 1998, Harimohan Sharma, Mukesh-Alka Kaushik, अन्तर्गाथा [antargāthā], Rajpal & Sons, translation of The Insider (Rao novel) by P.V. Narasimha Rao, →ISBN, page 59:
- “अरे, इसके चेहरे पर ठंडा पानी डालो! इसे जगाओ! हिलाकर जगाओ! आज यह कुंभकर्ण की नींद क्यों सो रहा है?”
- “are, iske cehre par ṭhaṇḍā pānī ḍālo! ise jagāo! hilākar jagāo! āj yah kumbhkarṇ kī nīnd kyõ so rahā hai?”
- [original: 'Throw cold water on his face! Wake him up! Shake him up! What does he mean sleeping so late, like Kumbhakarna?']
Declension[edit]
Declension of कुंभकर्ण की नींद (fem cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कुंभकर्ण की नींद kumbhkarṇ kī nīnd |
कुंभकर्ण की नींदें kumbhkarṇ kī nīndẽ |
| oblique | कुंभकर्ण की नींद kumbhkarṇ kī nīnd |
कुंभकर्ण की नींदों kumbhkarṇ kī nīndõ |
| vocative | कुंभकर्ण की नींद kumbhkarṇ kī nīnd |
कुंभकर्ण की नींदो kumbhkarṇ kī nīndo |
References[edit]
- Wagenaar, Henk W.; et al. (1993), “कुंभकर्ण की नींद”, in Allied Chambers transliterated Hindi-Hindi-English dictionary, New Delhi: Allied Chambers, page 420