तेजस्

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Pali

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Noun

तेजस् n

  1. Devanagari script form of tejas (“brilliance”)

Declension

Declension table of "तेजस्" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)तेजो (tejo) or तेजं (tejaṃ)तेजानि (tejāni)
Accusative (second)तेजो (tejo) or तेजं (tejaṃ)तेजानि (tejāni)
Instrumental (third)तेजसा (tejasā) or तेजेन (tejena)तेजेहि (tejehi) or तेजेभि (tejebhi)
Dative (fourth)तेजसो (tejaso) or तेजस्स (tejassa)तेजानं (tejānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)तेजसा (tejasā) or तेजस्मा (tejasmā) or तेजम्हा (tejamhā) or तेजा (tejā)तेजेहि (tejehi) or तेजेभि (tejebhi)
Genitive (sixth)तेजसो (tejaso) or तेजस्स (tejassa)तेजानं (tejānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)तेजसि (tejasi) or तेजस्मिं (tejasmiṃ) or तेजम्हि (tejamhi) or तेजे (teje)तेजेसु (tejesu)
Vocative (calling)तेजो (tejo) or तेज (teja) or तेजं (tejaṃ) or तेजा (tejā)तेजानि (tejāni)

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
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)

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