वाज

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাজ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬚ (Balinese script)
• বাজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါဇ (Burmese script)
• વાજ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಜ (Kannada script)
• វាជ (Khmer script)
• ວາຊ (Lao script)
• വാജ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐖 (Newa script)
• ଵାଜ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖕 (Siddham script)
• වාජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚑 (Takri script)
• வாஜ (Tamil script)
• వాజ (Telugu script)
• วาช (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“lively”). Cognate with Latin vegeō, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (wakan), English wake.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑ́ː.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.d͡ʑɐ/

Noun

वाज • (vā́ja) stem, m

1. strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)
2. a contest, race, conflict, battle, war
3. the prize of a race or of battle, booty, gain, reward, any precious or valuable possession, wealth, treasure
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.67.5:

     इन्दो॒ व्यव्य॑मर्षसि॒ वि श्रवां॑सि॒ वि सौभ॑गा।
     वि वाजा॑न्त्सोम॒ गोम॑तः॥

     índo vyávyamarṣasi ví śrávāṃsi ví saúbhagā.
     ví vā́jāntsoma gómataḥ.

     Indu, you have flowed through the fleece, you grant us food and wealth; (therefore grant us), Soma, the reward of kine.

4. food, sacrificial food
5. a swift or spirited horse, war-horse, steed
6. the feathers on an arrow
7. wing
8. sound

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाज (vā́ja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाजः vā́jaḥ	वाजौ / वाजा¹ vā́jau / vā́jā¹	वाजाः / वाजासः¹ vā́jāḥ / vā́jāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वाज vā́ja	वाजौ / वाजा¹ vā́jau / vā́jā¹	वाजाः / वाजासः¹ vā́jāḥ / vā́jāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वाजम् vā́jam	वाजौ / वाजा¹ vā́jau / vā́jā¹	वाजान् vā́jān
Instrumental	वाजेन vā́jena	वाजाभ्याम् vā́jābhyām	वाजैः / वाजेभिः¹ vā́jaiḥ / vā́jebhiḥ¹
Dative	वाजाय vā́jāya	वाजाभ्याम् vā́jābhyām	वाजेभ्यः vā́jebhyaḥ
Ablative	वाजात् vā́jāt	वाजाभ्याम् vā́jābhyām	वाजेभ्यः vā́jebhyaḥ
Genitive	वाजस्य vā́jasya	वाजयोः vā́jayoḥ	वाजानाम् vā́jānām
Locative	वाजे vā́je	वाजयोः vā́jayoḥ	वाजेषु vā́jeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• वाजिन् (vājín)

Noun

वाज • (vāja) stem, n

1. ghee or clarified butter
2. an oblation of rice offered at a Śrāddha
3. rice or food in general
4. water
5. an acetous mixture of ground meal and water left to ferment
6. a Mantra or prayer concluding a sacrifice

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वाज (vāja)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाजम् vājam	वाजे vāje	वाजानि / वाजा¹ vājāni / vājā¹
Vocative	वाज vāja	वाजे vāje	वाजानि / वाजा¹ vājāni / vājā¹
Accusative	वाजम् vājam	वाजे vāje	वाजानि / वाजा¹ vājāni / vājā¹
Instrumental	वाजेन vājena	वाजाभ्याम् vājābhyām	वाजैः / वाजेभिः¹ vājaiḥ / vājebhiḥ¹
Dative	वाजाय vājāya	वाजाभ्याम् vājābhyām	वाजेभ्यः vājebhyaḥ
Ablative	वाजात् vājāt	वाजाभ्याम् vājābhyām	वाजेभ्यः vājebhyaḥ
Genitive	वाजस्य vājasya	वाजयोः vājayoḥ	वाजानाम् vājānām
Locative	वाजे vāje	वाजयोः vājayoḥ	वाजेषु vājeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Monier-Williams (2008 February 9 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]