ज्योत्स्ना

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *dyowtsneh₂, derived from *dyew- +‎ *-t +‎ *-sneh₂.

Pronunciation

Noun

ज्योत्स्ना (jyótsnā) stemf [1][2]

  1. moonlight; a moonlit night
  2. 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

References

  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