वंश

See also: विश्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá). Doublet of बंस (bans) and बाँस (bā̃s).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋənʃ/, [ʋɐ̃ɲʃ]

Noun

वंश • (vañś) m

1. (literally, rare) bamboo cane
2. lineage, family

   उच्च वंश का ― ucc vañś kā ― noble, of high lineage

3. dynasty, clan, house

   लोदी वंश ― lodī vañś ― Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)

4. (taxonomy) genus
5. (genetics) group

Declension

Declension of वंश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वंश vañś	वंश vañś
oblique	वंश vañś	वंशों vañśõ
vocative	वंश vañś	वंशो vañśo

Derived terms

• राजवंश (rājvañś)
• वंशावली (vañśāvlī)
• वंशक्रम (vañśakram)

Related terms

• (Taxonomy) वर्गिकी (vargikī); प्रक्षेत्र (prakṣetra), अधिजगत (adhijgat, “domain”), जगत (jagat, “kingdom”), संघ (saṅgh, “phylum”), वर्ग (varg, “class”), गण (gaṇ, “order”), कुल (kul, “family”), वंश (vañś, “genus”), जाति (jāti, “species”) ^{(Category: hi:Taxonomy)}

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱংশ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬂᬰ (Balinese script)
• বংশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰽𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀁𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ဝံၐ (Burmese script)
• વંશ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਂਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌂𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦁꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂁𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ವಂಶ (Kannada script)
• វំឝ (Khmer script)
• ວໍຨ (Lao script)
• വംശ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘽𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧞𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑑄𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଵଂଶ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢀꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆁𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖽𑖫 (Siddham script)
• වංශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑪖𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚫𑚧 (Takri script)
• வஂஶ (Tamil script)
• వంశ (Telugu script)
• วํศ (Thai script)
• ཝཾ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑓀𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨸𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ̃.ɕɐ/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“bamboo; ceiling beam”). Cognate with Wakhi was (“ceiling beam”), Shughni вис (vis, “main roof-beam”).

Noun

वंश • (vaṃśá) stem, m

1. bamboo cane, cane
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
3. reed pipe, flute (Kāv., Rājat.)
4. joist, joint (VarBṛS.)
5. hollow bone (BhP.)
6. a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)
7. (music) musical note (Śiś.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वंशः vaṃśáḥ	वंशौ / वंशा¹ vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वंश váṃśa	वंशौ / वंशा¹ váṃśau / váṃśā¹	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वंशम् vaṃśám	वंशौ / वंशा¹ vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹	वंशान् vaṃśā́n
Instrumental	वंशेन vaṃśéna	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹ vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
Dative	वंशाय vaṃśā́ya	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Ablative	वंशात् vaṃśā́t	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Genitive	वंशस्य vaṃśásya	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशानाम् vaṃśā́nām
Locative	वंशे vaṃśé	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशेषु vaṃśéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Tamil: வங்கியம் (vaṅkiyam), வங்கிசம் (vaṅkicam)

• Dardic:
  • Kalami: بانش (bǟ˜š)
  • Kalasha: baš
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: বাঁহ (bãh)
  • Bengali: বাঁশ (bãś)
  • Odia: ବାଉଁଶ (bāũśa)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
  • Konkani: वासो (vāsô)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਬਾਂਸ (bāns), ਬੰਸ (bans), ਵੰਸ (vans)
• Pali: vaṃsa
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
  • Gujarati: વાંસ (vā̃s)
  • Hindi: बाँस (bā̃s)
  • Urdu: بانس (bāṉs)
    • → Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)
    • → Persian: بانس (bâns)

Etymology 2

From the succession of joints observed in a bamboo.

Noun

वंश • (vaṃśá) stem, m

1. race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)
2. offspring, son (BhP.)
3. collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वंशः vaṃśáḥ	वंशौ / वंशा¹ vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वंश váṃśa	वंशौ / वंशा¹ váṃśau / váṃśā¹	वंशाः / वंशासः¹ váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वंशम् vaṃśám	वंशौ / वंशा¹ vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹	वंशान् vaṃśā́n
Instrumental	वंशेन vaṃśéna	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹ vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
Dative	वंशाय vaṃśā́ya	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Ablative	वंशात् vaṃśā́t	वंशाभ्याम् vaṃśā́bhyām	वंशेभ्यः vaṃśébhyaḥ
Genitive	वंशस्य vaṃśásya	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशानाम् vaṃśā́nām
Locative	वंशे vaṃśé	वंशयोः vaṃśáyoḥ	वंशेषु vaṃśéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• राजवंश (rājavaṃśa, “dynasty”)

 

Descendants

• → Assamese: বঙহ (boṅoh)
• → Bengali: বংশ (boṅśo)
• → Balinese: ᬯᬂᬲ (wangsa)
• → Hindi: वंश (vañś)
• → Old Javanese: waṅśa
  • > Javanese: ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa), ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa), ꦮꦁꦱ (wangsa) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬩᬗ᭄ᬲ (bangsa), ᬯᬗ᭄ᬰ (wangsa)
• → Kannada: ವಂಶಂ (vaṃśaṃ)
• → Old Malay: vaṃśa
  • Malay: bangsa
    • Indonesian: bangsa
    • → Iban: bansa
    • → Mansaka: bansa
    • → Maranao: bansa
    • → Pangutaran Sama: bangsa
    • → Tagalog: bansa (learned)
    • → Ternate: bangsa
• → Marathi: वंश (vauśa)
• → Tamil: வம்சம் (vamcam)
• → Telugu: వంశం (vaṁśaṁ)
• → Thai: วงศ์ (wong)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वंश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0910.