महस्
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *máźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máĵʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂-os ~ *méǵh₂-es-, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (mazah, “word”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Latin magnus.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́.ɦɐs̪/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɐs̪/
Noun
महस् • (máhas) n
- greatness, might, power, glory
- joy, gladness, pleasure
Declension
| Neuter as-stem declension of महस् (máhas) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | महः máhaḥ | महसी máhasī | महांसि máhāṃsi |
| Vocative | महः máhaḥ | महसी máhasī | महांसि máhāṃsi |
| Accusative | महः máhaḥ | महसी máhasī | महांसि máhāṃsi |
| Instrumental | महसा máhasā | महोभ्याम् máhobhyām | महोभिः máhobhiḥ |
| Dative | महसे máhase | महोभ्याम् máhobhyām | महोभ्यः máhobhyaḥ |
| Ablative | महसः máhasaḥ | महोभ्याम् máhobhyām | महोभ्यः máhobhyaḥ |
| Genitive | महसः máhasaḥ | महसोः máhasoḥ | महसाम् máhasām |
| Locative | महसि máhasi | महसोः máhasoḥ | महःसु máhaḥsu |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “महस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 794.