महस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *máźʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *máȷ́ʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂-os ~ *méǵh₂-es-, from *méǵh₂s (“big, great”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬀𐬵 (mazah, “word”), Ancient Greek μέγας (mégas), Latin magnus, Albanian madh (“large, big”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́.ɦɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.ɦɐs̪/

Noun

महस् • (máhas) stem, n

1. greatness, might, power, glory
2. joy, gladness, pleasure

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of महस् (máhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	महः máhaḥ	महसी máhasī	महांसि máhāṃsi
Vocative	महः máhaḥ	महसी máhasī	महांसि máhāṃsi
Accusative	महः máhaḥ	महसी máhasī	महांसि máhāṃsi
Instrumental	महसा máhasā	महोभ्याम् máhobhyām	महोभिः máhobhiḥ
Dative	महसे máhase	महोभ्याम् máhobhyām	महोभ्यः máhobhyaḥ
Ablative	महसः máhasaḥ	महोभ्याम् máhobhyām	महोभ्यः máhobhyaḥ
Genitive	महसः máhasaḥ	महसोः máhasoḥ	महसाम् máhasām
Locative	महसि máhasi	महसोः máhasoḥ	महःसु máhaḥsu

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Sinhalese: මහ (maha, “sacrifice”)
• Pali: maha m (“festival, greatness”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “महस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 794.