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Entry यशस्

  1. यशस्yaśasa.Lovely, agreeable, worthy.

    [अश् स्तुतौ असुन् धातोः ल्युट् च Uṇ.4.19]

    1. Lovely, agreeable, worthy.
    2. Honoured. -Neuter Fame. reputation, glory, renown; विस्तीर्यते यशो लोके तैलबिन्दु- रिवाम्भसि Ms.7.34; यशस्तु रक्ष्यं परतो यशोधनैः R.3.48; 2.4.
    3. An object of glory or respect, a person of distinction.
    4. Vedic Beauty, splendour.
    5. Favour, partiality.
    6. Wealth.
    7. Food.
    8. Water.
    9. An assemblage of rare merits; यावद् हि प्रथते लोके पुरुषस्य यशो भुवि । तावत् तस्याक्षया कीर्तिर्भवतीति विनिश्चिता ॥ Mb.12.54.32 (com. यशः परचित्तचमत्कृतिजनको गुणौघः).
    10. An indirect fame (परोक्षकीर्ति); तपति च कीर्त्या यशसा ब्रह्मवर्चसेन Ch. Up.3. 18.3.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कर Adjective (यशस्कर) conferring glory, glorious; साम्राज्यकृत् सजात्येषु लोके चैव यशस्करः Ms.8.387.

    • -काम

      1. Adjective
      2. (यशस्काम) desirous of getting fame.
      3. aspiring; ambitious.

    • -कायम्, -शरीरम् body in the form of fame; यशःशरीरे भव मे दयालुः R.2.24; नास्ति येषां यशःकाये जरामरणजं भयम् Bh.

    • -द Adjective (-यशोद) conferring fame. (-दः) (येन वायुना शीद्यते शद् अच्) quicksilver; यशदं रङ्गसदृशं रीतिहेतुश्च तन्मतम् Bhāva Parasmaipada (-दा) Name of the wife of Nanda and foster-mother of Kṛiṣṇa.

    • -धन Adjective or s. one whose wealth or valued treasure is fame, rich in fame, very renowned; अपि स्वदेहात् किमुतेन्द्रियार्थाद् यशो- धनानां हि यशो गरीयः R.14.35;2.1.

    • -धर Adjective (यशोधर) keeping up or preserving glory.

    • -धा Adjective conferring fame; कच्चिद् यशोधा रथयूथपानां गाण्डीवधन्वोपरतारिरास्ते Bhāg. 3.1.38.

    • -पटहः (यशःपटहः) a double drum.

    • -प्रख्यापनम् (यशःप्रख्यापनम्) spreading or proclaiming the glory.

    • -भृत् Adjective (यशोभृत्) famous, renowned.

    • -शेष Adjective remaining only in fame; having nothing left behind except glory id est, that is dead; Compare कीर्तिशेष. (-षः) death.

    • -हर Adjective (यशोहर) taking away fame, dishonouring, ignominious.

    In the Gita10·511·33

    अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः ।

    ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭistapo dānaṁ yaśo'yaśaḥ, — Glory and ingloriousness, non-injuring and equality, contentment and austerity and giving, all here in their separate diversities are subjective… 10·5
    • यशःyaśaḥnominative or accusative singular of the neuter noun yaśas (glory).
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Headwords under य

Part 1 of 3 य – यस्मात्All parts
  1. य – यस्मात्
  2. यहु – युज्य
  3. युञ्ज् – यौष्माक