यक्ष
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬬᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
- যক্ষ (Assamese script)
- যক্ষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
- યક્ષ (Gujarati script)
- ꦪꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
- ಯಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
- ယက္ၑ (Burmese script)
- ଯକ୍ଷ (Oriya script)
- ꢫꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
- యక్ష (Telugu script)
- ཡཀྵ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
Noun
यक्ष • (yakṣá) n
- (Hinduism), (Buddhism) a yaksha; a supernatural being, spiritual apparition, spirit, ghost
Declension
| Neuter a-stem declension of यक्ष (yakṣá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यक्षम् yakṣám |
यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yakṣā́ṇi / yakṣā́¹ |
| Vocative | यक्ष yákṣa |
यक्षे yákṣe |
यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yákṣāṇi / yákṣā¹ |
| Accusative | यक्षम् yakṣám |
यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षाणि / यक्षा¹ yakṣā́ṇi / yakṣā́¹ |
| Instrumental | यक्षेण yakṣéṇa |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षैः / यक्षेभिः¹ yakṣaíḥ / yakṣébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | यक्षाय yakṣā́ya |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यक्षात् yakṣā́t |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यक्षस्य yakṣásya |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षाणाम् yakṣā́ṇām |
| Locative | यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षेषु yakṣéṣu |
| Notes |
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यक्ष • (yakṣá) m
- a class of semi-divine beings (attendants of Kubera, exceptionally also of Vishṇu; described as sons of Pulastya, of Pulaha, of Kaśyapa, of Khasā or Krodhā.)
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of यक्ष (yakṣá) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | यक्षः yakṣáḥ |
यक्षौ yakṣaú |
यक्षाः / यक्षासः¹ yakṣā́ḥ / yakṣā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | यक्ष yákṣa |
यक्षौ yákṣau |
यक्षाः / यक्षासः¹ yákṣāḥ / yákṣāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | यक्षम् yakṣám |
यक्षौ yakṣaú |
यक्षान् yakṣā́n |
| Instrumental | यक्षेण yakṣéṇa |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षैः / यक्षेभिः¹ yakṣaíḥ / yakṣébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | यक्षाय yakṣā́ya |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | यक्षात् yakṣā́t |
यक्षाभ्याम् yakṣā́bhyām |
यक्षेभ्यः yakṣébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | यक्षस्य yakṣásya |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षाणाम् yakṣā́ṇām |
| Locative | यक्षे yakṣé |
यक्षयोः yakṣáyoḥ |
यक्षेषु yakṣéṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- Dardic: *ḍẓaṭṣám
- Kalasha: ǰ̣ač̣
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀔 (jakkha)
- Pali: yakkha
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀓𑁆𑀔 (jakkha)
- Old Gujarati: जाख (jākha)
- Old Hindi: जाक (jāka)
- → Chinese: 夜叉 (yècha)
- → English: yaksha
- → Japanese: やしゃ (yasha)
- → Kannada: ಯಕ್ಷ (yakṣa)
- → Korean: 야차 (yacha)
- → Telugu: యక్షుడు (yakṣuḍu)
- → Thai: ยักษ์ (yák)
- → Turkic: *jAkšɨ (“good”) (perhaps)
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