वंश

See also: विश्

Hindi

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá). Doublet of बंस (bans) and बाँस (bā̃s).

वंश • (vanś) m

Declension of वंश (masc cons-stem)

(Taxonomy) वर्गिकी (vargikī); डोमेन (ḍomen, “domain”), जगत (jagat, “kingdom”), संघ (saṅgh, “phylum”), वर्ग (varg, “class”), गण (gaṇ, “order”), कुल (kul, “family”), वंश (vanś, “genus”), जाति (jāti, “species”) ^{(Category: hi:Taxonomy)}

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wanśás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“ceiling beam”). Cognate with Wakhi was (“ceiling beam”), Shughni вис (vis, “main roof-beam”).

वंश • (vaṃśá) m

bamboo cane, cane
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
reed pipe, flute (Kāv., Rājat.)
joist, joint (VarBṛS.)
spine (VarBṛS., BhP.)
hollow bone (BhP.)
the curve of a curved sword such as a scimitar or sabre (VarBṛS.)
a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)
(music) musical note (Śiś.)
pride, hubris (Vās.)

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वंशः vaṃśáḥ	वंशौ vaṃśaú	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वंश váṃśa	वंशौ váṃśau	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वंशम् vaṃśám	वंशौ vaṃśaú	वंशान् vaṃśā́n
Instrumental	वंशेन vaṃśéna	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹ vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
Dative	वंशाय vaṃśā́ya	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Ablative	वंशात् vaṃśā́t	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Genitive	वंशस्य vaṃśásya	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशानाम् vaṃśā́nām
Locative	वंशे vaṃśé	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशेषु vaṃśéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

From the succession of joints observed in a bamboo.

वंश • (vaṃśá) m

race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)
offspring, son (BhP.)
collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वंशः vaṃśáḥ	वंशौ vaṃśaú	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वंश váṃśa	वंशौ váṃśau	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वंशम् vaṃśám	वंशौ vaṃśaú	वंशान् vaṃśā́n
Instrumental	वंशेन vaṃśéna	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹ vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
Dative	वंशाय vaṃśā́ya	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Ablative	वंशात् vaṃśā́t	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Genitive	वंशस्य vaṃśásya	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशानाम् vaṃśā́nām
Locative	वंशे vaṃśé	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशेषु vaṃśéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Monier Williams (1899), “वंश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0910.

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