बन्धु
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
बन्धु m
- Devanagari script form of bandhu
Declension
Declension table of "बन्धु" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | बन्धु (bandhu) | बन्धवो (bandhavo) or बन्धू (bandhū) |
| Accusative (second) | बन्धुं (bandhuṃ) | बन्धवो (bandhavo) or बन्धू (bandhū) |
| Instrumental (third) | बन्धुना (bandhunā) | बन्धूहि (bandhūhi) or बन्धूभि (bandhūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | बन्धुस्स (bandhussa) or बन्धुनो (bandhuno) | बन्धूनं (bandhūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | बन्धुस्मा (bandhusmā) or बन्धुम्हा (bandhumhā) | बन्धूहि (bandhūhi) or बन्धूभि (bandhūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | बन्धुस्स (bandhussa) or बन्धुनो (bandhuno) | बन्धूनं (bandhūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | बन्धुस्मिं (bandhusmiṃ) or बन्धुम्हि (bandhumhi) | बन्धूसु (bandhūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | बन्धु (bandhu) | बन्धवे (bandhave) or बन्धवो (bandhavo) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- বন্ধু (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬦ᭄ᬥᬸ (Balinese script)
- বন্ধু (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰡𑰿𑰠𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဗန္ဓု (Burmese script)
- બન્ધુ (Gujarati script)
- ਬਨ੍ਧੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦤ꧀ꦣꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂢𑂹𑂡𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಬನ್ಧು (Kannada script)
- ពន្ធុ (Khmer script)
- ພນ຺ຘຸ (Lao script)
- ബന്ധു (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠᠨᢡᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘡𑘿𑘠𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᠨᢑᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧁𑧠𑧀𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐣𑑂𑐢𑐸 (Newa script)
- ବନ୍ଧୁ (Odia script)
- ꢨꢥ꣄ꢤꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆤𑇀𑆣𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖡𑖿𑖠𑖲 (Siddham script)
- බන්ධු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩯 𑪙𑩮𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚝𑚶𑚜𑚰 (Takri script)
- ப³ந்து⁴ (Tamil script)
- బన్ధు (Telugu script)
- พนฺธุ (Thai script)
- བ་ནྡྷུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒢𑓂𑒡𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨝𑩇𑨜𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root बन्ध् (bandh), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to bind, tie”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πενθερός (pentherós).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /bɐ́n.dʱu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /bɐn̪.d̪ʱu/
Noun
बन्धु • (bándhu) stem, m
- connection, relation, association, bond
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.154.5:
- तद॑स्य प्रि॒यम॒भि पाथो॑ अश्यां॒ नरो॒ यत्र॑ देव॒यवो॒ मद॑न्ति।
उ॒रु॒क्र॒मस्य॒ स हि बन्धु॑र्इ॒त्था विष्णोः॑ प॒दे प॑र॒मे मध्व॒ उत्सः॑॥- tádasya priyámabhí pā́tho aśyāṃ náro yátra devayávo mádanti.
urukramásya sá hí bándhuritthā́ víṣṇoḥ padé paramé mádhva útsaḥ. - Might I reach that dear cattle-pen of his, where men seeking the gods find elation, for exactly that is the bond to the wide-striding one: the wellspring of mead in the highest step of Viṣṇu.
- tádasya priyámabhí pā́tho aśyāṃ náro yátra devayávo mádanti.
- तद॑स्य प्रि॒यम॒भि पाथो॑ अश्यां॒ नरो॒ यत्र॑ देव॒यवो॒ मद॑न्ति।
- kinship, kindred
- a kinsman, relative, kindred
- (law) a cognate kinsman in a remote degree, one subsequent in right of inheritance to the सगोत्र
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बन्धुः (bándhuḥ) | बन्धू (bándhū) | बन्धवः (bándhavaḥ) |
| accusative | बन्धुम् (bándhum) | बन्धू (bándhū) | बन्धून् (bándhūn) |
| instrumental | बन्धुना (bándhunā) बन्ध्वा¹ (bándhvā¹) |
बन्धुभ्याम् (bándhubhyām) | बन्धुभिः (bándhubhiḥ) |
| dative | बन्धवे (bándhave) | बन्धुभ्याम् (bándhubhyām) | बन्धुभ्यः (bándhubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बन्धोः (bándhoḥ) | बन्धुभ्याम् (bándhubhyām) | बन्धुभ्यः (bándhubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बन्धोः (bándhoḥ) | बन्ध्वोः (bándhvoḥ) | बन्धूनाम् (bándhūnām) |
| locative | बन्धौ (bándhau) | बन्ध्वोः (bándhvoḥ) | बन्धुषु (bándhuṣu) |
| vocative | बन्धो (bándho) | बन्धू (bándhū) | बन्धवः (bándhavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀁𑀥𑀼 (baṃdhu)
- Pali: bandhu
- → Bengali: বন্ধু (bondhu)
- → Hindi: बंधु (bandhu)
- → Lao: ພັນທຸ (phan thu)
- → Marathi: बंधू (bandhū)
- → Old Javanese: bandhu, wandhu
- → Tamil: பந்து (pantu)
- → Telugu: బంధువు (bandhuvu)
- → Thai: พันธุ์ (pan)
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bandhu”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.