The corpus record — Sanskrit

yaśasā

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Where it lives

Chandogya Upanisad 12 · 2.56/10k
Brhadaranyaka Upanisad 9 · 1.19/10k

What it meant — Monier-Williams

1. yäsas-

yäsas- n. Ansehen, Ruhm (RV +), sya-yasas- eigenes Ansehen habend, von sich aus angesehen (RV +), manusya-yasasdn. Menschenruhm, °sin- Menschenruhm besitzend (TS), yasasvant- ruhmreich, Ruhm bringend (RV +), yasasvin- {Superl. "v-tama-) ruhmvoll (AV +; s. AiGr 1 2,918), yasasyunach Ruhm strebend (AV); yasas- ruhmvoll, angesehen, hervorragend (RV +). - Mi., ni,, pä. yasa(s)- n. Ruhm, u.a. (Tu 10443 [mit Verweisen]; … — [Mayrhofer, s.v. yäsas-, p. 433]

2. yaśas

yaśas n. beautiful appearance, beauty, splendour, worth, RV. ; AV. ; VS. ; ŚBr. ; GṛŚrS.

3. yaśas

honour, glory, fame, renown, AV. &c. &c. (also personified as a son of Kāma and Rati , Hariv. ; or of Dharma and Kīrti , Pur. )

4. yaśas

= udaka, water, or anna, food, or dhana, wealth, Naigh.

5. yaśasa

yaśasa n. ( ifc. ) = yaśas (see deva, manuṣya and śrīyaśasa).

In the wild

yaśasā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_5,14.3
yaśasā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_5,14.4
yaśasā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_5,14.4
yaśasā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_6,4.28
yaśasā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_6,4.7
yaśasā Brhadaranyaka Upanisad brhup_6,4.8

6 of 21 attestations shown.

Where it came from

Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) Treated in Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) s.v. yäsas (vol. 2, scan pp. 433-434; entry #3420).

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