# तैजस (taijasa)

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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 — E. tejas brilliance, affix aṇ
- **SLP1:** `tEjasa`  **IAST:** taijasa  **Devanagari:** तैजस
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taijasa
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/taijasa/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Bright, Luminous, Fiery (11 definitions)
- consisting of light or bright  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 455,1] तैजस (taijasa) mf( ई (ī) )n. originating from or consisting of light ( तेजस् (tejas) ), bright, brilliant, Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (Title) xiv; MāṇḍUp.; MBh. &c. [ ID=86968 ]
- Bright, splendid, luminous  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0546-b ] तैजस (taijasa) a. ( सी (sī) f. ) [ तेजसो विकारः अण् (tejaso vikāraḥ aṇ) ] 1 Bright, splendid, luminous; Uttararāmacarita 2. 12
- Made of light  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0546-b ] तैजस (taijasa) a. ( सी (sī) f. ) [ तेजसो विकारः अण् (tejaso vikāraḥ aṇ) ] 2 Made up or consisting of light; तैजस (taijasa) स्य धनुषः प्रवृत्तये (taijasasya dhanuṣaḥ pravṛttaye) Raghuvaṃśa (Bombay) 11. 43
- 1. Consisting of light or brilliant. 2. Consisting of metal.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 112-1 ] तैजस (taijasa) taijas-a, a. ( ī ) consisting of light, brilliant; consisting of metal. [ ID=8769 ]
- 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*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 385 ] तैजस (taijasa) mfn. ( - सः - सी - सं (-saṃ) (-saḥ-sī-saṃ) ) 1 Of or relating to fire, fiery, splendid. 2 Powerful, vigorous, intense. n. ( - सं (-saṃ) ) 1 Ghee or oiled butter. 2 Any metal. 3 Intensity. 4 Vigour, energy. E. तेजस् (tejas) brilliance, affix अण् (aṇ). [ ID=17880 ]
- 1. Ghee, vigour, or any metal. 2. Fiery or strong.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 341-a ] तैजस (taijasa) ( सं ) ((saṃ)) 1. n. Ghee; vigour; any metal. a. Fiery; strong. [ ID=17359 ]
- 1. Consisting of light. 2. Bright or luminous. 3. Metallic. 4. Passionate, vigorous, or intense.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 316-04 ] तैजस (taijasa) (I) a. (f. सी (sī) ) 1. Consisting of light, तैजस (taijasa) स्य धनुषः प्रवृत्तये (taijasasya dhanuṣaḥ pravṛttaye) R. xi.43; 2. bright, luminous, splendid; 3. metallic; 4. passionate, vigorous, powerful, intense. [ ID=15913 ]
- 1. Fiery, splendid, powerful, or vigorous. 2. Ghee, metal, intensity, or energy.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 320-b ] तैजस (taijasa) mfn. ( - सः - सी - सं (-saṃ) (-saḥ-sī-saṃ) ) 1. Of or relating to fire, fiery, splendid. 2. Powerful, vigorous, intense. n. ( - सं (-saṃ) ) 1. Ghee or oiled butter. 2. Any metal. 3. Intensity. 4. Vigour, energy. E. तेजस् (tejas) brilliance, affix अण् । (aṇ.) तेजसो विकारः । (tejaso vikāraḥ.) [ ID=17863 ]
- 1. Produced by fire. 2. Made of brilliant metals.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0373-b ] तैजस (taijasa) taijasa, i. e. tejas + a, adj., f. sī. 1. Produced by fire, Bhāg. P. 7, 2, 42. 2. Made of brilliant metals, Man. 5, 111. [ ID=6057 ]
- luminous, bright, splendid, metallic  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 209 ] तैजस (taijasa) f. ई (ī) luminous, bright, splendid; metallic. [ ID=12677 ]
- 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)*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0384-b ] तैजस (taijasa) taijasa, as, ī, am (fr. tejas ), bright, luminous, brilliant, consisting of light or fire, fiery, splendid; consisting of any shining substance such as metal, metallic; the gastric juice as coloured by digested food; passionate, energetic, vigorous, power- Page0384-c+ 75 ful, intense; ( as ), m. ‘the bright one,’ i. e. the highly refined or subtle essence (in the Vedānta phil.); ( ī ), f. Scindapsus Officinalis; ( am ), n. any metal; ghee or oiled butter; intensity; vigour, energy; N. of a Tīrtha. —Taijasāvartanī or taijasāvartinī (°sa- āv°), f. a crucible. [ ID=21349 ]

### Vigour, Power, Passion, Intensity (7 definitions)
- passionate  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > passionate, Sāṃkhyak.; Tattvas.; Vedāntas.; Suśr.; BhP. [ ID=86971 ]
- vigour  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > vigour, W. [ ID=86973 ]
- Passionate  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0546-b ] तैजस (taijasa) a. ( सी (sī) f. ) [ तेजसो विकारः अण् (tejaso vikāraḥ aṇ) ] 4 Passionate
- Vigorous, energetic  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0546-b ] तैजस (taijasa) a. ( सी (sī) f. ) [ तेजसो विकारः अण् (tejaso vikāraḥ aṇ) ] 5 Vigorous, energetic
- Powerful, intense  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0546-b ] तैजस (taijasa) a. ( सी (sī) f. ) [ तेजसो विकारः अण् (tejaso vikāraḥ aṇ) ] 6 Powerful, intense
- Intensity or severity  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सं (saṃ) 3 Intensity, severity
- Vigour, energy, might  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सं (saṃ) 4 Vigour, energy, might

### Metal or Metallic Substance (4 definitions)
- made of any shining substance or metal  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > consisting of any shining substance (as metal), metallic, ĀśvGṛ.; Gaut.; Mn.; KātyŚr., Sch. [ ID=86969 ]
- metal  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > तैजस (taijasa) n. metal, L. [ ID=86972 ]
- Metallic  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 0546-b ] तैजस (taijasa) a. ( सी (sī) f. ) [ तेजसो विकारः अण् (tejaso vikāraḥ aṇ) ] 3 Metallic
- Any metal.  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सं (saṃ) 1 Any metal

### Ghee or Oiled Butter (2 definitions)
- Ghee  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सं (saṃ) 2 Ghee
- Ghee  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > तैजस (taijasa) (II) n. Ghee. [ ID=15914 ]

### Name of a Tīrtha (Holy Place) (2 definitions)
- The name of a holy bathing place  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a Tīrtha, Mahābhārata (Title) iii, 7035; ix, 2723 [ ID=86974 ]
- name of a tirtha  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 672-2 ] Taijasa, name of a tīrtha. § 368 (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 83, 7035 ( Vāruṇaṃ tīrthaṃ ), 7036.—§ 615 (Baladevatīrthayātrā): IX, 46, 2723 ( tīrthaṃ, there Varuṇa was installed as the lord of the waters). [ ID=10707 ]

### Names of Plants (2 definitions)
- Scindapsus officinalis  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3B) [Printed book page 455,1] तैजसी (taijasī) ( ई (ī) ), f. Scindapsus officinalis, Npr. [ ID=86975 ]
- long pepper  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > long pepper, Gal. [ ID=86976 ]

### Gastric Juice (1 definition)
- said of the gastric juice as coloured by digested food  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > said of the gastric juice as coloured by digested food, Suśruta (Title) i, 14 [ ID=86970 ]

### Name of a Person (1 definition)
- a son of Sumati  
  *The Purana Index*
  > तैजस (taijasa) [Printed book page 2-036 ] Taijasa — a son of Sumati. Vā. 33. 54. [ ID=5564 ]

### Philosophical Subtle Essence (1 definition)
- The highly refined or subtle essence  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > — सः (saḥ) The highly refined or subtle essence (Vedānta phil. )

## Sources

Definitions from 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, University of Cologne.

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