यजस्
Sanskrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁yáǵos
Sanskrit यजस् (yajas)
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyáȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yáǵos, from *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice”), whence यज् (yaj).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɐ́.d͡ʑɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɐ.d͡ʑɐs̪/
Noun
यजस् • (yájas) stem, n (root यज्)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यजः (yájaḥ) | यजसी (yájasī) | यजांसि (yájāṃsi) |
| accusative | यजः (yájaḥ) | यजसी (yájasī) | यजांसि (yájāṃsi) |
| instrumental | यजसा (yájasā) | यजोभ्याम् (yájobhyām) | यजोभिः (yájobhiḥ) |
| dative | यजसे (yájase) | यजोभ्याम् (yájobhyām) | यजोभ्यः (yájobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यजसः (yájasaḥ) | यजोभ्याम् (yájobhyām) | यजोभ्यः (yájobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यजसः (yájasaḥ) | यजसोः (yájasoḥ) | यजसाम् (yájasām) |
| locative | यजसि (yájasi) | यजसोः (yájasoḥ) | यजःसु (yájaḥsu) |
| vocative | यजः (yájaḥ) | यजसी (yájasī) | यजांसि (yájāṃsi) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “यजस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page {{{1}}}.