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Noun [Sanskrit]

IPA: /tɐ́.mɐs/ [Vedic], /ˈt̪ɐ.mɐs̪/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temH- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *témHos Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas Sanskrit तमस् (tamas) From Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas, from Proto-Indo-European *témHos (“darkness”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬵 (təmah), Persian تم (tam, “cataract”), Lithuanian tamsà (“darkness”), Latin tenebra (“darkness”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{etymon|sa|inh|iir-pro>*támHas>darkness|id=darkness|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *temH- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *témHos Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas Sanskrit तमस् (tamas), {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*támHas}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas, {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*témHos||darkness}} Proto-Indo-European *témHos (“darkness”), {{cog|ae|𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬵}} Avestan 𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬵 (təmah), {{cog|fa|تم||cataract|tr=tam}} Persian تم (tam, “cataract”), {{cog|lt|tamsà||darkness}} Lithuanian tamsà (“darkness”), {{cog|la|tenebra||darkness}} Latin tenebra (“darkness”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n|tr=támas}} तमस् • (támas) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n|támas}} Forms: támas [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], तमः [nominative, singular], तमसी [dual, nominative], तमांसि [nominative, plural], तमः [singular, vocative], तमसी [dual, vocative], तमांसि [plural, vocative], तमः [accusative, singular], तमसी [accusative, dual], तमांसि [accusative, plural], तमसा [instrumental, singular], तमोभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], तमोभिः [instrumental, plural], तमसे [dative, singular], तमोभ्याम् [dative, dual], तमोभ्यः [dative, plural], तमसः [ablative, singular], तमोभ्याम् [ablative, dual], तमोभ्यः [ablative, plural], तमसः [genitive, singular], तमसोः [dual, genitive], तमसाम् [genitive, plural], तमसि [locative, singular], तमसोः [dual, locative], तमःसु [locative, plural]
  1. darkness, gloom (also in plural)
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-jl92sAtN
  2. the darkness of hell, hell or a particular division of hell
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-nWvPaOiQ
  3. the obscuration of the sun or moon in eclipses, attributed to Rahu
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-fgyQ2v2E Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 41 2 43 2 6
  4. mental darkness, ignorance, illusion, error
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-0gdMyPnX
  5. tamas, one of the three qualities or constituents of everything in creation (the cause of heaviness, ignorance, illusion, lust, anger, pride, sorrow, dullness, and stolidity)
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-M42XY0dr Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with etymology trees, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 5 29 5 42 2 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 2 41 2 43 2 6 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with etymology trees: 9 3 32 4 43 1 8 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 4 2 38 2 48 1 5 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 5 2 29 2 55 1 5
  6. sin
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-zMxox5KO
  7. sorrow
    Sense id: en-तमस्-sa-noun-LNvdgpEH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: तमस्वत् (támasvat), तमिस्र (támisra), तमिस्रा (támisrā)
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          "english": "Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the darkness:\nHe found the Kine, the Waters, the Sun.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.14.4",
          "roman": "ávindadgā́ apáḥ svàḥ.",
          "text": "अ॒ग्निर्जा॒तो अ॑रोचत॒ घ्नन्दस्यू॒ञ्ज्योति॑षा॒ तमः॑ ।\nअवि॑न्द॒द्गा अ॒पः स्वः॑ ॥\nagnírjātó arocata ghnándásyūñjyótiṣā támaḥ."
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        "4": "darkness"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin tenebra (“darkness”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *temH-\nProto-Indo-European *-os\nProto-Indo-European *témHos\nProto-Indo-Iranian *támHas\nSanskrit तमस् (tamas)\nFrom Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas, from Proto-Indo-European *témHos (“darkness”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬵 (təmah), Persian تم (tam, “cataract”),\nLithuanian tamsà (“darkness”), Latin tenebra (“darkness”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "támas",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-n",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "as-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमः",
      "roman": "támaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसी",
      "roman": "támasī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमांसि",
      "roman": "támāṃsi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमः",
      "roman": "támaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसी",
      "roman": "támasī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमांसि",
      "roman": "támāṃsi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमः",
      "roman": "támaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसी",
      "roman": "támasī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमांसि",
      "roman": "támāṃsi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसा",
      "roman": "támasā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमोभ्याम्",
      "roman": "támobhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमोभिः",
      "roman": "támobhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसे",
      "roman": "támase",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमोभ्याम्",
      "roman": "támobhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमोभ्यः",
      "roman": "támobhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसः",
      "roman": "támasaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमोभ्याम्",
      "roman": "támobhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमोभ्यः",
      "roman": "támobhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसः",
      "roman": "támasaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसोः",
      "roman": "támasoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसाम्",
      "roman": "támasām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसि",
      "roman": "támasi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमसोः",
      "roman": "támasoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "तमःसु",
      "roman": "támaḥsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "n",
        "tr": "támas"
      },
      "expansion": "तमस् • (támas) stem, n",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "támas"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-n"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "támasvat",
      "word": "तमस्वत्"
    },
    {
      "roman": "támisra",
      "word": "तमिस्र"
    },
    {
      "roman": "támisrā",
      "word": "तमिस्रा"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the darkness:\nHe found the Kine, the Waters, the Sun.",
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.14.4",
          "roman": "ávindadgā́ apáḥ svàḥ.",
          "text": "अ॒ग्निर्जा॒तो अ॑रोचत॒ घ्नन्दस्यू॒ञ्ज्योति॑षा॒ तमः॑ ।\nअवि॑न्द॒द्गा अ॒पः स्वः॑ ॥\nagnírjātó arocata ghnándásyūñjyótiṣā támaḥ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darkness, gloom (also in plural)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ],
        [
          "gloom",
          "gloom"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the darkness of hell, hell or a particular division of hell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ],
        [
          "hell",
          "hell"
        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the obscuration of the sun or moon in eclipses, attributed to Rahu"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obscuration",
          "obscuration"
        ],
        [
          "Rahu",
          "Rahu"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mental darkness, ignorance, illusion, error"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ignorance",
          "ignorance"
        ],
        [
          "illusion",
          "illusion"
        ],
        [
          "error",
          "error"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tamas, one of the three qualities or constituents of everything in creation (the cause of heaviness, ignorance, illusion, lust, anger, pride, sorrow, dullness, and stolidity)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tamas",
          "tamas"
        ],
        [
          "qualities",
          "qualities"
        ],
        [
          "constituent",
          "constituent"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sin",
          "sin"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sorrow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sorrow",
          "sorrow"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɐ́.mɐs/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt̪ɐ.mɐs̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "तमस्"
}

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