यशस्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáćas (glory; honor). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬵 (yasah).

Pronunciation

Noun

यशस् • (yáśas) stem, n

  1. glory, fame, renown
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 3.40.6.2:
      गिर्व॑णः पा॒हि नः॑ सु॒तं मधो॒र्धारा॑भिरज्यसे ।
      इन्द्र॒ त्वादा॑त॒मिद्यशः॑
      gírvaṇaḥ pāhí naḥ sutám mádhordhā́rābhirajyase.
      índra tvā́dātamídyáśaḥ.
      Drink our libation, Lord of hymns: with streams of meath thou art bedewed
      Our glory, Indra, is thy gift.
  2. beautiful appearance, splendor
  3. honor
    Synonyms: आदर (ādara), सम्मान (sammāna)

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of यशस् (yáśas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative यशः
yáśaḥ
यशसी
yáśasī
यशांसि
yáśāṃsi
Vocative यशः
yáśaḥ
यशसी
yáśasī
यशांसि
yáśāṃsi
Accusative यशः
yáśaḥ
यशसी
yáśasī
यशांसि
yáśāṃsi
Instrumental यशसा
yáśasā
यशोभ्याम्
yáśobhyām
यशोभिः
yáśobhiḥ
Dative यशसे
yáśase
यशोभ्याम्
yáśobhyām
यशोभ्यः
yáśobhyaḥ
Ablative यशसः
yáśasaḥ
यशोभ्याम्
yáśobhyām
यशोभ्यः
yáśobhyaḥ
Genitive यशसः
yáśasaḥ
यशसोः
yáśasoḥ
यशसाम्
yáśasām
Locative यशसि
yáśasi
यशसोः
yáśasoḥ
यशःसु
yáśaḥsu

Descendants

  • Ashokan Prakrit: 𐨩𐨭𐨆 (yaśo), 𑀬𑀲𑁄 (yaso)
    • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀲 (jasa) (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Javanese: yaśa
  • Pali: yasas
    • Burmese: ယသ (ya.sa.)
    • Khmer: យស (yuəh)
    • Thai: ยศ (yót)

Further reading

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