रजस्

रजस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɽɐ́.d͡ʑɐs̪/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɽɐ.d͡ʑɐs̪/

Noun

रजस् • (rájas) n

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

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of रजस् (rájas)
	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 458052227, page 863/2.