शासन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शासन (śāsana), from the root verb शास् (śās, to order, command, direct).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɑː.sən/, [ʃäː.sɐ̃n]

Noun

शासन • (śāsanm (Urdu spelling شاسن)

  1. rule, government
    अमरीका मेँ लोकतंत्रीय शासन है।
    amrīkā mẽ loktantrīya śāsan hai.
    The United States has a democratic government.
    लोगोँ ने धर्मतंत्रीय शासन के तले कष्ट उठाया।
    logõ ne dharmatantrīya śāsan ke tale kaṣṭ uṭhāyā.
    The people suffered under theocratic rule.
  2. law
    यहाँ मेरा वचन शासन है।yahā̃ merā vacan śāsan hai.Here, my word is law.

Declension

Declension of शासन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct शासन
śāsan
शासन
śāsan
oblique शासन
śāsan
शासनों
śāsanõ
vocative शासन
śāsan
शासनो
śāsano

Synonyms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शासन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root शास् (śās, to order, command, direct).

Pronunciation

Noun

शासन • (śāsana) stemn

  1. order, edict, command
  2. a shastra, scripture
  3. government, ruling

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शासन
singular dual plural
nominative शासनम् (śāsanam) शासने (śāsane) शासनानि (śāsanāni)
शासना¹ (śāsanā¹)
accusative शासनम् (śāsanam) शासने (śāsane) शासनानि (śāsanāni)
शासना¹ (śāsanā¹)
instrumental शासनेन (śāsanena) शासनाभ्याम् (śāsanābhyām) शासनैः (śāsanaiḥ)
शासनेभिः¹ (śāsanebhiḥ¹)
dative शासनाय (śāsanāya) शासनाभ्याम् (śāsanābhyām) शासनेभ्यः (śāsanebhyaḥ)
ablative शासनात् (śāsanāt) शासनाभ्याम् (śāsanābhyām) शासनेभ्यः (śāsanebhyaḥ)
genitive शासनस्य (śāsanasya) शासनयोः (śāsanayoḥ) शासनानाम् (śāsanānām)
locative शासने (śāsane) शासनयोः (śāsanayoḥ) शासनेषु (śāsaneṣu)
vocative शासन (śāsana) शासने (śāsane) शासनानि (śāsanāni)
शासना¹ (śāsanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

दुःशासन (duḥśāsana, difficult to rule)

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀸𑀲𑀡 (sāsaṇa)
    • Central:
    • Eastern:
    • Southern:
      • Sinhalese: සසුන් (sasun), හසුන් (hasun), අසුන (asuna)
    • Western:
      • Gujarati: સાંસણી (sā̃sṇī)

Borrowed terms

References