तैजसtaijasa

तैजस (taijasa) is a Sanskrit word meaning consisting of light or bright, made of any shining substance or metal, said of the gastric juice as coloured by digested food, passionate, vigour, the name of a holy bathing place. Its 31 recorded definitions are grouped into 9 contexts, among them Bright, Luminous, Fiery, Vigour, Power, Passion, Intensity, Metal or Metallic Substance.

Etymology: E. तेजस् brilliance, affix अण्
Definitions: 31

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Meanings by context

Bright, Luminous, Fiery

11 definitions

consisting of light or bright

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Bright, splendid, luminous

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Made of light

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Consisting of light or brilliant. 2. Consisting of metal.

— Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fiery, splendid, or relating to fire. 2. Powerful, vigorous, or intense. 3. Ghee or oiled butter. 4. Any metal. 5. Intensity. 6. Vigour or energy.

— Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Ghee, vigour, or any metal. 2. Fiery or strong.

— Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Consisting of light. 2. Bright or luminous. 3. Metallic. 4. Passionate, vigorous, or intense.

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Fiery, splendid, powerful, or vigorous. 2. Ghee, metal, intensity, or energy.

— Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Produced by fire. 2. Made of brilliant metals.

— Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

luminous, bright, splendid, metallic

— Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Bright, luminous, fiery, or splendid. 2. Consisting of a shining substance or metal. 3. Passionate, energetic, or intense. 4. The subtle essence in Vedanta philosophy. 5. Any metal, ghee, intensity, or energy.

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Vigour, Power, Passion, Intensity

7 definitions

passionate

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

vigour

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Passionate

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vigorous, energetic

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Powerful, intense

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Intensity or severity

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vigour, energy, might

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Metal or Metallic Substance

4 definitions

made of any shining substance or metal

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

metal

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Metallic

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Any metal.

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghee or Oiled Butter

2 definitions

Ghee

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ghee

— Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Name of a Tīrtha (Holy Place)

2 definitions

The name of a holy bathing place

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a tirtha

— Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Names of Plants

2 definitions

Scindapsus officinalis

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

long pepper

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Gastric Juice

1 definition

said of the gastric juice as coloured by digested food

— Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Name of a Person

1 definition

a son of Sumati

— The Purana Index

Philosophical Subtle Essence

1 definition

The highly refined or subtle essence

— Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

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Definitions on this page come from 12 works: Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, 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.