चन्द्रहास

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चन्द्रहास (candrahāsa). Cognate with Kannada ಚಂದ್ರಹಾಸ (candrahāsa, “sword”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃən.d̪ɾə.ɦɑːs/, [t͡ʃɐ̃n̪.d̪ɾɐ.ɦäːs]

Noun

चन्द्रहास • (candrahās) m

sword
Synonyms: तलवार (talvār), खड्ग (khaḍg), कृपाण (kŕpāṇ), आसङ्ग (āsaṅg), करण्ड (karaṇḍ)

Declension

Declension of *चन्द्रहास* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	चन्द्रहास candrahās	चन्द्रहास candrahās
oblique	चन्द्रहास candrahās	चन्द्रहासों candrahāsõ
vocative	चन्द्रहास candrahās	चन्द्रहासो candrahāso

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

চন্দ্ৰহাস (Assamese script)
ᬘᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭᬳᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
চন্দ্রহাস (Bengali script)
𑰓𑰡𑰿𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰮𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀘𑀦𑁆𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀳𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
စန္ဒြဟာသ (Burmese script)
ચન્દ્રહાસ (Gujarati script)
ਚਨ੍ਦ੍ਰਹਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌚𑌨𑍍𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿꦲꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
𑂒𑂢𑂹𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂯𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
ಚನ್ದ್ರಹಾಸ (Kannada script)
ចន្ទ្រហាស (Khmer script)
ຈນ຺ທ຺ຣຫາສ (Lao script)
ചന്ദ്രഹാസ (Malayalam script)
ᢜᠠᠨᡩᡵᠠᡥᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘓𑘡𑘿𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘮𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
ᢋᠠᠨᢑᠷᠠᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦳𑧁𑧠𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧎𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
𑐔𑐣𑑂𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐴𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରହାସ (Odia script)
ꢗꢥ꣄ꢣ꣄ꢬꢲꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
𑆖𑆤𑇀𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆲𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
𑖓𑖡𑖿𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖮𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
චන්‍ද්‍රහාස (Sinhalese script)
𑩡𑩯 𑪙𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑪂𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
𑚏𑚝𑚶𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚩𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
சந்த்³ரஹாஸ (Tamil script)
చన్ద్రహాస (Telugu script)
จนฺทฺรหาส (Thai script)
ཙ་ནྡྲ་ཧཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
𑒔𑒢𑓂𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒯𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
𑨣𑨝𑩇𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨱𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From चन्द्र (candra, “moon”) + हास (hāsa, “laughter”). The latter comes from the root हस् (has, “to laugh”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐn.dɾɐ́.ɦɑː.sɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐn̪.d̪ɾɐ.ɦɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun

चन्द्रहास • (candrahā́sa) stem, m

sword
Synonyms: खड्ग (khaḍga), कृपाण (kṛpāṇa), आसङ्ग (āsaṅga), करण्ड (karaṇḍa)
An indestructible sword gifted by Lord Shiva to Ravana^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
A given name

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चन्द्रहास
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	चन्द्रहासः (candrahā́saḥ)	चन्द्रहासौ (candrahā́sau) चन्द्रहासा¹ (candrahā́sā¹)	चन्द्रहासाः (candrahā́sāḥ) चन्द्रहासासः¹ (candrahā́sāsaḥ¹)
accusative	चन्द्रहासम् (candrahā́sam)	चन्द्रहासौ (candrahā́sau) चन्द्रहासा¹ (candrahā́sā¹)	चन्द्रहासान् (candrahā́sān)
instrumental	चन्द्रहासेन (candrahā́sena)	चन्द्रहासाभ्याम् (candrahā́sābhyām)	चन्द्रहासैः (candrahā́saiḥ) चन्द्रहासेभिः¹ (candrahā́sebhiḥ¹)
dative	चन्द्रहासाय (candrahā́sāya)	चन्द्रहासाभ्याम् (candrahā́sābhyām)	चन्द्रहासेभ्यः (candrahā́sebhyaḥ)
ablative	चन्द्रहासात् (candrahā́sāt)	चन्द्रहासाभ्याम् (candrahā́sābhyām)	चन्द्रहासेभ्यः (candrahā́sebhyaḥ)
genitive	चन्द्रहासस्य (candrahā́sasya)	चन्द्रहासयोः (candrahā́sayoḥ)	चन्द्रहासानाम् (candrahā́sānām)
locative	चन्द्रहासे (candrahā́se)	चन्द्रहासयोः (candrahā́sayoḥ)	चन्द्रहासेषु (candrahā́seṣu)
vocative	चन्द्रहास (cándrahāsa)	चन्द्रहासौ (cándrahāsau) चन्द्रहासा¹ (cándrahāsā¹)	चन्द्रहासाः (cándrahāsāḥ) चन्द्रहासासः¹ (cándrahāsāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Hindi: चन्द्रहास (candrahās, “sword”)
Kannada: ಚಂದ್ರಹಾಸ (candrahāsa, “sword, Chandrahasa”)
Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀘𑀦𑁆𑀤𑀭𑀸𑀲 (candarāsa, “divine sword”)
- Malay: cenderasa (“divine sword”)
  - Indonesian: cenderasa (“mythological sword”)

Adjective

चन्द्रहास • (candrahā́sa) stem

of or relating to a sword

References

^ Bennett, James (7 June 2017), Beneath the Winds: Masterpieces of Southeast Asian Art from the Art Gallery of South Australia‎^[1], Australia: Art Gallery of South Australia, →ISBN, page 251
^ Cakrabartī, Bishṇupada (24 July 2008), The Penguin Companion to the Ramayana‎^[2], Penguin, →ISBN, retrieved 24 July 2018, page 91
^ "Chandrahas". cleandungeon. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^ Social, Daily. "12 Of The Most Powerful Divine Weapons From Hindu Mythology". Daily Social. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[1] Bennett, James (7 June 2017), Beneath the Winds: Masterpieces of Southeast Asian Art from the Art Gallery of South Australia‎^[1], Australia: Art Gallery of South Australia, →ISBN, page 251

[2] Cakrabartī, Bishṇupada (24 July 2008), The Penguin Companion to the Ramayana‎^[2], Penguin, →ISBN, retrieved 24 July 2018, page 91

[3] "Chandrahas". cleandungeon. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[4] Social, Daily. "12 Of The Most Powerful Divine Weapons From Hindu Mythology". Daily Social. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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