महस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *máźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂-os ~ *méǵh₂-es-, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (mazah, “word”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Latin magnus, Albanian madh (“large, big”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.ɦɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ɦɐs̪/

Noun

महस् • (máhas) stem, n

1. greatness, might, power, glory
2. joy, gladness, pleasure

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of महस्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	महः (máhaḥ)	महसी (máhasī)	महांसि (máhāṃsi)
vocative	महः (máhaḥ)	महसी (máhasī)	महांसि (máhāṃsi)
accusative	महः (máhaḥ)	महसी (máhasī)	महांसि (máhāṃsi)
instrumental	महसा (máhasā)	महोभ्याम् (máhobhyām)	महोभिः (máhobhiḥ)
dative	महसे (máhase)	महोभ्याम् (máhobhyām)	महोभ्यः (máhobhyaḥ)
ablative	महसः (máhasaḥ)	महोभ्याम् (máhobhyām)	महोभ्यः (máhobhyaḥ)
genitive	महसः (máhasaḥ)	महसोः (máhasoḥ)	महसाम् (máhasām)
locative	महसि (máhasi)	महसोः (máhasoḥ)	महःसु (máhaḥsu)

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Sinhalese: මහ (maha, “sacrifice”)
• Pali: maha m (“festival, greatness”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “महस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 794.