तेजस्
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
तेजस् n
- Devanagari script form of tejas (“brilliance”)
Declension
Declension table of "तेजस्" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- তেজস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬾᬚᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- তেজস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰸𑰕𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑁂𑀚𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- တေဇသ် (Burmese script)
- તેજસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਤੇਜਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦺꦗꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂵𑂔𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ತೇಜಸ್ (Kannada script)
- តេជស៑ (Khmer script)
- ເຕຊສ຺ (Lao script)
- തേജസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᡝᡯᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘹𑘕𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠧᠽᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑧚𑦵𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐾𑐖𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ତେଜସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢾꢙꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆼𑆘𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖸𑖕𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- තෙජස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩔𑩣𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚲𑚑𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- தேஜஸ் (Tamil script)
- తేజస్ (Telugu script)
- เตชสฺ (Thai script)
- ཏེ་ཛ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒹𑒖𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨄𑨥𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *táyǰas, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)téyg-os (“sharpness”); see तिग्म (tigma) for more.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐ́j.d͡ʑɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪eː.d͡ʑɐs̪/
Noun
तेजस् • (téjas) stem, n
- the sharp edge of a knife
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 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.
- diváścidasya varimā́ ví papratha índraṃ ná mahnā́ pṛthivī́ caná práti.
- दि॒वश्चि॑दस्य वरि॒मा वि प॑प्रथ॒ इन्द्रं॒ न म॒ह्ना पृ॑थि॒वी च॒न प्रति॑।
- the point or top of a flame or a ray
- light, brilliance, glow, glare
- splendor
- fiery energy, vital power
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | 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) |
| vocative | तेजः (téjaḥ) | तेजसी (téjasī) | तेजांसि (téjāṃsi) |
Derived terms
- तेजस्विन् (tejasvín)
- तेजोमय (tejomáya)
Descendants
References
- “ते॑जस्” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 208, column 2.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “तेजस्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 112
- Monier Williams (1899) “Téjas”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 454/2.
