विश्वस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From वि- (vi-) +‎ श्वस् (śvas).

Pronunciation

Root

विश्वस् • (viśvas)

  1. to draw breath freely, be free from fear or apprehension, be trustful or confident, trust or confide in, rely or depend on.
  2. to cause to trust, inspire with confidence, console, comfort, encourage.
  3. to wish to inspire confidence or to encourage.

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root विश्वस् (0 c, 1 e)
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root विश्वस् not found
Primary Verbal Forms
  • विश्वसिति (viśvasiti) (Present)
  • विश्वसति (viśvasati) (Present)
  • विशश्वास (viśaśvāsa) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • विश्वासयति (viśvāsayati) (Causative)
  • विशिश्वासयिषति (viśiśvāsayiṣati) (Desiderative of Causative)
Non-Finite Forms
  • विश्वस्त (viśvasta) (Past Participle)
  • विश्वसित (viśvasita) (Past Participle)
  • विश्वसितुम् (viśvasitum) (Infinitive)
  • विश्वस्य (viśvasya) (Gerund)
  • विश्वास्य (viśvāsya) (Gerundive)
  • विश्वसितव्य (viśvasitavya) (Gerundive)
  • विश्वसनीय (viśvasanīya) (Gerundive)
Derived Nominal Forms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899), “विश्वस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 995, column 1.
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “viśvas”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.