# वीर्य
## Hindi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya). Doublet of बीरज (bīraj).

### Noun

वीर्य • (vīrya) m (Urdu spelling ویریہ)
* semen; sperm

#### Derived terms

* स्खलित वीर्य (skhalit vīrya)
* वीर्यारोपण (vīryāropaṇ)

## Marathi
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘧 (vīrya, “virility”), from Sanskrit वीर्य (vīrya).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋiɾ.jə/

### Noun

वीर्य • (vīrya) m
* semen
* virility, sexual prowess
    Synonyms: पुरुषत्व (puruṣatva), पौरूष (paurūṣ)
* (rare) bravery, valiance
    Synonyms: शौर्य (śaurya), वीरता (vīrtā)

#### Declension
### References

* Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वीर्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
* दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वीर्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
* Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वीर्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ৱীৰ্য (Assamese script)
* ᬯᬷᬃᬬ (Balinese script)
* বীর্য (Bengali script)
* 𑰪𑰱𑰨𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
* ဝီရျ (Burmese script)
* વીર્ય (Gujarati script)
* ਵੀਰ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌵𑍀𑌰𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
* ꦮꦷꦫꦾ (Javanese script)
* 𑂫𑂲𑂩𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
* ವೀರ್ಯ (Kannada script)
* វីយ៌ (Khmer script)
* ວີຣ຺ຍ (Lao script)
* വീര്യ (Malayalam script)
* ᠸᡳᡳᡵᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
* ᠸᠢᠢᠷᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧊𑧓𑧈𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐰𑐷𑐬𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
* ଵୀର୍ଯ (Odia script)
* ꢮꢷꢬ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆮𑆵𑆫𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
* 𑖪𑖱𑖨𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
* වීර්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚦𑚯𑚤𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
* வீர்ய (Tamil script)
* వీర్య (Telugu script)
* วีรฺย (Thai script)
* ཝཱི་རྱ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒫𑒲𑒩𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From वीर (vīra, “brave man, hero”) +‎ -य (-ya).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ʋiː.ɾí.jɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ʋiːɾ.jɐ/

### Noun

वीर्य • (vīryà) stem, n (metrical Vedic vīríya)
* manliness, valour, strength, virility
** c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 5.58.28:बलं वीर्यं च तेजश् च शीघ्रता लघुहस्तता । अविषादश् च धैर्यं च पार्थान् नान्यत्र विद्यते ॥balaṃ vīryaṃ ca tejaś ca śīghratā laghuhastatā. aviṣādaś ca dhairyaṃ ca pārthān nānyatra vidyate.Power, manliness, splendor, swiftness, ready-handedness, cheerfulness and patience are not seen anywhere other than in Arjuna.
* heroism, heroic deed
* semen, seed
** Rasaratnākara 7.1:वीर्यं स्थिरं योनिमुखेषु येषां स्थूलं दृढं दीर्घतमं च लिङ्गम् । तेषां प्रगल्भाः प्रमदाश् च सर्वा भवन्ति तृप्ताः सुरतप्रसङ्गे ॥vīryaṃ sthiraṃ yonimukheṣu yeṣāṃ sthūlaṃ dṛḍhaṃ dīrghatamaṃ ca liṅgam. teṣāṃ pragalbhāḥ pramadāś ca sarvā bhavanti tṛptāḥ surataprasaṅge.The semen of the ones with a strong, stout and long penis reaches the mouth of the womb. All proud and wanton females are satisfied with them during copulation.
* efficacy (of medicine)

#### Declension

* ¹Vedic

#### Derived terms

* वीर्यवत् (vīryavat)
* विचित्रवीर्य (vicitravīrya)

#### Descendants

* Pali: viriya
* Prakrit: 𑀯𑀻𑀭𑀺𑀅 (vīria)
* → Hindi: वीर्य (vīrya)
* → Marathi: वीर्य (vīrya)

### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “वीर्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1006.
* Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “vīrya”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
* Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “वीर्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1488
* Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīryà”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 698