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tejassa

teja

nt dat sg of teja (noun); nt gen sg of teja (noun); masc dat sg of teja (adj); nt dat sg of teja (adj); …

1. teja (nt): flame; fire; heat
2. teja (adj): keen; sharp; piercing
3. teja (nt): spiritual fire; inner fire
4. tejas (masc): flame; fire; heat
5. tejas (masc): radiance; glory; splendour; power
6. tejas (masc): poison; lit. heat

Etymology. √tij > tej + *a; from √tij 'be sharp, be hot'; Sanskrit tejas [tij]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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