तमस्वत्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬢᬫᬲ᭄ᬯᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • তমস্ৱত্ (Assamese script)
  • তমস্বত্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰝𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀢𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • તમસ્વત્ (Gujarati script)
  • ꦠꦩꦱ꧀ꦮꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • ತಮಸ್ವತ್ (Kannada script)
  • တမသွတ္ (Burmese script)
  • 𑐟𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ତମସ୍ଵତ୍ (Oriya script)
  • ꢡꢪꢱ꣄ꢮꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆠𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖝𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • తమస్వత్ (Telugu script)
  • ཏམསྭཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒞𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHaswant, from Proto-Indo-European *témHos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (təmaŋᵛhaṇt, “dark”). Equal to तमस् (tamas) +‎ -वत् (-vat).

Pronunciation

Adjective

तमस्वत् • (támasvat)

  1. dark, gloomy
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 19.47.2:
      अरिष्टासस्त उर्वि तमस्वति रात्रि पारमशीमहि भद्रे पारमशीमहि ॥
      ariṣṭāsasta urvi tamasvati rātri pāramaśīmahi bhadre pāramaśīmahi .
      O spacious, darksome Night, may we reach thine end uninjured, O thou blessed One.
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