हेषस्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰáyṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáyšas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰéysos ~ ǵʰéyses-, from *ǵʰey- (to drive, throw, wound). Cognate with Ancient Greek χαῖος (khaîos, shepherd's staff), Old Irish gae (spear), Old English gār (spear). The Sanskrit root is हेष् (heṣ).

Pronunciation

Noun

हेषस् (héṣas) stemn

  1. missile
  2. quickness, valor, vigor

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of हेषस्
singular dual plural
nominative हेषः (héṣaḥ) हेषसी (héṣasī) हेषांसि (héṣāṃsi)
vocative हेषः (héṣaḥ) हेषसी (héṣasī) हेषांसि (héṣāṃsi)
accusative हेषः (héṣaḥ) हेषसी (héṣasī) हेषांसि (héṣāṃsi)
instrumental हेषसा (héṣasā) हेषोभ्याम् (héṣobhyām) हेषोभिः (héṣobhiḥ)
dative हेषसे (héṣase) हेषोभ्याम् (héṣobhyām) हेषोभ्यः (héṣobhyaḥ)
ablative हेषसः (héṣasaḥ) हेषोभ्याम् (héṣobhyām) हेषोभ्यः (héṣobhyaḥ)
genitive हेषसः (héṣasaḥ) हेषसोः (héṣasoḥ) हेषसाम् (héṣasām)
locative हेषसि (héṣasi) हेषसोः (héṣasoḥ) हेषःसु (héṣaḥsu)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “हेषस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1305/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 820