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) stem, n

  1. the sharp edge of a knife
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.55.1:
      दि॒वश्चि॑दस्य वरि॒मा वि प॑प्रथ॒ इन्द्रं॒ न म॒ह्ना पृ॑थि॒वी च॒न प्रति॑।
      भी॒मस्तुवि॑ष्माञ्चर्ष॒णिभ्य॑ आत॒पः शिशी॑ते॒ वज्रं॒ तेज॑से॒ न वंस॑गः॥
      diváścidasya varimā́ ví papratha índraṃ ná mahnā́ pṛthivī́ caná práti.
      bhīmástúviṣmāñcarṣaṇíbhya ātapáḥ śíśīte vájraṃ téjase ná váṃsagaḥ.
      The amplitude of Indra was vaster than the space of heaven; earth was not comparable to him in bulk; formidable and most mighty, he has been ever the afflicter of the enemies of those men who worship him; he has his thunderbolt for sharpness, as a bull his horns.
  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)
  • Old Javanese: teja
  • Thai: เดช (dèet)

References

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