यवस

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• yavasa (Latin script)
• 𑀬𑀯𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• যৰস (Bengali script)
• යවස (Sinhalese script)
• ယဝသ (Burmese script)
• ยวส or ยะวะสะ (Thai script)
• ᨿᩅᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ຍວສ or ຍະວະສະ or ຢະວະສະ (Lao script)
• យវស (Khmer script)
• 𑄠𑅇𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

यवस n

1. Devanagari script form of yavasa (“grass, hay, fodder”)

Declension

Declension table of "यवस" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	यवसं (yavasaṃ)	यवसानि (yavasāni)
Accusative (second)	यवसं (yavasaṃ)	यवसानि (yavasāni)
Instrumental (third)	यवसेन (yavasena)	यवसेहि (yavasehi) or यवसेभि (yavasebhi)
Dative (fourth)	यवसस्स (yavasassa) or यवसाय (yavasāya) or यवसत्थं (yavasatthaṃ)	यवसानं (yavasānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	यवसस्मा (yavasasmā) or यवसम्हा (yavasamhā) or यवसा (yavasā)	यवसेहि (yavasehi) or यवसेभि (yavasebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	यवसस्स (yavasassa)	यवसानं (yavasānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	यवसस्मिं (yavasasmiṃ) or यवसम्हि (yavasamhi) or यवसे (yavase)	यवसेसु (yavasesu)
Vocative (calling)	यवस (yavasa)	यवसानि (yavasāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যৱস (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬯᬲ (Balinese script)
• যবস (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰪𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀯𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• ယဝသ (Burmese script)
• યવસ (Gujarati script)
• ਯਵਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑌵𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦮꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂫𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಯವಸ (Kannada script)
• យវស (Khmer script)
• ຍວສ (Lao script)
• യവസ (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘪𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᠸᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧊𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐰𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଯଵସ (Odia script)
• ꢫꢮꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆮𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖪𑖭 (Siddham script)
• යවස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩾𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚦𑚨 (Takri script)
• யவஸ (Tamil script)
• యవస (Telugu script)
• ยวส (Thai script)
• ཡ་ཝ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒫𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨭𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyáwHasam (“pasture, pasturage”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (yauuaŋha, “pasture”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐ́.ʋɐ.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /jɐ.ʋɐ.s̪ɐ/

Noun

यवस • (yávasa) stem, n or m

1. pasture, pasturage
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.53.16:

     स्तु॒हि भो॒जान्त्स्तु॑व॒तो अ॑स्य॒ याम॑नि॒ रण॒न्गावो॒ न यव॑से ।
     य॒तः पूर्वाँ॑ इव॒ सखीँ॒रनु॑ ह्वय गि॒रा गृ॑णीहि का॒मिनः॑ ॥

     stuhí bhojā́ntstuvató asya yā́mani ráṇangā́vo ná yávase.
     yatáḥ pū́rvām̐ iva sákhīm̐ránu hvaya girā́ gṛṇīhi kāmínaḥ.

     Praise the Generous-givers. At this liberal patron's rite they enjoy like cattle in the pasture.
     So call thou unto them who come as ancient Friends: hymn those who love thee with a song.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of यवस

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	यवसम् (yávasam)	यवसे (yávase)	यवसानि (yávasāni) यवसा¹ (yávasā¹)
vocative	यवस (yávasa)	यवसे (yávase)	यवसानि (yávasāni) यवसा¹ (yávasā¹)
accusative	यवसम् (yávasam)	यवसे (yávase)	यवसानि (yávasāni) यवसा¹ (yávasā¹)
instrumental	यवसेन (yávasena)	यवसाभ्याम् (yávasābhyām)	यवसैः (yávasaiḥ) यवसेभिः¹ (yávasebhiḥ¹)
dative	यवसाय (yávasāya)	यवसाभ्याम् (yávasābhyām)	यवसेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
ablative	यवसात् (yávasāt)	यवसाभ्याम् (yávasābhyām)	यवसेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
genitive	यवसस्य (yávasasya)	यवसयोः (yávasayoḥ)	यवसानाम् (yávasānām)
locative	यवसे (yávase)	यवसयोः (yávasayoḥ)	यवसेषु (yávaseṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Masculine a-stem declension of यवस

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	यवसः (yávasaḥ)	यवसौ (yávasau) यवसा¹ (yávasā¹)	यवसाः (yávasāḥ) यवसासः¹ (yávasāsaḥ¹)
vocative	यवस (yávasa)	यवसौ (yávasau) यवसा¹ (yávasā¹)	यवसाः (yávasāḥ) यवसासः¹ (yávasāsaḥ¹)
accusative	यवसम् (yávasam)	यवसौ (yávasau) यवसा¹ (yávasā¹)	यवसान् (yávasān)
instrumental	यवसेन (yávasena)	यवसाभ्याम् (yávasābhyām)	यवसैः (yávasaiḥ) यवसेभिः¹ (yávasebhiḥ¹)
dative	यवसाय (yávasāya)	यवसाभ्याम् (yávasābhyām)	यवसेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
ablative	यवसात् (yávasāt)	यवसाभ्याम् (yávasābhyām)	यवसेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
genitive	यवसस्य (yávasasya)	यवसयोः (yávasayoḥ)	यवसानाम् (yávasānām)
locative	यवसे (yávase)	यवसयोः (yávasayoḥ)	यवसेषु (yávaseṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Khowar: [script needed] (ǰoš)
• Pali: yavasa
• Prakrit: 𑀚𑀯𑀲 (javasa)
  • Marathi: जवस (j̈avas, “linseed”), जवशी (j̈avśī, “flax plant”)