यजस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₁yáǵos

Sanskrit यजस् (yajas)

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyáȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁yáǵos, from *h₁yaǵ- (“to sacrifice”), whence यज् (yaj).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐ́.d͡ʑɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /jɐ.d͡ʑɐs̪/

Noun

यजस् • (yájas) stem, n (root यज्)

1. worship
2. sacrifice

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of यजस्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	यजः (yájaḥ)	यजसी (yájasī)	यजांसि (yájāṃsi)
vocative	यजः (yájaḥ)	यजसी (yájasī)	यजांसि (yájāṃsi)
accusative	यजः (yájaḥ)	यजसी (yájasī)	यजांसि (yájāṃsi)
instrumental	यजसा (yájasā)	यजोभ्याम् (yájobhyām)	यजोभिः (yájobhiḥ)
dative	यजसे (yájase)	यजोभ्याम् (yájobhyām)	यजोभ्यः (yájobhyaḥ)
ablative	यजसः (yájasaḥ)	यजोभ्याम् (yájobhyām)	यजोभ्यः (yájobhyaḥ)
genitive	यजसः (yájasaḥ)	यजसोः (yájasoḥ)	यजसाम् (yájasām)
locative	यजसि (yájasi)	यजसोः (yájasoḥ)	यजःसु (yájaḥsu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “यजस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page {{{1}}}.