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)

Pronunciation

Noun

यक्ष • (yakṣá) n

  1. (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
  • ¹Vedic

यक्ष • (yakṣá) m

  1. 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
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • Dardic: *ḍẓaṭṣám
  • 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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