भास

See also: भैंसी and भैंस

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀸𑀲𑀸 (bhāsā), from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Compare Dhivehi ބަސް (bas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʰaːs/, [bʰɑːs]

Noun

भास • (bhās) (Latin script bhas, Kannada script ಭಾಸ್)

1. language

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhāṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From भासणे (bhāsṇe, “to seem”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱas/

Noun

भास • (bhās) m

1. illusion, impression

Declension

Declension of भास (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भास bhās
direct plural	भास bhās
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भास bhās		भास bhās
oblique सामान्यरूप	भासा bhāsā		भासां- bhāsān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भासाला bhāsālā		भासांना bhāsānnā
ergative	भासाने, भासानं bhāsāne, bhāsāna		भासांनी bhāsānnī
instrumental	भासाशी bhāsāśī		भासांशी bhāsānśī
locative सप्तमी	भासात bhāsāt		भासांत bhāsāt
vocative संबोधन	भासा bhāsā		भासांनो bhāsānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of भास (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	भासाचा bhāsāċā	भासाचे bhāsāċe	भासाची bhāsācī	भासाच्या bhāsācā	भासाचे, भासाचं bhāsāċe, bhāsāċa	भासाची bhāsācī	भासाच्या bhāsācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भासांचा bhāsānċā	भासांचे bhāsānċe	भासांची bhāsāñcī	भासांच्या bhāsāncā	भासांचे, भासांचं bhāsānċe, bhāsānċa	भासांची bhāsāñcī	भासांच्या bhāsāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भास”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভাস (Assamese script)
• ᬪᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• ভাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ဘာသ (Burmese script)
• ભાસ (Gujarati script)
• ਭਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಭಾಸ (Kannada script)
• ភាស (Khmer script)
• ຠາສ (Lao script)
• ഭാസ (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଭାସ (Odia script)
• ꢩꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• භාස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
• ப⁴ாஸ (Tamil script)
• భాస (Telugu script)
• ภาส (Thai script)
• བྷཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

भास • (bhāsa) stem, m

1. light, lustre, brightness

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of भास

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भासः (bhāsaḥ)	भासौ (bhāsau) भासा¹ (bhāsā¹)	भासाः (bhāsāḥ) भासासः¹ (bhāsāsaḥ¹)
vocative	भास (bhāsa)	भासौ (bhāsau) भासा¹ (bhāsā¹)	भासाः (bhāsāḥ) भासासः¹ (bhāsāsaḥ¹)
accusative	भासम् (bhāsam)	भासौ (bhāsau) भासा¹ (bhāsā¹)	भासान् (bhāsān)
instrumental	भासेन (bhāsena)	भासाभ्याम् (bhāsābhyām)	भासैः (bhāsaiḥ) भासेभिः¹ (bhāsebhiḥ¹)
dative	भासाय (bhāsāya)	भासाभ्याम् (bhāsābhyām)	भासेभ्यः (bhāsebhyaḥ)
ablative	भासात् (bhāsāt)	भासाभ्याम् (bhāsābhyām)	भासेभ्यः (bhāsebhyaḥ)
genitive	भासस्य (bhāsasya)	भासयोः (bhāsayoḥ)	भासानाम् (bhāsānām)
locative	भासे (bhāse)	भासयोः (bhāsayoḥ)	भासेषु (bhāseṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: bhāsa

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhāsa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.