# ओजस् (ojas)

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ओजस् (ojas) is a Sanskrit word meaning bodily strength, vigour, energy, ability, power, vitality, elaborate style abounding with compounds, vigorous or emphatic expression, water, light, splendour, lustre. Its 32 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Strength, Power, Ability, Light, Splendour, Lustre, Proper Noun / Mythological Name.

- **Root:** वज् (vaj)
- **Etymology:** E. ओज to live, and असुन् affix; or — E. oja to live, and asun affix; or
- **SLP1:** `ojas`  **IAST:** ojas  **Devanagari:** ओजस्
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/ojas/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Strength, Power, Ability (9 definitions)
- bodily strength, vigour, energy, ability, power  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H1) [Printed book page 235,2] ओजस् (ojas) n. (√ वज् (vaj), or उज् (uj); cf. उग्र (ugra) ), bodily strength, vigour, energy, ability, power, Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title); Taittirīya-saṃhitā (Title); Aitareya-brāhmaṇa (Title); Mahābhārata (Title) &c. [ ID=40625 ]
- Bodily strength, energy  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 1 Bodily strength, vigour; energy, ability. [ ID=9706 ]
- Skill in the use of weapons  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 10 Skill in the use of weapons. [ ID=9706 ]
- strength, power, might, or energy  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 059-a3 ] ओजस् (ojas) ój-as, n. [√vaj] strength power, might, energy: in. powerfully; resolutely; -vi-tā, f. forcible expression; -vín, a. powerful, mighty; energetic, brave. [ ID=5224 ]
- 1. Bodily strength or energy. 2. Light or splendour. 3. Support. 4. Metallic lustre. 5. The generative faculty. 6. A style of writing abounding with compounds.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 155-38 ] ओजस् (ojas) n. 1. Bodily strength, energy; 2. light, splendour; 3. stay, support; 4. metallic lustre; 5. the generative faculty; 6. a form of style abounding with compounds ( ओजः समासभूयस्त्वमेतद्गद्यस्य जीवितम् (ojaḥ samāsabhūyastvametadgadyasya jīvitam) K.D. i.80.) [ ID=7586 ]
- 1. Strength. 2. Light or splendor.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0145-b ] ओजस् (ojas) ojas, i. e. vaj + as, I. n. 1. Strength, Matsyop. 2. 2. Light, splen- dour, Man. 12, 18. II. ojasā ( instr. ), adv. Powerfully, Chr. 291, 4 = Rigv. i. 85, 4; courageously, Rām. 3, 53, 22. — Comp. Amitaujas, i. e. a-mita- ( vb. mā ), adj. all-mighty, Man. 1, 4. Mahaujas, i. e. mahā-, adj. eminent in power, Man. 1, 61. — Cf. Lat. augus in augus + tus, and αὐγή, -αὐγες in ἀνταυγής, ές. [ ID=2693 ]
- strength, energy, power  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 103 ] ओजस् (ojas) n. strength, vigour, energy, power, might; instr. ओजसा (ojasā) with might, energetically. [ ID=6673 ]
- strength, power  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 138-a ] ójas, n. strength; power. [ √vaj or uj, 252, cf. ug-rám ój-as, 78 6 : cf. Lat. augus-tus, ‘mighty, i. e. august.’] [ ID=984 ]
- 1. Bodily strength, vigour, and energy. 2. Vitality and vital warmth. 3. Virility and the generative faculty. 4. Support or stay. 5. In rhetoric, an elaborate style abounding with compounds. 6. In astrology, each alternate sign of the zodiac. 7. Water. 8. Light, splendor, and metallic lustre. 9. Manifestation and appearance.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0188-c ] ओजस् (ojas) ojas, as, n. (fr. uj = vaj; see ugra ), bodily strength, vigour, energy, ability; vitality, the principle of vital warmth and action diffused through- out the body; virility, the generative faculty; support, stay; (in rhetoric) a form of style, elaborate style, abounding with compounds; (in astrology) each alternate sign of the zodiac (as the first, third, fifth, &c.); water; light, splendor; metallic lustre; Page0189-a+ 74 manifestation, appearance; ojasā, with strength, resolutely, energetically (sometimes used at the be- ginning of a compound, e. g. ojasā-kṛta, done ener- getically); [cf. amitaujas, uttamaujas, &c.: cf. also Gr. ὑγιής Zend auṣo; Hib. og, ‘young, juvenile, fresh;’ oig, ‘a champion;’ oighe, ‘entireness, virginity.’] —Ojas-tara, as, ā, am (comparative), more strong. —Ojas-vat, ān, atī, at, or ojas-vin, ī, inī, i, vigorous, powerful, strong, energetic; splendid, bright. —Ojasvi- tā, f. strength, power. —Ojo-dā, ās, ās, am, Ved. granting power, strengthening, possessed of strength. —Oja-balā, f. (with Buddhists) N. of a goddess of Bodhidruma. [ ID=12950 ]

### Light, Splendour, Lustre (6 definitions)
- Light, splendour, lustre  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > light, splendour, lustre, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=40630 ]
- Splendour, light  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 4 Splendour, light. [ ID=9706 ]
- Metallic lustre  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 8 Matallic lustre. [ ID=9706 ]
- 1. Light or splendor. 2. Manifestation or appearance. 3. Strength. 4. Support or stay. 5. Metallic lustre. 6. Vitality or the principle of vital warmth and action. 7. Virility or the generative faculty. 8. An elaborate literary style abounding in compounds. 9. Each alternate sign of the zodiac.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओज (oja) स् (ojas) [Printed book page 175 ] ओज (oja) स् (ojas) n. ( - जः (-jaḥ) ) 1 Light, splendor. 2 Manifestation, appearance. 3 Strength. 4 Support, stay. 5 Metallic lustre. 6 Vitality, the principle of vital warmth and action diffused throughout the body. 7 Virility, the generative faculty. 8 A form of style, elaborate style, abounding with compounds. 9 (In astrology,) Each alternate sign of the zodiac, first, third, fifth, &c. E. ओज (oja) to live, and असुन् (asun) affix; or with अच् (ac) affix ओज (oja). [ ID=8341 ]
- Light, strength, gold, vitality, or high style.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 145-a ] ओजस् (ojas) ( जः ) ((jaḥ)) 5. n. Light; strength; gold; vitality; high style. [ ID=7767 ]
- 1. Light or splendor. 2. Manifestation. 3. Strength. 4. Support. 5. Metallic lustre. 6. Vitality. 7. Virility. 8. An elaborate literary style. 9. In astrology, each alternate odd sign of the zodiac.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओज (oja) स् (ojas) [Printed book page 143-b ] ओज (oja) स् (ojas) n. ( - जः (-jaḥ) ) 1. Light, splendor. 2. Manifestaion, appearance. 3. Strength. 4. Support, stay. 5. Metallic lustre. 6. Vitality, the principle of vital warmth and action diffused throughout the body. 7. Virility, the generative faculty. 8. A form of style, elaborate style, abounding with compounds. 9. (In astrology,) Each alternate sign of the zodiac, first, third, fifth, &c. E. ओज (oja) to live, and असुन् (asun) affix; or with अच् (ac) affix ओज (oja). [ ID=8337 ]

### Proper Noun / Mythological Name (4 definitions)
- name of a Yaksha  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ओजस् (ojas) m. N. of a Yakṣa, Bhāgavata-purāṇa (Title); [ ID=40633 ]
- an epithet of Vishnu  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 522-2 ] Ojas = Viṣṇu (1000 names). [ ID=7793 ]
- created by Brahma from his mouth  
  *The Purana Index*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 1-284 ] Ojas (I) — created by Brahmā from his mouth. Vi. I. 5. 48. [ ID=2271 ]
- the Yaksha presiding over the month of Madhava  
  *The Purana Index*
  > Ojas (II) — the Yakṣa presiding over the month of Mādhava. Bhā. XII. 11. 34. [ ID=2272 ]

### Rhetorical Style / Emphatic Expression (3 definitions)
- elaborate style abounding with compounds  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (in rhet. ) elaborate style (abounding with compounds) [ ID=40627 ]
- vigorous or emphatic expression  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > vigorous or emphatic expression, Sāhitya-darpaṇa (Title); Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti (Title) [ ID=40628 ]
- An elaborate style of writing abounding in compounds.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 5 (In Rhet). ( pb ) An elaborate form of style, abundance of compounds; (considered by Daṇḍin to be the ‘soul of prose’); ओजः समासभूयस्त्वमेतद्गद्यस्य (ojaḥ samāsabhūyastvametadgadyasya) जीवितम् (jīvitam) Kāvyādarśa 1. 80; see Kāvyaprakāśa 8 also; said to be of 5 kinds in R. G. [ ID=9706 ]

### Vitality, Life Force (3 definitions)
- vitality  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > vitality (the principle of vital warmth and action throughout the body), Suśruta (Title) &c. [ ID=40626 ]
- Vitality  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 2 Vitality. [ ID=9706 ]
- Virility or the generative faculty  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 3 Virility, the generative faculty. [ ID=9706 ]

### Manifestation, Appearance (2 definitions)
- manifestation, appearance  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > manifestation, appearance, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=40631 ]
- Manifestation or appearance  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 9 Manifestation, appearance. [ ID=9706 ]

### Water (2 definitions)
- water  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > water, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=40629 ]
- Water  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 7 Water. [ ID=9706 ]

### Astrological Term (Odd Zodiacal Signs) (1 definition)
- Each alternate sign of the zodiac  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [Printed book page 0360-a ] 6 (In astr. ) Each alternate sign of the zodiac (as the first, third &c.). [ ID=9706 ]

### Etymology / Linguistic Origin (1 definition)
- power  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ओजस् (ojas) [ cf. Zd. avjaṅh, ‘power’; Gk. ὑγ-ιές, αὐγ-ή, ἐρι-αυγής; Lat. vigēre, augere, augur, augus-tus, auxilium; Goth. aukan, Eng. eke.] [ ID=40633.1 ]

### Support, Stay (1 definition)
- support  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > support, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=40632 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Purana Index; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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