शंतनु
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शंतनु (śáṃtanu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃən.t̪ə.nuː/, [ʃɐ̃n̪.t̪ɐ.nuː]
Proper noun
शंतनु • (śantanu) m (Urdu spelling شَنْتَانُو)
- (Hinduism) Shantanu
- a male given name, Shantanu, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | शंतनु śantanu |
| oblique | शंतनु śantanu |
| vocative | शंतनु śantanu |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शंतनु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শংতনু (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬂᬢᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
- শংতনু (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰽𑰝𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀁𑀢𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ၐံတနု (Burmese script)
- શંતનુ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਂਤਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦁꦠꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂁𑂞𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಂತನು (Kannada script)
- ឝំតនុ (Khmer script)
- ຨໍຕນຸ (Lao script)
- ശംതനു (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᡧᠠᢠᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘽𑘝𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠱᠠᢐᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧞𑦽𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑄𑐟𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଶଂତନୁ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢀꢡꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆁𑆠𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖽𑖝𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ශංතනු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑪖𑩫𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚫𑚙𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
- ஶஂதநு (Tamil script)
- శంతను (Telugu script)
- ศํตนุ (Thai script)
- ཤཾ་ཏ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓀𑒞𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨸𑨙𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of शम् (śam) + तनु (tanu).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɐ́n.tɐ.nu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɐn̪.t̪ɐ.n̪u/
Adjective
शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंतनुः (śáṃtanuḥ) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ) |
| accusative | शंतनुम् (śáṃtanum) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनून् (śáṃtanūn) |
| instrumental | शंतनुना (śáṃtanunā) शंतन्वा¹ (śáṃtanvā¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ) |
| dative | शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वे¹ (śáṃtanve¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹) |
शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) | शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām) |
| locative | शंतनौ (śáṃtanau) | शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) | शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu) |
| vocative | शंतनो (śáṃtano) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंतनुः (śáṃtanuḥ) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ) |
| accusative | शंतनुम् (śáṃtanum) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनूः (śáṃtanūḥ) |
| instrumental | शंतन्वा (śáṃtanvā) | शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ) |
| dative | शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वै¹ (śáṃtanvai¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वाः¹ (śáṃtanvāḥ¹) शंतन्वै² (śáṃtanvai²) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वाः¹ (śáṃtanvāḥ¹) शंतन्वै² (śáṃtanvai²) |
शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) | शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām) |
| locative | शंतनौ (śáṃtanau) शंतन्वाम्¹ (śáṃtanvām¹) |
शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) | शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu) |
| vocative | शंतनो (śáṃtano) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंतनु (śáṃtanu) | शंतनुनी (śáṃtanunī) | शंतनूनि (śáṃtanūni) शंतनु¹ (śáṃtanu¹) शंतनू¹ (śáṃtanū¹) |
| accusative | शंतनु (śáṃtanu) | शंतनुनी (śáṃtanunī) | शंतनूनि (śáṃtanūni) शंतनु¹ (śáṃtanu¹) शंतनू¹ (śáṃtanū¹) |
| instrumental | शंतनुना (śáṃtanunā) शंतन्वा¹ (śáṃtanvā¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ) |
| dative | शंतनुने (śáṃtanune) शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वे¹ (śáṃtanve¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंतनुनः (śáṃtanunaḥ) शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंतनुनः (śáṃtanunaḥ) शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹) |
शंतनुनोः (śáṃtanunoḥ) शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) |
शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām) |
| locative | शंतनुनि (śáṃtanuni) शंतनौ (śáṃtanau) |
शंतनुनोः (śáṃtanunoḥ) शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) |
शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu) |
| vocative | शंतनु (śáṃtanu) शंतनो (śáṃtano) |
शंतनुनी (śáṃtanunī) | शंतनूनि (śáṃtanūni) शंतनु¹ (śáṃtanu¹) शंतनू¹ (śáṃtanū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) stem, m
- (Hinduism) Shantanu, King of the Kuru Kingdom, husband of Ganga and Satyavati, father of Bhishma, Chitrāngada and Vichitravirya.
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:
- बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑मिहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥- bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
ādityaírvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya. - Come, be you Mitra, Varuna, or Pusan, come, O Brhaspati, to mine oblation: With Maruts, Vasus, or Adityas, make you Parjanya pour for Shantanu his rain-drops.
- bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
- बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑मिहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंतनुः (śáṃtanuḥ) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ) |
| accusative | शंतनुम् (śáṃtanum) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनून् (śáṃtanūn) |
| instrumental | शंतनुना (śáṃtanunā) शंतन्वा¹ (śáṃtanvā¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ) |
| dative | शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वे¹ (śáṃtanve¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹) |
शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām) | शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹) |
शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) | शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām) |
| locative | शंतनौ (śáṃtanau) | शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ) | शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu) |
| vocative | शंतनो (śáṃtano) | शंतनू (śáṃtanū) | शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: शंतनु (śantanu)
- Urdu: شَنْتَانُو (śantanu)
- → Persian: شانتانو (šântânu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शंतनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1054, column 3.