As a deity name
Name 186 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
यशस्वी · adj
[वि॰ स्त्री॰ यशस्विनी] जिसका खूब यश हो । कीर्तिमान — Śabdasāgara
यशस्वी · yaśasvī · adj.
(f. -vinī), Possessing honour or glory, honourable, glorious, famous, renowned, celebrated — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 1250
यशस्वी
glorious, honoured, famous, celebrated
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi यशस्विन् — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Sanskrit यशस्विन् (yaśasvin)” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
yaśas—vin mfn. beautiful, splendid, illustrious, famous, celebrated, AV. &c. &c. (superl. -vi-tama)
yaśas—vin m. (with kavi) N. of a poet, Cat.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
beautiful, splendid, illustrious, famous, celebrated, &c. &c. (superl. -vi-tama)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "yaśasvī" is the nominative of "yaśasvin" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "yaśasvin" is derived from "yaśas" with the vini suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
yaśas n. beautiful appearance, beauty, splendour, worth, RV.; AV.; VS.; ŚBr.; GṛŚrS.
honour, glory, fame, renown, AV. &c. &c. (also personified as a son of Kāma and Rati, Hariv.; or of Dharma and Kīrti, Pur.)
yaśas—vin mfn. beautiful, splendid, illustrious, famous, celebrated, AV. &c. &c. (superl. -vi-tama)
yaśas—vin m. (with kavi) N. of a poet, Cat.
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Dictionary citations
yaśas—vin mfn. beautiful, splendid, illustrious, famous, celebrated, AV. &c. &c. (superl. -vi-tama)
yaśas—vin m. (with kavi) N. of a poet, Cat.
yaśas n. beautiful appearance, beauty, splendour, worth, RV.; AV.; VS.; ŚBr.; GṛŚrS.
honour, glory, fame, renown, AV. &c. &c. (also personified as a son of Kāma and Rati, Hariv.; or of Dharma and Kīrti, Pur.)
Alternative readings
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