शान्ति
See also: शान्त
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑːn.t̪iː/, [ʃä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]
Noun
शान्ति • (śānti) f (Urdu spelling شانْتی)
- alternative spelling of शांति (śānti)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शान्ति śānti |
शान्तियाँ śāntiyā̃ |
| oblique | शान्ति śānti |
शान्तियों śāntiyõ |
| vocative | शान्ति śānti |
शान्तियो śāntiyo |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শান্তি (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬵᬦ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- শান্তি (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰯𑰡𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ၐာန္တိ (Burmese script)
- શાન્તિ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂰𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಾನ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
- ឝាន្តិ (Khmer script)
- ຨານ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
- ശാന്തി (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘰𑘡𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠠᢗᠨᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧑𑧁𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐵𑐣𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଶାନ୍ତି (Odia script)
- ꢯꢵꢥ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆳𑆤𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖯𑖡𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ශාන්ති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩛𑩯 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚭𑚝𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ஶாந்தி (Tamil script)
- శాన్తి (Telugu script)
- ศานฺติ (Thai script)
- ཤཱ་ནྟི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒰𑒢𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨊𑨝𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root शम् (śam) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɑ́ːn.ti/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɑːn̪.t̪i/
Noun
शान्ति • (śā́nti) stem, f
- cessation, abatement, extinction
- tranquillity, peace, rest, quietness, calmness, absence of passion
- pause, breach, interruption
- welfare, prosperity, good fortune, ease, comfort, happiness, bliss
- "eternal rest" end or death
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शान्तिः (śā́ntiḥ) | शान्ती (śā́ntī) | शान्तयः (śā́ntayaḥ) |
| accusative | शान्तिम् (śā́ntim) | शान्ती (śā́ntī) | शान्तीः (śā́ntīḥ) |
| instrumental | शान्त्या (śā́ntyā) शान्ती¹ (śā́ntī¹) |
शान्तिभ्याम् (śā́ntibhyām) | शान्तिभिः (śā́ntibhiḥ) |
| dative | शान्तये (śā́ntaye) शान्त्यै² (śā́ntyai²) शान्ती¹ (śā́ntī¹) |
शान्तिभ्याम् (śā́ntibhyām) | शान्तिभ्यः (śā́ntibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शान्तेः (śā́nteḥ) शान्त्याः² (śā́ntyāḥ²) शान्त्यै³ (śā́ntyai³) |
शान्तिभ्याम् (śā́ntibhyām) | शान्तिभ्यः (śā́ntibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शान्तेः (śā́nteḥ) शान्त्याः² (śā́ntyāḥ²) शान्त्यै³ (śā́ntyai³) |
शान्त्योः (śā́ntyoḥ) | शान्तीनाम् (śā́ntīnām) |
| locative | शान्तौ (śā́ntau) शान्त्याम्² (śā́ntyām²) शान्ता¹ (śā́ntā¹) |
शान्त्योः (śā́ntyoḥ) | शान्तिषु (śā́ntiṣu) |
| vocative | शान्ते (śā́nte) | शान्ती (śā́ntī) | शान्तयः (śā́ntayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Gandhari: 𐨭𐨎𐨟𐨁 (śaṃti)
- Pali: santi
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀺 (saṃti)
- Punjabi: ਸਾਂਦ (sānd)
- → Bengali: শান্তি (śanti) (learned)
- → Rohingya: cánti
- → Hindustani: (learned)
- → Telugu: శాంతి (śānti)
- → English: shanti
See also
- क्षान्ति (kṣānti)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “शान्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1064.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “śānti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शान्तिः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1544
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शान्ति”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 311
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śāˊnti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 718