विघ्न

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विघ्न (vighna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪɡʱ.nᵊ/

Noun

विघ्न • (vighnam

  1. hindrance, obstacle, difficulty; an interruption
    Synonyms: बाधा (bādhā), अड़चन (aṛcan)
    मेरे काम में रोज़ नया विघ्न पड़ता है।
    mere kām mẽ roz nayā vighna paṛtā hai.
    Every day I face a new hindrance in my work.

Declension

Declension of विघ्न (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct विघ्न
vighna
विघ्न
vighna
oblique विघ्न
vighna
विघ्नों
vighnõ
vocative विघ्न
vighna
विघ्नो
vighno

Derived terms

  • निर्विघ्न (nirvighna)
  • निर्विघ्नता (nirvighnatā)
  • विघ्नकारी (vighnakārī)
  • विघ्नाशक (vighnāśak)
  • विघ्नित (vighnit)
  • विघ्नेश (vighneś)

Sanskrit

Etymology

From विघन (vighana), from वि- (vi-) +‎ घन (ghana).

Noun

विघ्न • (vighna) stemm

  1. a breaker, destroyer
  2. an obstacle, impediment, hindrance, opposition, prevention, interruption, any difficulty or trouble

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विघ्न
singular dual plural
nominative विघ्नः (vighnaḥ) विघ्नौ (vighnau)
विघ्ना¹ (vighnā¹)
विघ्नाः (vighnāḥ)
विघ्नासः¹ (vighnāsaḥ¹)
accusative विघ्नम् (vighnam) विघ्नौ (vighnau)
विघ्ना¹ (vighnā¹)
विघ्नान् (vighnān)
instrumental विघ्नेन (vighnena) विघ्नाभ्याम् (vighnābhyām) विघ्नैः (vighnaiḥ)
विघ्नेभिः¹ (vighnebhiḥ¹)
dative विघ्नाय (vighnāya) विघ्नाभ्याम् (vighnābhyām) विघ्नेभ्यः (vighnebhyaḥ)
ablative विघ्नात् (vighnāt) विघ्नाभ्याम् (vighnābhyām) विघ्नेभ्यः (vighnebhyaḥ)
genitive विघ्नस्य (vighnasya) विघ्नयोः (vighnayoḥ) विघ्नानाम् (vighnānām)
locative विघ्ने (vighne) विघ्नयोः (vighnayoḥ) विघ्नेषु (vighneṣu)
vocative विघ्न (vighna) विघ्नौ (vighnau)
विघ्ना¹ (vighnā¹)
विघ्नाः (vighnāḥ)
विघ्नासः¹ (vighnāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindi: विघ्न (vighna)
  • Telugu: విఘ్నము (vighnamu)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “विघ्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 957.
  • विघ्न” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 491.
  • घ्न” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 176.