रंहस्
Sanskrit
FWOTD – 2 May 2022
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Etymology
From the root रंह् (raṃh, “to speed up, hasten”) + -अस् (-as).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐ̃.ɦɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾɐ̃.ɦɐs̪/
Noun
रंहस् • (raṃhas) stem, n
- celerity, quickness, speed, swiftness
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.45.49.1:
- गुरुणैवमनुज्ञातौ रथेनानिलरंहसा ।
- guruṇaivamanujñātau rathenānilaraṃhasā.
- Permitted by their guru, they both [returned to their city] by their chariot with speed of wind.
- गुरुणैवमनुज्ञातौ रथेनानिलरंहसा ।
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.15.29:
- वासुदेवाङ्घ्र्यनुध्यानपरिबृंहितरंहसा । भक्त्या निर्मथिताशेषकषायधिषणोऽर्जुनः ॥
- vāsudevāṅghryanudhyānaparibṛṃhitaraṃhasā. bhaktyā nirmathitāśeṣakaṣāyadhiṣaṇoʼrjunaḥ.
- Arjuna’s constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna rapidly (literally, “with great celerity”) increased his devotion, and as a result of this devotion, all the trash in his thoughts subsided.
- वासुदेवाङ्घ्र्यनुध्यानपरिबृंहितरंहसा । भक्त्या निर्मथिताशेषकषायधिषणोऽर्जुनः ॥
- eagerness, impetuosity, vehemence
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 4.24.28:
- यः परं रंहसः साक्षात्त्रिगुणाज्जीवसंज्ञितात् । भगवन्तं वासुदेवं प्रपन्नः स प्रियो हि मे ॥
- yaḥ paraṃ raṃhasaḥ sākṣāttriguṇājjīvasaṃjñitāt. bhagavantaṃ vāsudevaṃ prapannaḥ sa priyo hi me.
- Any person who is surrendered to Lord Krishna — ablating from vehemence, the three guṇas [sattva, rajas, tamas] and what is known to the living — is certainly very dear to me.
- यः परं रंहसः साक्षात्त्रिगुणाज्जीवसंज्ञितात् । भगवन्तं वासुदेवं प्रपन्नः स प्रियो हि मे ॥
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहांसि (raṃhāṃsi) |
| accusative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहांसि (raṃhāṃsi) |
| instrumental | रंहसा (raṃhasā) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभिः (raṃhobhiḥ) |
| dative | रंहसे (raṃhase) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभ्यः (raṃhobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभ्यः (raṃhobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) | रंहसोः (raṃhasoḥ) | रंहसाम् (raṃhasām) |
| locative | रंहसि (raṃhasi) | रंहसोः (raṃhasoḥ) | रंहःसु (raṃhaḥsu) |
| vocative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहांसि (raṃhāṃsi) |
Adjective
रंहस् • (raṃhas) stem
- (at the end of a compound) speeded; having the speed
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.118.1:
- आ वां रथो अश्विना श्येनपत्वा सुमृळीकः स्ववाँ यात्वर्वाङ् । यो मर्त्यस्य मनसो जवीयान्त्रिवन्धुरो वृषणा वातरंहाः ॥
- ā vāṃ ratho aśvinā śyenapatvā sumṛḷīkaḥ svavām̐ yātvarvāṅ. yo martyasya manaso javīyāntrivandhuro vṛṣaṇā vātaraṃhāḥ.
- Flying, with falcons, may your chariot, Asvins, most gracious, bringing friendly help, come here; Your chariot, swifter than the mind of mortal, having the speed as the wind, three-seated O you Mighty.
- आ वां रथो अश्विना श्येनपत्वा सुमृळीकः स्ववाँ यात्वर्वाङ् । यो मर्त्यस्य मनसो जवीयान्त्रिवन्धुरो वृषणा वातरंहाः ॥
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.77.3:
- हिरण्यत्वङ्मधुवर्णो घृतस्नुः पृक्षो वहन्ना रथो वर्तते वाम् । मनोजवा अश्विना वातरंहा येनातियाथो दुरितानि विश्वा ॥
- hiraṇyatvaṅmadhuvarṇo ghṛtasnuḥ pṛkṣo vahannā ratho vartate vām. manojavā aśvinā vātaraṃhā yenātiyātho duritāni viśvā.
- Covered with gold, meath-tinted, dropping fatness, your chariot with its freight of food comes here; Swift as thought, Asvins, wind-speeded, wherewith you travel over all obstructions.
- हिरण्यत्वङ्मधुवर्णो घृतस्नुः पृक्षो वहन्ना रथो वर्तते वाम् । मनोजवा अश्विना वातरंहा येनातियाथो दुरितानि विश्वा ॥
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रंहाः (raṃhāḥ) | रंहसौ (raṃhasau) रंहसा¹ (raṃhasā¹) |
रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) रंहाः¹ (raṃhāḥ¹) |
| accusative | रंहसम् (raṃhasam) रंहाम्¹ (raṃhām¹) |
रंहसौ (raṃhasau) रंहसा¹ (raṃhasā¹) |
रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) रंहाः¹ (raṃhāḥ¹) |
| instrumental | रंहसा (raṃhasā) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभिः (raṃhobhiḥ) |
| dative | रंहसे (raṃhase) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभ्यः (raṃhobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभ्यः (raṃhobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) | रंहसोः (raṃhasoḥ) | रंहसाम् (raṃhasām) |
| locative | रंहसि (raṃhasi) | रंहसोः (raṃhasoḥ) | रंहःसु (raṃhaḥsu) |
| vocative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसौ (raṃhasau) रंहसा¹ (raṃhasā¹) |
रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) रंहाः¹ (raṃhāḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहस्यौ (raṃhasyau) रंहसी¹ (raṃhasī¹) |
रंहस्यः (raṃhasyaḥ) रंहसीः¹ (raṃhasīḥ¹) |
| accusative | रंहसीम् (raṃhasīm) | रंहस्यौ (raṃhasyau) रंहसी¹ (raṃhasī¹) |
रंहसीः (raṃhasīḥ) |
| instrumental | रंहस्या (raṃhasyā) | रंहसीभ्याम् (raṃhasībhyām) | रंहसीभिः (raṃhasībhiḥ) |
| dative | रंहस्यै (raṃhasyai) | रंहसीभ्याम् (raṃhasībhyām) | रंहसीभ्यः (raṃhasībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रंहस्याः (raṃhasyāḥ) रंहस्यै² (raṃhasyai²) |
रंहसीभ्याम् (raṃhasībhyām) | रंहसीभ्यः (raṃhasībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रंहस्याः (raṃhasyāḥ) रंहस्यै² (raṃhasyai²) |
रंहस्योः (raṃhasyoḥ) | रंहसीनाम् (raṃhasīnām) |
| locative | रंहस्याम् (raṃhasyām) | रंहस्योः (raṃhasyoḥ) | रंहसीषु (raṃhasīṣu) |
| vocative | रंहसि (raṃhasi) | रंहस्यौ (raṃhasyau) रंहसी¹ (raṃhasī¹) |
रंहस्यः (raṃhasyaḥ) रंहसीः¹ (raṃhasīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहांसि (raṃhāṃsi) |
| accusative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहांसि (raṃhāṃsi) |
| instrumental | रंहसा (raṃhasā) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभिः (raṃhobhiḥ) |
| dative | रंहसे (raṃhase) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभ्यः (raṃhobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) | रंहोभ्याम् (raṃhobhyām) | रंहोभ्यः (raṃhobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) | रंहसोः (raṃhasoḥ) | रंहसाम् (raṃhasām) |
| locative | रंहसि (raṃhasi) | रंहसोः (raṃhasoḥ) | रंहःसु (raṃhaḥsu) |
| vocative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) | रंहसी (raṃhasī) | रंहांसि (raṃhāṃsi) |
Proper noun
रंहस् • (raṃhas) stem, m (Classical Sanskrit)
- an epithet of Shiva
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 14.8.31.1:
- एवं कृत्वा नमस्तस्मै महादेवाय रंहसे ।
- evaṃ kṛtvā namastasmai mahādevāya raṃhase.
- Having done thus, I bow to the great god, Shiva.
- एवं कृत्वा नमस्तस्मै महादेवाय रंहसे ।
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | रंहाः (raṃhāḥ) |
| accusative | रंहसम् (raṃhasam) |
| instrumental | रंहसा (raṃhasā) |
| dative | रंहसे (raṃhase) |
| ablative | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) |
| genitive | रंहसः (raṃhasaḥ) |
| locative | रंहसि (raṃhasi) |
| vocative | रंहः (raṃhaḥ) |
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “रंहस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 859, column 3.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “raṃhas”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “रंहस्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1321
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “रंहस्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 248