जिघांसा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit जिघांसा (jighāṃsā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d͡ʒɪ.ɡʱɑːn.sɑː/, [d͡ʒɪ.ɡʱä̃ːn.säː]
Noun
जिघांसा • (jighānsā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | जिघांसा jighānsā |
जिघांसाएँ jighānsāẽ |
| oblique | जिघांसा jighānsā |
जिघांसाओं jighānsāõ |
| vocative | जिघांसा jighānsā |
जिघांसाओ jighānsāo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “जिघांसा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- জিঘাংসা (Assamese script)
- ᬚᬶᬖᬵᬂᬲᬵ (Balinese script)
- জিঘাংসা (Bengali script)
- 𑰕𑰰𑰑𑰯𑰽𑰭𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀚𑀺𑀖𑀸𑀁𑀲𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဇိဃာံသာ (Burmese script)
- જિઘાંસા (Gujarati script)
- ਜਿਘਾਂਸਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌜𑌿𑌘𑌾𑌂𑌸𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦗꦶꦓꦴꦁꦱꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂔𑂱𑂐𑂰𑂁𑂮𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಜಿಘಾಂಸಾ (Kannada script)
- ជិឃាំសា (Khmer script)
- ຊິຆາໍສາ (Lao script)
- ജിഘാംസാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡯᡳᢀ᠋ᢚᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘕𑘱𑘑𑘰𑘽𑘭𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠽᠢᢀ᠋ᠺᠾᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦵𑧒𑦱𑧑𑧞𑧍𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐖𑐶𑐑𑐵𑑄𑐳𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଜିଘାଂସା (Odia script)
- ꢙꢶꢕꢵꢀꢱꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆘𑆴𑆔𑆳𑆁𑆱𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖕𑖰𑖑𑖯𑖽𑖭𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ජිඝාංසා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩣𑩑𑩟𑩛𑪖𑪁𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚑𑚮𑚍𑚭𑚫𑚨𑚭 (Takri script)
- ஜிக⁴ாஂஸா (Tamil script)
- జిఘాంసా (Telugu script)
- ชิฆาํสา (Thai script)
- ཛི་གྷཱཾ་སཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒖𑒱𑒒𑒰𑓀𑒮𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨥𑨁𑨎𑨊𑨸𑨰𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Back-formation from जिघांसति (jíghāṃsati, “to wish to kill/destroy”) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑi.ɡʱɑ̃ː.sɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d͡ʑi.ɡʱɑ̃ː.s̪ɑː/
Noun
जिघांसा • (jighāṃsā) stem, f
- desire to kill or destroy
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.54.30:
- ततो रथादवप्लुत्य खड्गपाणिर्जिघांसया। कृष्णमभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धः पतङ्ग इव पावकम्॥
- tato rathādavaplutya khaḍgapāṇirjighāṃsayā. kṛṣṇamabhyadravat kruddhaḥ pataṅga iva pāvakam.
- Then Rukmī leaped down from his chariot and, sword in hand, rushed toward Kṛṣṇa with the desire to kill him, like a bird flying into the wind.
- ततो रथादवप्लुत्य खड्गपाणिर्जिघांसया। कृष्णमभ्यद्रवत् क्रुद्धः पतङ्ग इव पावकम्॥
- malice, revenge
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | जिघांसा (jighāṃsā) | जिघांसे (jighāṃse) | जिघांसाः (jighāṃsāḥ) |
| accusative | जिघांसाम् (jighāṃsām) | जिघांसे (jighāṃse) | जिघांसाः (jighāṃsāḥ) |
| instrumental | जिघांसया (jighāṃsayā) जिघांसा¹ (jighāṃsā¹) |
जिघांसाभ्याम् (jighāṃsābhyām) | जिघांसाभिः (jighāṃsābhiḥ) |
| dative | जिघांसायै (jighāṃsāyai) | जिघांसाभ्याम् (jighāṃsābhyām) | जिघांसाभ्यः (jighāṃsābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | जिघांसायाः (jighāṃsāyāḥ) जिघांसायै² (jighāṃsāyai²) |
जिघांसाभ्याम् (jighāṃsābhyām) | जिघांसाभ्यः (jighāṃsābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | जिघांसायाः (jighāṃsāyāḥ) जिघांसायै² (jighāṃsāyai²) |
जिघांसयोः (jighāṃsayoḥ) | जिघांसानाम् (jighāṃsānām) |
| locative | जिघांसायाम् (jighāṃsāyām) | जिघांसयोः (jighāṃsayoḥ) | जिघांसासु (jighāṃsāsu) |
| vocative | जिघांसे (jighāṃse) | जिघांसे (jighāṃse) | जिघांसाः (jighāṃsāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “जिघांसा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 421.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “jighāṃsā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “जिघांसा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “जिघांसा”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press