गंगास्नान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गङ्गास्नान (gaṅgāsnāna). By surface analysis, गंगा (gaṅgā, “Ganga”) +‎ स्नान (snān, “bathing”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡəŋ.ɡɑːs.nɑːn/, [ɡɐ̃ŋ.ɡäːs.nä̃ːn]

Noun

गंगास्नान • (gaṅgāsnān) m

(Hinduism) the ritual of bathing in the Ganges river

Declension

Declension of *गंगास्नान* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān
oblique	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān	गंगास्नानों gaṅgāsnānõ
vocative	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān	गंगास्नानो gaṅgāsnāno

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गङ्गास्नान (gaṅgāsnāna). By surface analysis, गंगा (gaṅgā, “Ganga”) +‎ स्नान (snān, “bathing”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡəŋ.ɡas.nan/
Hyphenation: गं‧गास्‧नान
Rhymes: -an

Noun

गंगास्नान • (gaṅgāsnān) m

(Hinduism) the ritual of bathing in the Ganges river believed to purify the soul and cleanse sins

Declension

Declension of गंगास्नान (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān
direct plural	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān	गंगास्नान gaṅgāsnān
oblique सामान्यरूप	गंगास्नाना gaṅgāsnānā	गंगास्नानां- gaṅgāsnānān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गंगास्नानाला gaṅgāsnānālā	गंगास्नानांना gaṅgāsnānānnā
ergative	गंगास्नानाने, गंगास्नानानं gaṅgāsnānāne, gaṅgāsnānāna	गंगास्नानांनी gaṅgāsnānānnī
instrumental	गंगास्नानाशी gaṅgāsnānāśī	गंगास्नानांशी gaṅgāsnānānśī
locative सप्तमी	गंगास्नानात gaṅgāsnānāt	गंगास्नानांत gaṅgāsnānāt
vocative संबोधन	गंगास्नाना gaṅgāsnānā	गंगास्नानांनो gaṅgāsnānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of गंगास्नान (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	गंगास्नानाचा gaṅgāsnānāċā	गंगास्नानाचे gaṅgāsnānāċe	गंगास्नानाची gaṅgāsnānācī	गंगास्नानाच्या gaṅgāsnānācā	गंगास्नानाचे, गंगास्नानाचं gaṅgāsnānāċe, gaṅgāsnānāċa	गंगास्नानाची gaṅgāsnānācī	गंगास्नानाच्या gaṅgāsnānācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गंगास्नानांचा gaṅgāsnānānċā	गंगास्नानांचे gaṅgāsnānānċe	गंगास्नानांची gaṅgāsnānāñcī	गंगास्नानांच्या gaṅgāsnānāncā	गंगास्नानांचे, गंगास्नानांचं gaṅgāsnānānċe, gaṅgāsnānānċa	गंगास्नानांची gaṅgāsnānāñcī	गंगास्नानांच्या gaṅgāsnānāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.