रजस्

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• rajas (Latin script)
• 𑀭𑀚𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• রজস্ (Bengali script)
• රජස් (Sinhalese script)
• ရဇသ် or ရၹသ် (Burmese script)
• รชสฺ or ระชัส (Thai script)
• ᩁᨩᩈ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣຊສ຺ or ຣະຊັສ (Lao script)
• រជស៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄎𑄥𑄴 (Chakma script)

Noun

रजस् n or m

1. Devanagari script form of rajas (“dust”)

Declension

Declension table of "रजस्" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	रजो (rajo) or रजं (rajaṃ)	रजानि (rajāni)
Accusative (second)	रजो (rajo) or रजं (rajaṃ)	रजानि (rajāni)
Instrumental (third)	रजसा (rajasā) or रजेन (rajena)	रजेहि (rajehi) or रजेभि (rajebhi)
Dative (fourth)	रजसो (rajaso) or रजस्स (rajassa)	रजानं (rajānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	रजसा (rajasā) or रजस्मा (rajasmā) or रजम्हा (rajamhā) or रजा (rajā)	रजेहि (rajehi) or रजेभि (rajebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	रजसो (rajaso) or रजस्स (rajassa)	रजानं (rajānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	रजसि (rajasi) or रजस्मिं (rajasmiṃ) or रजम्हि (rajamhi) or रजे (raje)	रजेसु (rajesu)
Vocative (calling)	रजो (rajo) or रज (raja) or रजं (rajaṃ) or रजा (rajā)	रजानि (rajāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৰজস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬭᬚᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• রজস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰕𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀚𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ရဇသ် (Burmese script)
• રજસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਜਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌰𑌜𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦫꦗꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂔𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ರಜಸ್ (Kannada script)
• រជស៑ (Khmer script)
• ຣຊສ຺ (Lao script)
• രജസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᠠᡯᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘨𑘕𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᠽᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧈𑦵𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐖𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ରଜସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢬꢙꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆘𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖕𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• රජස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩼𑩣𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚤𑚑𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ரஜஸ் (Tamil script)
• రజస్ (Telugu script)
• รชสฺ (Thai script)
• ར་ཛ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒖𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨥𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁régʷos (“darkness”). Cognate with Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos, personification of darkness), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐍃 (riqis, “darkness”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ́.d͡ʑɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ.d͡ʑɐs̪/

Noun

रजस् • (rájas) stem, n

1. darkness, dimness, darkening quality
2. dust
3. mist or vapor
4. atmosphere; space between heaven and earth

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of रजस्

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रजः (rájaḥ)	रजसी (rájasī)	रजांसि (rájāṃsi)
vocative	रजः (rájaḥ)	रजसी (rájasī)	रजांसि (rájāṃsi)
accusative	रजः (rájaḥ)	रजसी (rájasī)	रजांसि (rájāṃsi)
instrumental	रजसा (rájasā)	रजोभ्याम् (rájobhyām)	रजोभिः (rájobhiḥ)
dative	रजसे (rájase)	रजोभ्याम् (rájobhyām)	रजोभ्यः (rájobhyaḥ)
ablative	रजसः (rájasaḥ)	रजोभ्याम् (rájobhyām)	रजोभ्यः (rájobhyaḥ)
genitive	रजसः (rájasaḥ)	रजसोः (rájasoḥ)	रजसाम् (rájasām)
locative	रजसि (rájasi)	रजसोः (rájasoḥ)	रजःसु (rájaḥsu)

Derived terms

• रजस्वला (rajasvalā)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “रजस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 863/2.