तनस्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tánas, from Proto-Indo-European *ténos (“extension”), from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”). Cognate with Latin tenus, Ancient Greek *τένος (*ténos) (attested in Ancient Greek ἀτενής (atenḗs)).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐ́.nɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪ɐ.n̪ɐs̪/
Noun
तनस् • (tánas) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | तनः (tánaḥ) | तनसी (tánasī) | तनांसि (tánāṃsi) |
| accusative | तनः (tánaḥ) | तनसी (tánasī) | तनांसि (tánāṃsi) |
| instrumental | तनसा (tánasā) | तनोभ्याम् (tánobhyām) | तनोभिः (tánobhiḥ) |
| dative | तनसे (tánase) | तनोभ्याम् (tánobhyām) | तनोभ्यः (tánobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | तनसः (tánasaḥ) | तनोभ्याम् (tánobhyām) | तनोभ्यः (tánobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | तनसः (tánasaḥ) | तनसोः (tánasoḥ) | तनसाम् (tánasām) |
| locative | तनसि (tánasi) | तनसोः (tánasoḥ) | तनःसु (tánaḥsu) |
| vocative | तनः (tánaḥ) | तनसी (tánasī) | तनांसि (tánāṃsi) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “तनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 435.