वस्न

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wasnám, from Proto-Indo-European *wos-nó-, from *wes- (“to trade, sell”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὦνος (ônos, “price”) and Latin vēndere (“to sell”). Also related to Old Persian 𐎺𐏃𐎠𐎨𐎼𐎴 (v-h-a-c-r-n /vahā-čarana/), whence Persian ‎ (bâzâr, “market”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐs̪.n̪ɐ́/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐs̪.n̪ɐ/

Noun

वस्न • (vasná) n

price, value
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.24.22:
  भूयसा वस्नम्अचरत्कनीयो...
  bhūyasā vasnamacaratkanīyo...
  He bid a small price for a thing of high value...
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Śukla-Yajurveda (Vājasenayi Saṃhitā)
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 12.2.36:
  यत्कृषते यद्वनुते यच्च वस्नेन विन्दते ।
  सर्वं मर्त्यस्य तन् नास्ति क्रव्याच्चेदनिराहितः ॥
  yatkṛṣate yadvanute yacca vasnena vindate .
  sarvaṃ martyasya tan nāsti kravyāccedanirāhitaḥ .
  Whatever man acquires by farming, by winning in war, and all that he obtains for a price
  He loses all if the Carnivorous Fire is not set aside

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वस्न (vasná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वस्नम् vasnám	वस्ने vasné	वस्नानि / वस्ना¹ vasnā́ni / vasnā́¹
Vocative	वस्न vásna	वस्ने vásne	वस्नानि / वस्ना¹ vásnāni / vásnā¹
Accusative	वस्नम् vasnám	वस्ने vasné	वस्नानि / वस्ना¹ vasnā́ni / vasnā́¹
Instrumental	वस्नेन vasnéna	वस्नाभ्याम् vasnā́bhyām	वस्नैः / वस्नेभिः¹ vasnaíḥ / vasnébhiḥ¹
Dative	वस्नाय vasnā́ya	वस्नाभ्याम् vasnā́bhyām	वस्नेभ्यः vasnébhyaḥ
Ablative	वस्नात् vasnā́t	वस्नाभ्याम् vasnā́bhyām	वस्नेभ्यः vasnébhyaḥ
Genitive	वस्नस्य vasnásya	वस्नयोः vasnáyoḥ	वस्नानाम् vasnā́nām
Locative	वस्ने vasné	वस्नयोः vasnáyoḥ	वस्नेषु vasnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899), “वस्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 931.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “वस्न”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan