तेजस्

Pali

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Noun

तेजस् n

  1. Devanagari script form of tejas (brilliance)

Declension

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *táyǰas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)téyg-os (sharpness); see तिग्म (tigma) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

तेजस् (téjas) n

  1. the sharp edge of a knife
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 01.55.01
      diváś cid asya varimā́ ví papratha
      índraṃ ná mahnā́ pr̥thivī́ caná práti
      bhīmás túviṣmāñ carṣaṇíbhya ātapáḥ
      śíśīte vájraṃ téjase ná váṃsagaḥ
      His expansion spreads out even beyond heaven; not even the earth is the counterpart to Indra in greatness.
      Fearsome and mighty, a scorching firebrand for the settled domains, he hones his mace, like a buffalo its horn, to be piercingly sharp.
  2. the point or top of a flame or a ray
  3. light, brilliance, glow, glare
  4. splendor
  5. fiery energy, vital power

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of तेजस् (téjas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तेजः
téjaḥ
तेजसी
téjasī
तेजांसि
téjāṃsi
Vocative तेजः
téjaḥ
तेजसी
téjasī
तेजांसि
téjāṃsi
Accusative तेजः
téjaḥ
तेजसी
téjasī
तेजांसि
téjāṃsi
Instrumental तेजसा
téjasā
तेजोभ्याम्
téjobhyām
तेजोभिः
téjobhiḥ
Dative तेजसे
téjase
तेजोभ्याम्
téjobhyām
तेजोभ्यः
téjobhyaḥ
Ablative तेजसः
téjasaḥ
तेजोभ्याम्
téjobhyām
तेजोभ्यः
téjobhyaḥ
Genitive तेजसः
téjasaḥ
तेजसोः
téjasoḥ
तेजसाम्
téjasām
Locative तेजसि
téjasi
तेजसोः
téjasoḥ
तेजःसु
téjaḥsu

Descendants

  • Pali: tejas
  • Hindi: तेज (tej)
  • Malayalam: തേജസ് (tējasŭ)
  • Thai: เดช (dèet)

References

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