यवस

Pali

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Noun

यवस n

  1. Devanagari script form of yavasa (grass, hay, fodder)

Declension

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyáwHasam (pasture, pasturage). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬢𐬵𐬀 (yauuaŋha, pasture).

Pronunciation

Noun

यव॑स • (yávasa) stemn or m

  1. pasture, pasturage
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.53.16:
      स्तु॒हि भो॒जान्त्स्तु॑व॒तो अ॑स्य॒ याम॑नि॒ रण॒न्गावो॒ न यव॑से
      य॒तः पूर्वाँ॑ इव॒ सखीँ॒रनु॑ ह्वय गि॒रा गृ॑णीहि का॒मिनः॑ ॥
      stuhí bhojā́ntstuvató asya yā́mani ráṇangā́vo ná yávase.
      yatáḥ pū́rvām̐ iva sákhīm̐ránu hvaya girā́ gṛṇīhi kāmínaḥ.
      Praise the Generous-givers. At this liberal patron's rite they enjoy like cattle in the pasture.
      So call thou unto them who come as ancient Friends: hymn those who love thee with a song.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of यव॑स
singular dual plural
nominative यव॑सम् (yávasam) यव॑से (yávase) यव॑सानि (yávasāni)
यव॑सा¹ (yávasā¹)
accusative यव॑सम् (yávasam) यव॑से (yávase) यव॑सानि (yávasāni)
यव॑सा¹ (yávasā¹)
instrumental यव॑सेन (yávasena) यव॑साभ्याम् (yávasābhyām) यव॑सैः (yávasaiḥ)
यव॑सेभिः¹ (yávasebhiḥ¹)
dative यव॑साय (yávasāya) यव॑साभ्याम् (yávasābhyām) यव॑सेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
ablative यव॑सात् (yávasāt) यव॑साभ्याम् (yávasābhyām) यव॑सेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
genitive यव॑सस्य (yávasasya) यव॑सयोः (yávasayoḥ) यव॑सानाम् (yávasānām)
locative यव॑से (yávase) यव॑सयोः (yávasayoḥ) यव॑सेषु (yávaseṣu)
vocative यव॑स (yávasa) यव॑से (yávase) यव॑सानि (yávasāni)
यव॑सा¹ (yávasā¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Masculine a-stem declension of यव॑स
singular dual plural
nominative यव॑सः (yávasaḥ) यव॑सौ (yávasau)
यव॑सा¹ (yávasā¹)
यव॑साः (yávasāḥ)
यव॑सासः¹ (yávasāsaḥ¹)
accusative यव॑सम् (yávasam) यव॑सौ (yávasau)
यव॑सा¹ (yávasā¹)
यव॑सान् (yávasān)
instrumental यव॑सेन (yávasena) यव॑साभ्याम् (yávasābhyām) यव॑सैः (yávasaiḥ)
यव॑सेभिः¹ (yávasebhiḥ¹)
dative यव॑साय (yávasāya) यव॑साभ्याम् (yávasābhyām) यव॑सेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
ablative यव॑सात् (yávasāt) यव॑साभ्याम् (yávasābhyām) यव॑सेभ्यः (yávasebhyaḥ)
genitive यव॑सस्य (yávasasya) यव॑सयोः (yávasayoḥ) यव॑सानाम् (yávasānām)
locative यव॑से (yávase) यव॑सयोः (yávasayoḥ) यव॑सेषु (yávaseṣu)
vocative यव॑स (yávasa) यव॑सौ (yávasau)
यव॑सा¹ (yávasā¹)
यव॑साः (yávasāḥ)
यव॑सासः¹ (yávasāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Khowar: [script needed] (ǰoš)
  • Pali: yavasa
  • Prakrit: 𑀚𑀯𑀲 (javasa)
    • Marathi: जवस (j̈avas, linseed), जवशी (j̈avśī, flax plant)