विश्वस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

ৱিশ্বস্ (Assamese script)
ᬯᬶᬰ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
বিশ্বস্ (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
ဝိၐွသ် (Burmese script)
વિશ્વસ્ (Gujarati script)
ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦶꦯ꧀ꦮꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
ವಿಶ್ವಸ್ (Kannada script)
វិឝ្វស៑ (Khmer script)
ວິຨ຺ວສ຺ (Lao script)
വിശ്വസ് (Malayalam script)
ᠸᡳᡧᠣᠸᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
ᠸᠢᠱᢦᠰ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
ଵିଶ୍ଵସ୍ (Odia script)
ꢮꢶꢯ꣄ꢮꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
විශ‍්වස් (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
விஶ்வஸ் (Tamil script)
విశ్వస్ (Telugu script)
วิศฺวสฺ (Thai script)
ཝི་ཤྭ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From वि- (vi-) +‎ श्वस् (śvas).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɐs/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiɕ.ʋɐs̪/

Root

विश्वस् • (viśvas)

to draw breath freely, be free from fear or apprehension, be trustful or confident, trust or confide in, rely or depend on
to cause to trust, inspire with confidence, console, comfort, encourage
to wish to inspire confidence or to encourage

Derived terms

Primary verbal forms

विश्वसिति (viśvasiti, present)
विश्वसति (viśvasati, present)
विशश्वास (viśaśvāsa, perfect)

Secondary forms

विश्वासयति (viśvāsayati, causative)
विशिश्वासयिषति (viśiśvāsayiṣati, desiderative of causative)

Non-finite forms

विश्वस्त (viśvasta, past participle)
विश्वसित (viśvasita, past participle)
विश्वसितुम् (viśvasitum, infinitive)
विश्वस्य (viśvasya, gerund)
विश्वास्य (viśvāsya, gerundive)
विश्वसितव्य (viśvasitavya, gerundive)
विश्वसनीय (viśvasanīya, gerundive)

Derived nominal forms

विश्वास (viśvāsa)

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विश्वस् (0 c, 2 e)

Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root विश्वस् not found

Further reading

Monier Williams (1899), “विश्वस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 995, column 1.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “viśvas”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.