अंस

See also: अस् and असि

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• aṃsa (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• অংস (Bengali script)
• අංස (Sinhalese script)
• အံသ or ဢံသ (Burmese script)
• อํส or อังสะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩴᩈ (Tai Tham script)
• ອໍສ or ອັງສະ (Lao script)
• អំស (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄁𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

अंस m

1. Devanagari script form of aṃsa (“shoulder”)
2. Devanagari script form of aṃsa (“part”)

Declension

Declension table of "अंस" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अंसो (aṃso)	अंसा (aṃsā)
Accusative (second)	अंसं (aṃsaṃ)	अंसे (aṃse)
Instrumental (third)	अंसेन (aṃsena)	अंसेहि (aṃsehi) or अंसेभि (aṃsebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अंसस्स (aṃsassa) or अंसाय (aṃsāya) or अंसत्थं (aṃsatthaṃ)	अंसानं (aṃsānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अंसस्मा (aṃsasmā) or अंसम्हा (aṃsamhā) or अंसा (aṃsā)	अंसेहि (aṃsehi) or अंसेभि (aṃsebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अंसस्स (aṃsassa)	अंसानं (aṃsānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अंसस्मिं (aṃsasmiṃ) or अंसम्हि (aṃsamhi) or अंसे (aṃse)	अंसेसु (aṃsesu)
Vocative (calling)	अंस (aṃsa)	अंसा (aṃsā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অংস (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬂᬲ (Balinese script)
• অংস (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰽𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀁𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• အံသ (Burmese script)
• અંસ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਂਸ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌂𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦁꦱ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂁𑂮 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಂಸ (Kannada script)
• អំស (Khmer script)
• ອໍສ (Lao script)
• അംസ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘽𑘭 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠠᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧞𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑑄𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଅଂସ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢀꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆁𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖽𑖭 (Siddham script)
• අංස (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑪖𑪁 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚫𑚨 (Takri script)
• அஂஸ (Tamil script)
• అంస (Telugu script)
• อํส (Thai script)
• ཨཾ་ས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑓀𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨸𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂óms-o-s (“shoulder”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”), Latin umerus (“shoulder”) (whence English humerus); Gothic 𐌰𐌼𐍃 (ams, “shoulder”).

Pronunciation

• (Rigveda) IPA^(key): /ɐ́m.sɐ/, /ɐ̃́.sɐ/
• (Yajurvedic chanting) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.ɡm̩.sɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.s̪ɐ/

Noun

अंस • (áṃsa) stem, m

1. (anatomy) shoulder, shoulder-blade

   Synonyms: शुप्ति (śúpti), पक्ष (pakṣá)

   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.57.6:

     ऋष्टयो वो मरुतो अंसयोर् अधि सह ओजो बाह्वोर् वो बलं हितम्।

     ṛṣṭayo vo maruto aṃsayor adhi saha ojo bāhvor vo balaṃ hitam.

     Borne on both shoulders, O ye Maruts, are your spears: within your arms is laid your energy and strength.

2. corner of a quadrangle
3. (in the dual) the two shoulders or angles of an altar

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अंस

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अंसः (áṃsaḥ)	अंसौ (áṃsau) अंसा¹ (áṃsā¹)	अंसाः (áṃsāḥ) अंसासः¹ (áṃsāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अंसम् (áṃsam)	अंसौ (áṃsau) अंसा¹ (áṃsā¹)	अंसान् (áṃsān)
instrumental	अंसेन (áṃsena)	अंसाभ्याम् (áṃsābhyām)	अंसैः (áṃsaiḥ) अंसेभिः¹ (áṃsebhiḥ¹)
dative	अंसाय (áṃsāya)	अंसाभ्याम् (áṃsābhyām)	अंसेभ्यः (áṃsebhyaḥ)
ablative	अंसात् (áṃsāt)	अंसाभ्याम् (áṃsābhyām)	अंसेभ्यः (áṃsebhyaḥ)
genitive	अंसस्य (áṃsasya)	अंसयोः (áṃsayoḥ)	अंसानाम् (áṃsānām)
locative	अंसे (áṃse)	अंसयोः (áṃsayoḥ)	अंसेषु (áṃseṣu)
vocative	अंस (áṃsa)	अंसौ (áṃsau) अंसा¹ (áṃsā¹)	अंसाः (áṃsāḥ) अंसासः¹ (áṃsāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अंसकूट (aṃsakūṭa, “shoulder, bull's hump”)
• अंसत्र (aṃsatra, “armour protecting the shoulder”)
• अंसदघ्न (aṃsadaghna​, “up to the shoulder”)
• अंसध्री (aṃsadhrī, “cooking vessel”)
• अंसपृष्ठ (aṃsapṛṣṭha, “back of the shoulder”)
• अंसफलक (aṃsaphalaka, “shoulder-blade”)
• अंसभार or अंसेभार (aṃsabhāra or aṃsebhāra, “burden on the shoulder”)
• अंसभारिक or अंसेभारिक (aṃsabhārika or aṃsebhārika, “bearing a burden on the shoulder”)
• अंसेमूल (aṃsemūla, “the acromion”)

Descendants

• Pali: aṃsa
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀁𑀲 (aṃsa)
  • Hindi: हाँस (hā̃s)
• → Odia: ଅଂସ (aṁsa)
• → Marathi: अंश (auśa)
• → Tamil: அம்ஸம் (amsam)
• → Telugu: అంసము (aṁsamu)
• → Malayalam: അംസം (aṁsaṁ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अंस”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0001.