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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háydʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háydʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éydʰ-os, from *h₂eydʰ- (to ignite, fire). Cognate with Ancient Greek αἶθος (aîthos).

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Noun edit

एधस् (édhas) stemn

  1. happiness, prosperity
  2. fuel, combustion (same as एध (édha))
    • Srimad Bhagavad-Gita 4.37:
      एधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुते
      edhāṃsi samiddhoʼgnirbhasmasātkurute
      Combustibles are by fires alight turned into ashes

Declension edit

Neuter as-stem declension of एधस् (édhas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative एधः
édhaḥ
एधसी
édhasī
एधांसि
édhāṃsi
Vocative एधः
édhaḥ
एधसी
édhasī
एधांसि
édhāṃsi
Accusative एधः
édhaḥ
एधसी
édhasī
एधांसि
édhāṃsi
Instrumental एधसा
édhasā
एधोभ्याम्
édhobhyām
एधोभिः
édhobhiḥ
Dative एधसे
édhase
एधोभ्याम्
édhobhyām
एधोभ्यः
édhobhyaḥ
Ablative एधसः
édhasaḥ
एधोभ्याम्
édhobhyām
एधोभ्यः
édhobhyaḥ
Genitive एधसः
édhasaḥ
एधसोः
édhasoḥ
एधसाम्
édhasām
Locative एधसि
édhasi
एधसोः
édhasoḥ
एधःसु
édhaḥsu

Related terms edit

  • एधते (édhate, to prosper, increase, grow)
  • एध (édha, fuel, firewood)

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