शान्त
See also: शान्ति
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːnt̪/, [ʃä̃ːn̪t̪]
Adjective
शान्त • (śānt) (indeclinable)
- alternative spelling of शांत (śānt)
Nepali
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शान्त (śānta). Related to शान्ति (śānti).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sän̪t̪ʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: सान्त
Adjective
शान्त • (śānta)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “शान्त”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 573
Sanskrit
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Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শান্ত (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
- শান্ত (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰯𑰡𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
- ၐာန္တ (Burmese script)
- શાન્ત (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦴꦤ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂰𑂢𑂹𑂞 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಾನ್ತ (Kannada script)
- ឝាន្ត (Khmer script)
- ຨານ຺ຕ (Lao script)
- ശാന്ത (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘰𑘡𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠠᢗᠨᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧑𑧁𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐵𑐣𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
- ଶାନ୍ତ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢵꢥ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆳𑆤𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖯𑖡𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
- ශාන්ත (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩛𑩯 𑪙𑩫 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚭𑚝𑚶𑚙 (Takri script)
- ஶாந்த (Tamil script)
- శాన్త (Telugu script)
- ศานฺต (Thai script)
- ཤཱ་ནྟ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒰𑒢𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨊𑨝𑩇𑨙 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root शम् (śam) + -त (-ta).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɑːn.tɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɑːn̪.t̪ɐ/
Verb
शान्त • (śāntá)
- past participle of शम् (śam)
Adjective
शान्त • (śāntá) stem
- abated, subsided, ceased, stopped, extinguished, averted
- c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 6.27:
- प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥- praśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam.
upaiti śāntarajasaṃ brahmabhūtamakalmaṣam. - The Yogi whose mind is indifferent attains the best happiness. He realizes his qualitative identity with the Supreme, passionless [lit. with passion ceased] and stainless.
- praśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam.
- प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
- appeased, pacified, tranquil, calm, peaceful
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 11.15.29:
- अग्न्यादिभिर्न हन्येत मुनेर्योगमयं वपुः ।
मद्योगशान्तचित्तस्य यादसामुदकं यथा ॥- agnyādibhirna hanyeta muneryogamayaṃ vapuḥ.
madyogaśāntacittasya yādasāmudakaṃ yathā. - Just as the bodies of aquatics cannot be injured by water, the body of a muni whose consciousness is calm by union with me cannot be injured by fire, etc.
- agnyādibhirna hanyeta muneryogamayaṃ vapuḥ.
- अग्न्यादिभिर्न हन्येत मुनेर्योगमयं वपुः ।
- rendered ineffective, innoxious, harmless (of weapons)
- gentle, mild, friendly, kind, auspicious
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 4.8.49.2:
- दर्शनीयतमं शान्तं मनोनयनवर्धनम् ॥
- darśanīyatamaṃ śāntaṃ manonayanavardhanam.
- […] to him, the most beautiful, auspicious, and pleasing to the mind and eyes.
- दर्शनीयतमं शान्तं मनोनयनवर्धनम् ॥
- come to an end; finished; deceased, died out, dead
- c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.21.37:
- तस्मिन् सुधन्वन्नहनि भगवान् यत्समादिशत् ।
उपायादाश्रमपदं मुनेः शान्तव्रतस्य तत् ॥- tasmin sudhanvannahani bhagavān yatsamādiśat.
upāyādāśramapadaṃ muneḥ śāntavratasya tat. - O Vidura, they reached the hermitage of the sage, who was finished with his vows of austerity on the very day foretold by the Lord.
- tasmin sudhanvannahani bhagavān yatsamādiśat.
- तस्मिन् सुधन्वन्नहनि भगवान् यत्समादिशत् ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शान्तः (śāntáḥ) | शान्तौ (śāntaú) शान्ता¹ (śāntā́¹) |
शान्ताः (śāntā́ḥ) शान्तासः¹ (śāntā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | शान्तम् (śāntám) | शान्तौ (śāntaú) शान्ता¹ (śāntā́¹) |
शान्तान् (śāntā́n) |
| instrumental | शान्तेन (śānténa) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्तैः (śāntaíḥ) शान्तेभिः¹ (śāntébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शान्ताय (śāntā́ya) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्तेभ्यः (śāntébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शान्तात् (śāntā́t) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्तेभ्यः (śāntébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शान्तस्य (śāntásya) | शान्तयोः (śāntáyoḥ) | शान्तानाम् (śāntā́nām) |
| locative | शान्ते (śānté) | शान्तयोः (śāntáyoḥ) | शान्तेषु (śāntéṣu) |
| vocative | शान्त (śā́nta) | शान्तौ (śā́ntau) शान्ता¹ (śā́ntā¹) |
शान्ताः (śā́ntāḥ) शान्तासः¹ (śā́ntāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शान्ता (śāntā́) | शान्ते (śānté) | शान्ताः (śāntā́ḥ) |
| accusative | शान्ताम् (śāntā́m) | शान्ते (śānté) | शान्ताः (śāntā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | शान्तया (śāntáyā) शान्ता¹ (śāntā́¹) |
शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्ताभिः (śāntā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | शान्तायै (śāntā́yai) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्ताभ्यः (śāntā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शान्तायाः (śāntā́yāḥ) शान्तायै² (śāntā́yai²) |
शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्ताभ्यः (śāntā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शान्तायाः (śāntā́yāḥ) शान्तायै² (śāntā́yai²) |
शान्तयोः (śāntáyoḥ) | शान्तानाम् (śāntā́nām) |
| locative | शान्तायाम् (śāntā́yām) | शान्तयोः (śāntáyoḥ) | शान्तासु (śāntā́su) |
| vocative | शान्ते (śā́nte) | शान्ते (śā́nte) | शान्ताः (śā́ntāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शान्तम् (śāntám) | शान्ते (śānté) | शान्तानि (śāntā́ni) शान्ता¹ (śāntā́¹) |
| accusative | शान्तम् (śāntám) | शान्ते (śānté) | शान्तानि (śāntā́ni) शान्ता¹ (śāntā́¹) |
| instrumental | शान्तेन (śānténa) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्तैः (śāntaíḥ) शान्तेभिः¹ (śāntébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शान्ताय (śāntā́ya) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्तेभ्यः (śāntébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शान्तात् (śāntā́t) | शान्ताभ्याम् (śāntā́bhyām) | शान्तेभ्यः (śāntébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शान्तस्य (śāntásya) | शान्तयोः (śāntáyoḥ) | शान्तानाम् (śāntā́nām) |
| locative | शान्ते (śānté) | शान्तयोः (śāntáyoḥ) | शान्तेषु (śāntéṣu) |
| vocative | शान्त (śā́nta) | शान्ते (śā́nte) | शान्तानि (śā́ntāni) शान्ता¹ (śā́ntā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
Descendants
- Pali: santa
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀢 (saṃta)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शान्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1064, column 2.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “śānta”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शान्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1544
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शान्त”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 311
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śāntá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 718