वनस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wénh₁-o-s (beauty, loveliness), from *wenh₁- (to love). Cognate with Latin venus (loveliness), Old English winnan (whence English win).

Pronunciation

Noun

वनस् • (vánas) stem, n

  1. loveliness, beauty
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.172.1:
      आ याहि वनसा सह गावः सचन्त वर्तनिं यदूधभिः ॥
      ā yāhi vanasā saha gāvaḥ sacanta vartaniṃ yadūdhabhiḥ.
      With all thy loveliness come: the cows approaching with full udders follow on thy path.
  2. desire, longing

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वनस् (vánas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वनः
vánaḥ
वनसी
vánasī
वनांसि
vánāṃsi
Vocative वनः
vánaḥ
वनसी
vánasī
वनांसि
vánāṃsi
Accusative वनः
vánaḥ
वनसी
vánasī
वनांसि
vánāṃsi
Instrumental वनसा
vánasā
वनोभ्याम्
vánobhyām
वनोभिः
vánobhiḥ
Dative वनसे
vánase
वनोभ्याम्
vánobhyām
वनोभ्यः
vánobhyaḥ
Ablative वनसः
vánasaḥ
वनोभ्याम्
vánobhyām
वनोभ्यः
vánobhyaḥ
Genitive वनसः
vánasaḥ
वनसोः
vánasoḥ
वनसाम्
vánasām
Locative वनसि
vánasi
वनसोः
vánasoḥ
वनःसु
vánaḥsu

References

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