See also: Tejas, tejás, tējās, and tējas

Pali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit तेजस् (téjas). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀢𑁂𑀅 (tea).

Noun

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tejas n

  1. flame, heat, fire
  2. light, brilliance, splendour
  3. majesty, prestige, fame
  4. influence, efficacy, power
    • (Can we date this quote?), Laobounkird, Anisongfree[1] (overall work in Lao), published 2015:
      ພາຫຸງ ສະຫັດສະມະພິນິມມິຕະສາວຸທັນຕັງຄະລີເມຂະລັງ ອຸທິຕະໂຄລະສະເສນະມາລັງທານາທິທັມມາວິທິນາ ຊິຕະວາ ມຸນິນໂທຕັນເຕຊະສາ ພະວະຕຸ ເຕ ຊະຍະມັງຄະລານິ ຯ
      bāhuṃ sahassamabinimmitasāvudantaṅɡalīmekhalaṃ uditaɡolasasenamālaṃdānādidammāvidinā jitavā munindotantejasā bavatu te jayamaṅɡalāni
      With ambiguities resolved:
      bāhuṃ sahassamabhinimmitasāvudhantaṅɡarīmekhalaṃ uditaɡhorasasenamāraṃdānādidhammāvidhinā jitavā munindotantejasā bhavatu te jayamaṅɡalāni
      The lord of the sages has subdued terrible Mara, who had created a thousand beweaponed arms, was accompanied by his army and was mounted on Girimekhala, by reason of giving and so forth. May you have the blessings of success by the power of this.

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Noun

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tejas f pl

  1. plural of teja

Verb

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tejas

  1. second-person singular present indicative of tejar
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of tejer