masculine & neuter
(mano-group), fame; glory; success; retinue
Yaso and Yasa (neuter) [Vedic yaśaḥ (neuter). The word follows the a° declension, but preserves and favours the instrumental yasasā after the s° declention (like mano, ceto etc,), e.g. at Ja I 134. — In the nominative and accusative singular both forms yaso and yasa(ṃ) occur; in compounds the form yasa° is the usual; yaso as masculine is found at Snp 438] glory, fame, repute, success, high position. On term as used with reference to the brahmin see Fick, Soziale Gliederung pages 128, 129. The prevailing idea of Dhammapāla is that yaso consists of a great retinue, and company of servants, followers etc. This idea is already to be found at D I 118 = 126 where y. is founded on parisā (cf. Sv I 143 on D I 48; Sv I 298: yasasā ti āṇāṭhapana-samatthatāya). See e.g. Vv-a 122 (yaso = parivāra); Pv-a 137 (yasasā = mahati parivāra-sampattiyā); cf. Ja I 134 (rājā mahantena yasena uppanaṃ gacchati). — D I 137 (as quality of a king); III 260, 286; Ja IV 275 f. (dibba y. as one of the 10 qualities of greatness, viz. divine duration of life, complexion, happiness, fame, power, and the 5 sense-objects rūpa, sadda, gandha, rasa, phoṭṭhabba. The same 10 are found at Pv II 9 58, 59 ); A I 15; II 32, 66, 188; III 31, 47 f.; IV 95, 195 f.; Dhp 24, 303 (+ bhoga); Thag 554; Nidd I 147; Pv III 3 5 (= dev'iddhi Pv-a 189); Vv 29 1 ; Ja I 134; VI 468; Miln 291 (bhoga + y.); Vism 393; Saddh 306, 518. — yasaṃ deti to give credit Ja I 180. mahā-yaso great fame Ja I 46 (verse 266), cf. yas-agga the highest (of) fame Ja I 51, where coupled with lābh-agga the greatest gain. The latter combination is stereotype in the Niddesa (see e.g. Nidd II §55), where the 4 worldly ideals are given in sequence lābha, yaso, pasaṃsā, sukha. — With kitti we find yaso at Snp 817 (see definition and exegesis at Nidd I 147). — Opposite ayasa D III 260, 286; A II 188; IV 157 f. -dāyika giving (or a giver of) repute Ja VI 285; -mada pride of fame Vibh-a 467; -mahatta greatness of fame Vism 233; -lābha the gain of fame Ja III 516 (+ dhanalābha).