ज्योत्स्ना

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

জ্যোত্স্না (Assamese script)
ᬚ᭄ᬬᭀᬢ᭄ᬲ᭄ᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
জ্যোত্স্না (Bengali script)
𑰕𑰿𑰧𑰺𑰝𑰿𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀚𑁆𑀬𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀲𑁆𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဇျောတ္သ္နာ (Burmese script)
જ્યોત્સ્ના (Gujarati script)
ਜ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਸ੍ਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌜𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦗꦾꦺꦴꦠ꧀ꦱ꧀ꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂔𑂹𑂨𑂷𑂞𑂹𑂮𑂹𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸ್ನಾ (Kannada script)
ជ្យោត្ស្នា (Khmer script)
ຊ຺ໂຍຕ຺ສ຺ນາ (Lao script)
ജ്യോത്സ്നാ (Malayalam script)
ᡯᠶᠣᢠᠰ᠌ᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘕𑘿𑘧𑘻𑘝𑘿𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠽᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᢐᠰᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦵𑧠𑧇𑧜𑦽𑧠𑧍𑧠𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐖𑑂𑐫𑑀𑐟𑑂𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
ଜ୍ଯୋତ୍ସ୍ନା (Odia script)
ꢙ꣄ꢫꣂꢡ꣄ꢱ꣄ꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆘𑇀𑆪𑆾𑆠𑇀𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖕𑖿𑖧𑖺𑖝𑖿𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
ජ්‍යොත‍්ස‍්නා (Sinhalese script)
𑩣 𑪙𑩻𑩕𑩫 𑪙𑪁 𑪙𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚑𑚶𑚣𑚴𑚙𑚶𑚨𑚶𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
ஜ்யோத்ஸ்நா (Tamil script)
జ్యోత్స్నా (Telugu script)
ชฺโยตฺสฺนา (Thai script)
ཛྱོ་ཏྶྣཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒖𑓂𑒨𑒼𑒞𑓂𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨥𑩇𑨪𑨆𑨙𑩇𑨰𑩇𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑjɐ́wts.nɑː/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʑjoːt̪s̪.n̪ɑː/

Noun

ज्योत्स्ना • (jyótsnā) stem, f [1][2]

moonlight; a moonlit night
splendour, light

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of ज्योत्स्ना (jyótsnā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ज्योत्स्ना jyótsnā	ज्योत्स्ने jyótsne	ज्योत्स्नाः jyótsnāḥ
Vocative	ज्योत्स्ने jyótsne	ज्योत्स्ने jyótsne	ज्योत्स्नाः jyótsnāḥ
Accusative	ज्योत्स्नाम् jyótsnām	ज्योत्स्ने jyótsne	ज्योत्स्नाः jyótsnāḥ
Instrumental	ज्योत्स्नया / ज्योत्स्ना¹ jyótsnayā / jyótsnā¹	ज्योत्स्नाभ्याम् jyótsnābhyām	ज्योत्स्नाभिः jyótsnābhiḥ
Dative	ज्योत्स्नायै jyótsnāyai	ज्योत्स्नाभ्याम् jyótsnābhyām	ज्योत्स्नाभ्यः jyótsnābhyaḥ
Ablative	ज्योत्स्नायाः / ज्योत्स्नायै² jyótsnāyāḥ / jyótsnāyai²	ज्योत्स्नाभ्याम् jyótsnābhyām	ज्योत्स्नाभ्यः jyótsnābhyaḥ
Genitive	ज्योत्स्नायाः / ज्योत्स्नायै² jyótsnāyāḥ / jyótsnāyai²	ज्योत्स्नयोः jyótsnayoḥ	ज्योत्स्नानाम् jyótsnānām
Locative	ज्योत्स्नायाम् jyótsnāyām	ज्योत्स्नयोः jyótsnayoḥ	ज्योत्स्नासु jyótsnāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

→ Bengali: জ্যোৎস্না (jōtsna) (semi-learned)
Kashmiri: زوٗن (zūn, “moon”)
Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: জোন (zün, “moon”)
- Bhojpuri: 𑂔𑂷𑂢𑂹𑂯𑂲 (jonhī, “star”)
- Magahi: 𑂔𑂷𑂢𑂹𑂯𑂲 (jonhī, “star”)
- Odia: ଜହ୍ନ (jôhnô, “moon”)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (juṇhā), 𑀚𑁄𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (joṇhā)
Pali: juṇhā
Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Nepali: जून (jūna), जुन (juna)
- Old Hindi: जोन्हा (jonhā)
  - ⇒ Hindi: जुन्हाई (junhāī, “moonlight”), जुन्हैया (junhaiyā)
- Romani: ćhon (“moon”)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “ज्योत्स्ना”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 427.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyṓtsnā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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[1] Monier Williams (1899) “ज्योत्स्ना”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 427.

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jyṓtsnā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press