tejas | तेजस् | tejas

te/jas | ते/जस् | n. (often pl.) the sharp edge (of a knife &c.), point or top of a flame or ray, glow, glare, splendour, brilliance, light, fire, RV. &c.
clearness of the eyes, VS. xxi; AitBr. &c.
the bright appearance of the human body (in health), beauty, Nal.; Suśr. i, 15
the heating and strengthening faculty of the human frame seated in the bile, 14 and 26
the bile, L.
fiery energy, ardour, vital power, spirit, efficacy, essence, AV. &c.
semen virile, MBh.; R.; Ragh.; Śak.
marrow, L.
the brain, W.
gold, L.
(opposed to kśamā | क्शमा |) impatience, fierceness, energetic opposition, MBh. iii; VarBṛ.; Sāh. iii, 50 and 54; Daśar. ii, 3
(in Sāṃkhya phil.) = rajas | रजस् | (passion)
spiritual or moral or magical power or influence, majesty, dignity, glory, authority, AV.; VS. &c.
a venerable or dignified person, person of consequence, MBh. v, xiii; Śak. vii, 15
fresh butter, L.
a mystical N. of the letter r, RāmatUp. i, 23
(ase | असे |) dat. inf. √ tij | तिज् |, q.v.
cf. a- | अ- |, agni- | अग्नि- |, ugra- | उग्र- | &c.

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