वाज

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • ৱাজ (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
  • বাজ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝါဇ (Burmese script)
  • વાજ (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
  • ವಾಜ (Kannada script)
  • វាជ (Khmer script)
  • ວາຊ (Lao script)
  • വാജ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
  • ଵାଜ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
  • වාජ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
  • வாஜ (Tamil script)
  • వాజ (Telugu script)
  • วาช (Thai script)
  • ཝཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”). Cognate with Latin vegeō, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wakan), English wake.

Pronunciation

Noun

वाज • (vā́ja) stem, m

  1. strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)
  2. a contest, race, conflict, battle, war
  3. the prize of a race or of battle, booty, gain, reward, any precious or valuable possession, wealth, treasure
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.67.5:
      इन्दो॒ व्यव्य॑मर्षसि॒ वि श्रवां॑सि॒ वि सौभ॑गा।
      वि वाजा॑न्त्सोम॒ गोम॑तः॥
      índo vyávyamarṣasi ví śrávāṃsi ví saúbhagā.
      ví vā́jāntsoma gómataḥ.
      Indu, you have flowed through the fleece, you grant us food and wealth; (therefore grant us), Soma, the reward of kine.
  4. food, sacrificial food
  5. a swift or spirited horse, war-horse, steed
  6. the feathers on an arrow
  7. wing
  8. sound

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाज
singular dual plural
nominative वाजः (vā́jaḥ) वाजौ (vā́jau)
वाजा¹ (vā́jā¹) 		वाजाः (vā́jāḥ)
वाजासः¹ (vā́jāsaḥ¹)
accusative वाजम् (vā́jam) वाजौ (vā́jau)
वाजा¹ (vā́jā¹) 		वाजान् (vā́jān)
instrumental वाजेन (vā́jena) वाजाभ्याम् (vā́jābhyām) वाजैः (vā́jaiḥ)
वाजेभिः¹ (vā́jebhiḥ¹)
dative वाजाय (vā́jāya) वाजाभ्याम् (vā́jābhyām) वाजेभ्यः (vā́jebhyaḥ)
ablative वाजात् (vā́jāt) वाजाभ्याम् (vā́jābhyām) वाजेभ्यः (vā́jebhyaḥ)
genitive वाजस्य (vā́jasya) वाजयोः (vā́jayoḥ) वाजानाम् (vā́jānām)
locative वाजे (vā́je) वाजयोः (vā́jayoḥ) वाजेषु (vā́jeṣu)
vocative वाज (vā́ja) वाजौ (vā́jau)
वाजा¹ (vā́jā¹) 		वाजाः (vā́jāḥ)
वाजासः¹ (vā́jāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Noun

वाज • (vāja) stem, n

  1. ghee or clarified butter
  2. an oblation of rice offered at a Śrāddha
  3. rice or food in general
  4. water
  5. an acetous mixture of ground meal and water left to ferment
  6. a Mantra or prayer concluding a sacrifice

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वाज
singular dual plural
nominative वाजम् (vājam) वाजे (vāje) वाजानि (vājāni)
वाजा¹ (vājā¹)
accusative वाजम् (vājam) वाजे (vāje) वाजानि (vājāni)
वाजा¹ (vājā¹)
instrumental वाजेन (vājena) वाजाभ्याम् (vājābhyām) वाजैः (vājaiḥ)
वाजेभिः¹ (vājebhiḥ¹)
dative वाजाय (vājāya) वाजाभ्याम् (vājābhyām) वाजेभ्यः (vājebhyaḥ)
ablative वाजात् (vājāt) वाजाभ्याम् (vājābhyām) वाजेभ्यः (vājebhyaḥ)
genitive वाजस्य (vājasya) वाजयोः (vājayoḥ) वाजानाम् (vājānām)
locative वाजे (vāje) वाजयोः (vājayoḥ) वाजेषु (vājeṣu)
vocative वाज (vāja) वाजे (vāje) वाजानि (vājāni)
वाजा¹ (vājā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

References

Monier Monier-Williams (9 February 2008 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1]

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