तमस्वत्

तमस्वत्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬢᬫᬲ᭄ᬯᬢ᭄ (Balinese script)
• তমস্ৱত্ (Assamese script)
• তমস্বত্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰝𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀢𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌤𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌤𑍍 (Grantha script)
• તમસ્વત્ (Gujarati script)
• ꦠꦩꦱ꧀ꦮꦠ꧀ (Javanese script)
• ತಮಸ್ವತ್ (Kannada script)
• တမသွတ္ (Burmese script)
• 𑐟𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐟𑑂 (Newa script)
• ତମସ୍ଵତ୍ (Oriya script)
• ꢡꢪꢱ꣄ꢮꢡ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆠𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖝𑖿 (Siddham script)
• తమస్వత్ (Telugu script)
• ཏམསྭཏ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒞𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHaswant, from Proto-Indo-European *témHos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬤𐬵𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (təmaŋᵛhaṇt, “dark”). Equal to तमस् (tamas) +‎ -वत् (-vat).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐ́.mɐs̪.ʋɐt̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐˈmɐs̪.ʋɐt̪/

Adjective

तमस्वत् • (támasvat)

1. dark, gloomy
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 19.47.2:

     अरिष्टासस्त उर्वि तमस्वति रात्रि पारमशीमहि भद्रे पारमशीमहि ॥

     ariṣṭāsasta urvi tamasvati rātri pāramaśīmahi bhadre pāramaśīmahi .

     O spacious, darksome Night, may we reach thine end uninjured, O thou blessed One.