ज्रयस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵráyas. Cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬢𐬵‎ (zraiiaŋh, “sea”), Kurdish zirye (“sea”) and Persian دریا‎ (darya, “sea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ज्रयस् • (jráyas) n

  1. expanse
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 4.52.5
      प्रति भद्रा अदृक्षत गवां सर्गा न रश्मयः।
      ओषा अप्रा उरु ज्रयः॥
      prati bhadrā adṛkṣata gavāṃ sargā na raśmayaḥ.
      oṣā aprā uru jrayaḥ.
      Our eyes behold thy blessed rays like troops of cattle loosed to feed.
      Dawn hath filled full the wide expanse.
  2. flat surface
  3. space

Declension

Neuter consonantal as-stem declension of ज्रयस्
Nom. sg. ज्रयः (jrayaḥ)
Gen. sg. ज्रयसः (jrayasaḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ज्रयः (jrayaḥ) ज्रयसी (jrayasī) ज्रयांसि (jrayāṃsi)
Vocative ज्रयः (jrayaḥ) ज्रयसी (jrayasī) ज्रयांसि (jrayāṃsi)
Accusative ज्रयः (jrayaḥ) ज्रयसी (jrayasī) ज्रयांसि (jrayāṃsi)
Instrumental ज्रयसा (jrayasā) ज्रयोभ्याम् (jrayobhyām) ज्रयोभिः (jrayobhiḥ)
Dative ज्रयसे (jrayase) ज्रयोभ्याम् (jrayobhyām) ज्रयोभ्यः (jrayobhyaḥ)
Ablative ज्रयसः (jrayasaḥ) ज्रयोभ्याम् (jrayobhyām) ज्रयोभ्यः (jrayobhyaḥ)
Genitive ज्रयसः (jrayasaḥ) ज्रयसोः (jrayasoḥ) ज्रयसाम् (jrayasām)
Locative ज्रयसि (jrayasi) ज्रयसोः (jrayasoḥ) ज्रयःसु (jrayaḥsu)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 428/1
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