रंहस्

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 2 May 2022

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Etymology

From the root रंह् (raṃh, “to speed up, hasten”) +‎ -अस् (-as).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐ̃.ɦɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɐ̃.ɦɐs̪/

Noun

रंहस् • (raṃhas) stem, n

1. celerity, quickness, speed, swiftness
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.45.49.1:

     गुरुणैवमनुज्ञातौ रथेनानिलरंहसा ।

     guruṇaivamanujñātau rathenānilaraṃhasā.

     Permitted by their guru, they both [returned to their city] by their chariot with speed of wind.

   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 1.15.29:

     वासुदेवाङ्घ्र्यनुध्यानपरिबृंहितरंहसा । भक्त्या निर्मथिताशेषकषायधिषणोऽर्जुनः ॥

     vāsudevāṅghryanudhyānaparibṛṃhitaraṃhasā. bhaktyā nirmathitāśeṣakaṣāyadhiṣaṇoʼrjunaḥ.

     Arjuna’s constant remembrance of the lotus feet of Lord Krishna rapidly (literally, “with great celerity”) increased his devotion, and as a result of this devotion, all the trash in his thoughts subsided.

2. eagerness, impetuosity, vehemence
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 4.24.28:

     यः परं रंहसः साक्षात्त्रिगुणाज्जीवसंज्ञितात् । भगवन्तं वासुदेवं प्रपन्नः स प्रियो हि मे ॥

     yaḥ paraṃ raṃhasaḥ sākṣāttriguṇājjīvasaṃjñitāt. bhagavantaṃ vāsudevaṃ prapannaḥ sa priyo hi me.

     Any person who is surrendered to Lord Krishna — ablating from vehemence, the three guṇas [sattva, rajas, tamas] and what is known to the living — is certainly very dear to me.

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of रंहस् (raṃhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहांसि raṃhāṃsi
Vocative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहांसि raṃhāṃsi
Accusative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहांसि raṃhāṃsi
Instrumental	रंहसा raṃhasā	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभिः raṃhobhiḥ
Dative	रंहसे raṃhase	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभ्यः raṃhobhyaḥ
Ablative	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभ्यः raṃhobhyaḥ
Genitive	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ	रंहसोः raṃhasoḥ	रंहसाम् raṃhasām
Locative	रंहसि raṃhasi	रंहसोः raṃhasoḥ	रंहःसु raṃhaḥsu

Adjective

रंहस् • (raṃhas) stem

1. (in compounds) speeded; having the speed
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.118.1:

     आ वां रथो अश्विना श्येनपत्वा सुमृळीकः स्ववाँ यात्वर्वाङ् । यो मर्त्यस्य मनसो जवीयान्त्रिवन्धुरो वृषणा वातरंहाः ॥

     ā vāṃ ratho aśvinā śyenapatvā sumṛḷīkaḥ svavām̐ yātvarvāṅ. yo martyasya manaso javīyāntrivandhuro vṛṣaṇā vātaraṃhāḥ.

     Flying, with falcons, may your chariot, Asvins, most gracious, bringing friendly help, come here; Your chariot, swifter than the mind of mortal, having the speed as the wind, three-seated O you Mighty.

   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.77.3:

     हिरण्यत्वङ्मधुवर्णो घृतस्नुः पृक्षो वहन्ना रथो वर्तते वाम् । मनोजवा अश्विना वातरंहा येनातियाथो दुरितानि विश्वा ॥

     hiraṇyatvaṅmadhuvarṇo ghṛtasnuḥ pṛkṣo vahannā ratho vartate vām. manojavā aśvinā vātaraṃhā yenātiyātho duritāni viśvā.

     Covered with gold, meath-tinted, dropping fatness, your chariot with its freight of food comes here; Swift as thought, Asvins, wind-speeded, wherewith you travel over all obstructions.

   • c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa 6.81.28.1:

     अनीकं दशसाहस्रं रथानां वातरंहसाम् ।

     anīkaṃ daśasāhasraṃ rathānāṃ vātaraṃhasām.

     Face[s] of ten thousand wind-speeded chariots

Declension

Masculine as-stem declension of रंहस् (raṃhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रंहाः raṃhāḥ	रंहसौ / रंहसा¹ raṃhasau / raṃhasā¹	रंहसः / रंहाः¹ raṃhasaḥ / raṃhāḥ¹
Vocative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसौ / रंहसा¹ raṃhasau / raṃhasā¹	रंहसः / रंहाः¹ raṃhasaḥ / raṃhāḥ¹
Accusative	रंहसम् / रंहाम्¹ raṃhasam / raṃhām¹	रंहसौ / रंहसा¹ raṃhasau / raṃhasā¹	रंहसः / रंहाः¹ raṃhasaḥ / raṃhāḥ¹
Instrumental	रंहसा raṃhasā	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभिः raṃhobhiḥ
Dative	रंहसे raṃhase	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभ्यः raṃhobhyaḥ
Ablative	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभ्यः raṃhobhyaḥ
Genitive	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ	रंहसोः raṃhasoḥ	रंहसाम् raṃhasām
Locative	रंहसि raṃhasi	रंहसोः raṃhasoḥ	रंहःसु raṃhaḥsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of रंहसी (raṃhasī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहस्यौ / रंहसी¹ raṃhasyau / raṃhasī¹	रंहस्यः / रंहसीः¹ raṃhasyaḥ / raṃhasīḥ¹
Vocative	रंहसि raṃhasi	रंहस्यौ / रंहसी¹ raṃhasyau / raṃhasī¹	रंहस्यः / रंहसीः¹ raṃhasyaḥ / raṃhasīḥ¹
Accusative	रंहसीम् raṃhasīm	रंहस्यौ / रंहसी¹ raṃhasyau / raṃhasī¹	रंहसीः raṃhasīḥ
Instrumental	रंहस्या raṃhasyā	रंहसीभ्याम् raṃhasībhyām	रंहसीभिः raṃhasībhiḥ
Dative	रंहस्यै raṃhasyai	रंहसीभ्याम् raṃhasībhyām	रंहसीभ्यः raṃhasībhyaḥ
Ablative	रंहस्याः / रंहस्यै² raṃhasyāḥ / raṃhasyai²	रंहसीभ्याम् raṃhasībhyām	रंहसीभ्यः raṃhasībhyaḥ
Genitive	रंहस्याः / रंहस्यै² raṃhasyāḥ / raṃhasyai²	रंहस्योः raṃhasyoḥ	रंहसीनाम् raṃhasīnām
Locative	रंहस्याम् raṃhasyām	रंहस्योः raṃhasyoḥ	रंहसीषु raṃhasīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter as-stem declension of रंहस् (raṃhas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहांसि raṃhāṃsi
Vocative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहांसि raṃhāṃsi
Accusative	रंहः raṃhaḥ	रंहसी raṃhasī	रंहांसि raṃhāṃsi
Instrumental	रंहसा raṃhasā	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभिः raṃhobhiḥ
Dative	रंहसे raṃhase	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभ्यः raṃhobhyaḥ
Ablative	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ	रंहोभ्याम् raṃhobhyām	रंहोभ्यः raṃhobhyaḥ
Genitive	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ	रंहसोः raṃhasoḥ	रंहसाम् raṃhasām
Locative	रंहसि raṃhasi	रंहसोः raṃhasoḥ	रंहःसु raṃhaḥsu

Proper noun

रंहस् • (raṃhas) stem, m (Classical Sanskrit)

1. an epithet of Shiva
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata 14.8.31.1:

     एवं कृत्वा नमस्तस्मै महादेवाय रंहसे ।

     evaṃ kṛtvā namastasmai mahādevāya raṃhase.

     Having done thus, I bow to the great god, Shiva.

Declension

Masculine as-stem declension of रंहस् (raṃhas)
	Singular
Nominative	रंहाः raṃhāḥ
Vocative	रंहः raṃhaḥ
Accusative	रंहसम् raṃhasam
Instrumental	रंहसा raṃhasā
Dative	रंहसे raṃhase
Ablative	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ
Genitive	रंहसः raṃhasaḥ
Locative	रंहसि raṃhasi

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “रंहस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 859, column 3.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “raṃhas”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “रंहस्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1321
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “रंहस्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 248