प्रयोजन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रयोजन (prayojana).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.joː.d͡ʒən/, [pɾɐ.joː.d͡ʒɐ̃n]

Noun

प्रयोजन • (prayojan) m

purpose
Synonym: मक़सद (maqsad)

Declension

Declension of *प्रयोजन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	प्रयोजन prayojan	प्रयोजन prayojan
oblique	प्रयोजन prayojan	प्रयोजनों prayojanõ
vocative	प्रयोजन prayojan	प्रयोजनो prayojano

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘧𑘻𑘕𑘡 (prayojana, “purpose”), from Sanskrit प्रयोजन (prayojana, “purpose”). Cognate with Hindi प्रयोजन (prayojan), Kannada ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ (prayōjana), Tamil பிரயோஜனம் (pirayōjaṉam) and Telugu ప్రయోజనము (prayōjanamu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾə.jo.d͡ʑən/

Noun

प्रयोजन • (prayojan) n

purpose, aim
Synonyms: उद्देश (uddeś), हेतू (hetū)

त्याला स्वतंत्र बनवण्याचा माझ्या निर्णयामागचा प्रयोजन आहे.
tyālā svatantra banvaṇyācā mājhyā nirṇayāmāgcā prayojan āhe.
The purpose behind my decision is to make him independent.

Declension

Declension of प्रयोजन (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	प्रयोजन prayojan
direct plural	प्रयोजने, प्रयोजनं prayojne, prayojna
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रयोजन prayojan	प्रयोजने, प्रयोजनं prayojne, prayojna
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रयोजना prayojnā	प्रयोजनां- prayojnān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रयोजनाला prayojnālā	प्रयोजनांना prayojnānnā
ergative	प्रयोजनाने, प्रयोजनानं prayojnāne, prayojnāna	प्रयोजनांनी prayojnānnī
instrumental	प्रयोजनाशी prayojnāśī	प्रयोजनांशी prayojnānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रयोजनात prayojnāt	प्रयोजनांत prayojnāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रयोजना prayojnā	प्रयोजनांनो prayojnānno
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 प्रयोजन (neut 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	प्रयोजनाचा prayojnāċā	प्रयोजनाचे prayojnāċe	प्रयोजनाची prayojnācī	प्रयोजनाच्या prayojnācā	प्रयोजनाचे, प्रयोजनाचं prayojnāċe, prayojnāċa	प्रयोजनाची prayojnācī	प्रयोजनाच्या prayojnācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रयोजनांचा prayojnānċā	प्रयोजनांचे prayojnānċe	प्रयोजनांची prayojnāñcī	प्रयोजनांच्या prayojnāncā	प्रयोजनांचे, प्रयोजनांचं prayojnānċe, prayojnānċa	प्रयोजनांची prayojnāñcī	प्रयोजनांच्या prayojnāñcā
^* 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.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रयोजन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “प्रयोजन”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

প্ৰয়োজন (Assamese script)
ᬧ᭄ᬭᬬᭀᬚᬦ (Balinese script)
প্রয়োজন (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰧𑰺𑰕𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀬𑁄𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
ပြယောဇန (Burmese script)
પ્રયોજન (Gujarati script)
ਪ੍ਰਯੋਜਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌯𑍋𑌜𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦿꦪꦺꦴꦗꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂨𑂷𑂔𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ (Kannada script)
ប្រយោជន (Khmer script)
ປ຺ຣໂຍຊນ (Lao script)
പ്രയോജന (Malayalam script)
ᢒᡵᠠᠶᠣᡯᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘧𑘻𑘕𑘡 (Modi script)
ᢒᠷᠠᠶ᠋ᠣᠸᠠᠽᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧇𑧜𑦵𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐫𑑀𑐖𑐣 (Newa script)
ପ୍ରଯୋଜନ (Odia script)
ꢦ꣄ꢬꢫꣂꢙꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆪𑆾𑆘𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖧𑖺𑖕𑖡 (Siddham script)
ප්‍රයොජන (Sinhalese script)
𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩻𑩕𑩣𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚣𑚴𑚑𑚝 (Takri script)
ப்ரயோஜந (Tamil script)
ప్రయోజన (Telugu script)
ปฺรโยชน (Thai script)
པྲ་ཡོ་ཛ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒨𑒼𑒖𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨪𑨆𑨥𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From प्र- (pra-) +‎ योजन (yojana).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.jɐw.d͡ʑɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.joː.d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

प्रयोजन • (prayojana) stem, n

use, employment, application
need, necessity
cause, motive, occasion
end, aim, object, purpose

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of प्रयोजन
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam)	प्रयोजने (prayojane)	प्रयोजनानि (prayojanāni) प्रयोजना¹ (prayojanā¹)
accusative	प्रयोजनम् (prayojanam)	प्रयोजने (prayojane)	प्रयोजनानि (prayojanāni) प्रयोजना¹ (prayojanā¹)
instrumental	प्रयोजनेन (prayojanena)	प्रयोजनाभ्याम् (prayojanābhyām)	प्रयोजनैः (prayojanaiḥ) प्रयोजनेभिः¹ (prayojanebhiḥ¹)
dative	प्रयोजनाय (prayojanāya)	प्रयोजनाभ्याम् (prayojanābhyām)	प्रयोजनेभ्यः (prayojanebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रयोजनात् (prayojanāt)	प्रयोजनाभ्याम् (prayojanābhyām)	प्रयोजनेभ्यः (prayojanebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रयोजनस्य (prayojanasya)	प्रयोजनयोः (prayojanayoḥ)	प्रयोजनानाम् (prayojanānām)
locative	प्रयोजने (prayojane)	प्रयोजनयोः (prayojanayoḥ)	प्रयोजनेषु (prayojaneṣu)
vocative	प्रयोजन (prayojana)	प्रयोजने (prayojane)	प्रयोजनानि (prayojanāni) प्रयोजना¹ (prayojanā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रयोजन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Monier Williams (1899) “प्रयोजन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 688, column 3.