खश

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐ.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐ.ɕɐ/

Proper noun

खश • (khaśa) stem, m

1. descendants of Iranian Sakas
2. northern tribe living in the Punjab region between Āraṭṭa and Vasāti
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
     • प्रस्थला मद्रगन्धार आरट्ट नामतः खशाः वसाति षिन्धुसौवीरा

       prasthalā madragandhāra āraṭṭa nāmataḥ khaśāḥ vasāti ṣindhusauvīrā

3. descendants of outcast Kshatriyas who adopted Vaishnavism

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खश (khaśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खशः khaśaḥ	खशौ / खशा¹ khaśau / khaśā¹	खशाः / खशासः¹ khaśāḥ / khaśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खश khaśa	खशौ / खशा¹ khaśau / khaśā¹	खशाः / खशासः¹ khaśāḥ / khaśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खशम् khaśam	खशौ / खशा¹ khaśau / khaśā¹	खशान् khaśān
Instrumental	खशेन khaśena	खशाभ्याम् khaśābhyām	खशैः / खशेभिः¹ khaśaiḥ / khaśebhiḥ¹
Dative	खशाय khaśāya	खशाभ्याम् khaśābhyām	खशेभ्यः khaśebhyaḥ
Ablative	खशात् khaśāt	खशाभ्याम् khaśābhyām	खशेभ्यः khaśebhyaḥ
Genitive	खशस्य khaśasya	खशयोः khaśayoḥ	खशानाम् khaśānām
Locative	खशे khaśe	खशयोः khaśayoḥ	खशेषु khaśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic