ओजस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ওজস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬑᬚᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ওজস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰌𑰕𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀑𑀚𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဩဇသ် (Burmese script)
• ઓજસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਓਜਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌓𑌜𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦎꦗꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂋𑂔𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಓಜಸ್ (Kannada script)
• ឱជស៑ (Khmer script)
• ໂອຊສ຺ (Lao script)
• ഓജസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠣᡯᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘌𑘕𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠣᠸᠠᠽᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦬𑦵𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐌𑐖𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଓଜସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢐꢙꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆏𑆘𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖌𑖕𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ඔජස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩕𑩣𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚈𑚑𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஓஜஸ் (Tamil script)
• ఓజస్ (Telugu script)
• โอชสฺ (Thai script)
• ཨོ་ཛ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒍𑒖𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨆𑨥𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwǰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwg-os (“strength”), from *h₂ewg- (“to increase, to enlarge”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬊𐬘𐬀𐬵 (aojah), Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable”), Old English weaxan (whence English wax).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́w.d͡ʑɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.d͡ʑɐs̪/

Noun

ओजस् • (ójas) stem, n

1. ability, strength

   Synonyms: शक्ति (śákti, śaktí), बल (bála)

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.18.15:

     अनु द्यावापृथिवी तत्त ओजोऽमर्त्या जिहत इन्द्र देवाः ।
     कृष्वा कृत्नो अकृतं यत्ते अस्त्युक्थं नवीयो जनयस्व यज्ञैः ॥

     anu dyāvāpṛthivī tatta ojoʼmartyā jihata indra devāḥ .
     kṛṣvā kṛtno akṛtaṃ yatte astyukthaṃ navīyo janayasva yajñaiḥ .

     This power of thine both heaven and earth acknowledge, the deathless Gods acknowledge it, O Indra.
     Do what thou ne’er hast done, O Mighty Worker: beget a new hymn at thy sacrifices.

2. vigour

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of ओजस् (ójas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ओजः ójaḥ	ओजसी ójasī	ओजांसि ójāṃsi
Vocative	ओजः ójaḥ	ओजसी ójasī	ओजांसि ójāṃsi
Accusative	ओजः ójaḥ	ओजसी ójasī	ओजांसि ójāṃsi
Instrumental	ओजसा ójasā	ओजोभ्याम् ójobhyām	ओजोभिः ójobhiḥ
Dative	ओजसे ójase	ओजोभ्याम् ójobhyām	ओजोभ्यः ójobhyaḥ
Ablative	ओजसः ójasaḥ	ओजोभ्याम् ójobhyām	ओजोभ्यः ójobhyaḥ
Genitive	ओजसः ójasaḥ	ओजसोः ójasoḥ	ओजसाम् ójasām
Locative	ओजसि ójasi	ओजसोः ójasoḥ	ओजःसु ójaḥsu

Descendants

• Pali: ojā
  • → Burmese: ဩဇာ (au:ja)
    • → Jingpho: aw za
    • → Shan: ဢေႃႇၸႃႇ (ʼàu tsàa)
  • → Khmer: ឱជ (ʼaoc)
  • → Lao: ໂອຊາ (ʼō sā)
  • → Mon: ဩဇာ
  • → Thai: โอชา (oo-chaa)