The corpus record — Sanskrit

tamasaḥ

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Distribution

Bhagavad Gita 21 · 24.46/10k
Svetasvatara Upanisad 1 · 5.82/10k
Mandukya Upanisad 1 · 5.13/10k
Aitareya Upanisad 1 · 2.06/10k
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 11 · 1.45/10k
Chandogya Upanisad 6 · 1.28/10k

Senses

1. tämas-

2. تَمَس

tamas n. darkness, gloom (also pl. ), RV. (maḥpraṇīta, ‘led into darkness’, deprived of the eye's light or sight, i, 117, 17 ) &c.

3. تَمَس

the obscuration of the sun or moon in eclipses, attributed to Rāhu (also m. , L. ), R. ; VarBṛS. v, 44 ; VarBṛ. ii ; VarYogay. ; Sūryas.

4. تَمَس

mental darkness, ignorance, illusion, error (in Sāṃkhya phil. one of the 5 forms of avidyā, MBh. xiv, 1019 ; Sāṃkhyak. &c.; one of the 3 qualities or constituents of everything in creation [the cause of heaviness, ignorance, illusion, lust, anger, pride, sorrow, dulness, and stolidity; sin, L. ; …

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Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

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Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) vol. 1, scan p. 681; entry #6690 Review: Under source audit

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