यक्ष

यक्ष

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬬᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• যক্ষ (Assamese script)
• যক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• યક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ꦪꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• ಯಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• ယက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• ଯକ୍ଷ (Oriya script)
• ꢫꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• యక్ష (Telugu script)
• ཡཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɐk.ʂɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈjɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

यक्ष • (yakṣá) n

1. (Hinduism), (Buddhism) a yaksha; a supernatural being, spiritual apparition, spirit, ghost
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of यक्ष (yakṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यक्षम् yakṣám	यक्षे yakṣé	यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yakṣā́ṇi / yakṣā́¹
Vocative	यक्ष yákṣa	यक्षे yákṣe	यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yákṣāṇi / yákṣā¹
Accusative	यक्षम् yakṣám	यक्षे yakṣé	यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yakṣā́ṇi / yakṣā́¹
Instrumental	यक्षेण yakṣéṇa	यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām	यक्षैः / यक्षेभिः¹ yakṣaíḥ / yakṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	यक्षाय yakṣā́ya	यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām	यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	यक्षात् yakṣā́t	यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām	यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	यक्षस्य yakṣásya	यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ	यक्षाणाम् yakṣā́ṇām
Locative	यक्षे yakṣé	यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ	यक्षेषु yakṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

यक्ष • (yakṣá) m

1. a class of semi-divine beings (attendants of Kubera, exceptionally also of Vishṇu; described as sons of Pulastya, of Pulaha, of Kaśyapa, of Khasā or Krodhā.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of यक्ष (yakṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यक्षः yakṣáḥ	यक्षौ yakṣaú	यक्षाः / यक्षासः¹ yakṣā́ḥ / yakṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	यक्ष yákṣa	यक्षौ yákṣau	यक्षाः / यक्षासः¹ yákṣāḥ / yákṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	यक्षम् yakṣám	यक्षौ yakṣaú	यक्षान् yakṣā́n
Instrumental	यक्षेण yakṣéṇa	यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām	यक्षैः / यक्षेभिः¹ yakṣaíḥ / yakṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	यक्षाय yakṣā́ya	यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām	यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	यक्षात् yakṣā́t	यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām	यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	यक्षस्य yakṣásya	यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ	यक्षाणाम् yakṣā́ṇām
Locative	यक्षे yakṣé	यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ	यक्षेषु yakṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Dardic: *ḍẓaṭṣám
  • Kalasha: ǰ̣ač̣
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀔 (jakkha)
• Pali: yakkha
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀔 (jakkha)
  • Old Gujarati: जाख (jākha)
  • Old Hindi: जाक (jāka)
• → Chinese: 夜叉 (yècha)
• → English: yaksha
• → Japanese: やしゃ (yasha)
• → Kannada: ಯಕ್ಷ (yakṣa)
• → Korean: 야차 (yacha)
• → Telugu: యక్షుడు (yakṣuḍu)
• → Thai: ยักษ์ (yák)
• → Turkic: *jAkšɨ (“good”) (perhaps)