रहस्
Sanskrit
Etymology
Of Indo-Iranian origin, shared with Avestan -𐬭𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (-razah, “woods, isolation”), but lacking any clear cognates in other Indo-European languages. Also compare रहस्य (rahasya, “secret”), Persian راز (“mystery, secret, seclusion”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾɐ́.ɦɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾɐ.ɦɐs̪/
Noun
रहस् • (ráhas) stem, n
- a lonely or deserted place, loneliness, solitude, privacy, secrecy, retirement ( [ rahas ] ind. , [ °si ] ind. and [ °ssu ] ind. privately , in secret)
- a secret, mystery, mystical truth Lit.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रहः (ráhaḥ) | रहसी (ráhasī) | रहांसि (ráhāṃsi) |
| accusative | रहः (ráhaḥ) | रहसी (ráhasī) | रहांसि (ráhāṃsi) |
| instrumental | रहसा (ráhasā) | रहोभ्याम् (ráhobhyām) | रहोभिः (ráhobhiḥ) |
| dative | रहसे (ráhase) | रहोभ्याम् (ráhobhyām) | रहोभ्यः (ráhobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रहसः (ráhasaḥ) | रहोभ्याम् (ráhobhyām) | रहोभ्यः (ráhobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रहसः (ráhasaḥ) | रहसोः (ráhasoḥ) | रहसाम् (ráhasām) |
| locative | रहसि (ráhasi) | रहसोः (ráhasoḥ) | रहःसु (ráhaḥsu) |
| vocative | रहः (ráhaḥ) | रहसी (ráhasī) | रहांसि (ráhāṃsi) |
Noun
रहस् • (ráhas) stem, n
- swiftness , speed , velocity
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रहः (ráhaḥ) | रहसी (ráhasī) | रहांसि (ráhāṃsi) |
| accusative | रहः (ráhaḥ) | रहसी (ráhasī) | रहांसि (ráhāṃsi) |
| instrumental | रहसा (ráhasā) | रहोभ्याम् (ráhobhyām) | रहोभिः (ráhobhiḥ) |
| dative | रहसे (ráhase) | रहोभ्याम् (ráhobhyām) | रहोभ्यः (ráhobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रहसः (ráhasaḥ) | रहोभ्याम् (ráhobhyām) | रहोभ्यः (ráhobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रहसः (ráhasaḥ) | रहसोः (ráhasoḥ) | रहसाम् (ráhasām) |
| locative | रहसि (ráhasi) | रहसोः (ráhasoḥ) | रहःसु (ráhaḥsu) |
| vocative | रहः (ráhaḥ) | रहसी (ráhasī) | रहांसि (ráhāṃsi) |
References
- ^ Buck, C. D. (2008). A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. United States: University of Chicago Press, p. 48