वेतस

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Noun

वेतस m

  1. Devanagari script form of vetasa (common rattan)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

A thematicized form of Proto-Indo-European *wéh₁itis (that which bends; a branch or a slender woody stem). Cognate with Latin vītis, Ancient Greek ἰτέα (itéa), English withe, Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬌 (vaēti). Also see वेत्र (vetra).

Pronunciation

Noun

वेतस (vetasá) stemm

  1. common rattan (Calamus rotang) or a similar kind of cane, reed, stick
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.58.5:
      घृ॒तस्य॒ धारा॑ अ॒भि चा॑कशीमि हिर॒ण्ययो॑ वेत॒सो मध्य॑ आसाम् ॥
      ghṛtásya dhā́rā abhí cākaśīmi hiraṇyáyo vetasó mádhya āsām.
      I look upon the streams of oil descending, and lo! the Golden Reed is there among them.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वेतस (vetasá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वेतसः
vetasáḥ
वेतसौ / वेतसा¹
vetasaú / vetasā́¹
वेतसाः / वेतसासः¹
vetasā́ḥ / vetasā́saḥ¹
Vocative वेतस
vétasa
वेतसौ / वेतसा¹
vétasau / vétasā¹
वेतसाः / वेतसासः¹
vétasāḥ / vétasāsaḥ¹
Accusative वेतसम्
vetasám
वेतसौ / वेतसा¹
vetasaú / vetasā́¹
वेतसान्
vetasā́n
Instrumental वेतसेन
vetaséna
वेतसाभ्याम्
vetasā́bhyām
वेतसैः / वेतसेभिः¹
vetasaíḥ / vetasébhiḥ¹
Dative वेतसाय
vetasā́ya
वेतसाभ्याम्
vetasā́bhyām
वेतसेभ्यः
vetasébhyaḥ
Ablative वेतसात्
vetasā́t
वेतसाभ्याम्
vetasā́bhyām
वेतसेभ्यः
vetasébhyaḥ
Genitive वेतसस्य
vetasásya
वेतसयोः
vetasáyoḥ
वेतसानाम्
vetasā́nām
Locative वेतसे
vetasé
वेतसयोः
vetasáyoḥ
वेतसेषु
vetaséṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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