सहस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সহস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬳᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• সহস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰮𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• သဟသ် (Burmese script)
• સહસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਹਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌹𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦲꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂯𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಹಸ್ (Kannada script)
• សហស៑ (Khmer script)
• ສຫສ຺ (Lao script)
• സഹസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘮𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠾᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧎𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐴𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ସହସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢲꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆲𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖮𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• සහස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪂𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚩𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஸஹஸ் (Tamil script)
• సహస్ (Telugu script)
• สหสฺ (Thai script)
• ས་ཧ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒯𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨱𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *sáȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *séǵʰos (“power, victory”).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (hazah), Central Kurdish هێز (hêz), Proto-Germanic *segaz (whence Middle English sige, German Sieg).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.ɦɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.ɦɐs̪/

Noun

सहस् • (sáhas) stem, n

1. strength, power, force

   सहः त्वया भवेः। ― sáhaḥ tváyā bháveḥ. ― May the Force be with you.

2. victory

   Synonym: जय (jayá)

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of सहस् (sáhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सहः sáhaḥ	सहसी sáhasī	सहांसि sáhāṃsi
Vocative	सहः sáhaḥ	सहसी sáhasī	सहांसि sáhāṃsi
Accusative	सहः sáhaḥ	सहसी sáhasī	सहांसि sáhāṃsi
Instrumental	सहसा sáhasā	सहोभ्याम् sáhobhyām	सहोभिः sáhobhiḥ
Dative	सहसे sáhase	सहोभ्याम् sáhobhyām	सहोभ्यः sáhobhyaḥ
Ablative	सहसः sáhasaḥ	सहोभ्याम् sáhobhyām	सहोभ्यः sáhobhyaḥ
Genitive	सहसः sáhasaḥ	सहसोः sáhasoḥ	सहसाम् sáhasām
Locative	सहसि sáhasi	सहसोः sáhasoḥ	सहःसु sáhaḥsu

Related terms

• सहते (sáhate)
• साढृ (sā́ḍhṛ)
• साळ्हृ (sā́ḷhṛ)
• सोढृ (sóḍhṛ)