विसर्जन

Borrowed from Sanskrit विसर्जन (visarjana), from वि (vi) +‎ सर्जन (sarjana).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.səɾ.d͡ʒən/, [ʋɪ.sɐɾ.d͡ʒɐ̃n]

विसर्जन • (visarjan) m

1. giving up, abandoning, relinquishing

   Synonyms: त्याग (tyāg), छोड़ना (choṛnā)

2. consigning, handing over
   1. (Hinduism, Jainism) the immersion of an idol into water

      गणेश विसर्जन

      gaṇeś visarjan

      the practice of immersing an idol of Ganesh in the water on Anant Chaturdashi

3. conclusion, ending

   Synonyms: समाप्ति (samāpti), अंत (ant)

• विसर्जित (visarjit)

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विसर्जन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press