संस्कार

See also: सोपस्कार, संस्कृत, संस्कृति, and संस्कृती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संस्कार (saṃskāra).

Noun

संस्कार • (sanskārm (Urdu spelling سنسکار)

  1. perfection
  2. refinement
  3. education
  4. conception
  5. idea
  6. design
  7. form
  8. purity

Declension

Declension of संस्कार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct संस्कार
sanskār
संस्कार
sanskār
oblique संस्कार
sanskār
संस्कारों
sanskārõ
vocative संस्कार
sanskār
संस्कारो
sanskāro

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संस्कार (saṃskāra). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (saṃskāra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səus.kaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: संस्‧कार

Noun

संस्कार • (sauskārm

  1. morals, values
  2. the inculcation of values
  3. upbringing
    Synonym: संगोपन (saṅgopan)
  4. (Hinduism) sacrament, rite of passage
    Synonym: कार्य (kārya)

Declension

Declension of संस्कार (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
संस्कार
sauskār
direct
plural
संस्कार
sauskār
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
संस्कार
sauskār
संस्कार
sauskār
oblique
सामान्यरूप
संस्कारा
sauskārā
संस्कारां-
sauskārān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
संस्काराला
sauskārālā
संस्कारांना
sauskārānnā
ergative संस्काराने, संस्कारानं
sauskārāne, sauskārāna
संस्कारांनी
sauskārānnī
instrumental संस्काराशी
sauskārāśī
संस्कारांशी
sauskārānśī
locative
सप्तमी
संस्कारात
sauskārāt
संस्कारांत
sauskārāt
vocative
संबोधन
संस्कारा
sauskārā
संस्कारांनो
sauskārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of संस्कार (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
संस्काराचा
sauskārāċā
संस्काराचे
sauskārāċe
संस्काराची
sauskārācī
संस्काराच्या
sauskārācā
संस्काराचे, संस्काराचं
sauskārāċe, sauskārāċa
संस्काराची
sauskārācī
संस्काराच्या
sauskārācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
संस्कारांचा
sauskārānċā
संस्कारांचे
sauskārānċe
संस्कारांची
sauskārāñcī
संस्कारांच्या
sauskārāncā
संस्कारांचे, संस्कारांचं
sauskārānċe, sauskārānċa
संस्कारांची
sauskārāñcī
संस्कारांच्या
sauskārāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

See also

  • विधी (vidhī)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “संस्कार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “संस्कार”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the root संस्कृ (saṃskṛ).

Pronunciation

Noun

संस्कार • (saṃskāra) stemm

  1. purification
  2. sacrament
  3. impression
  4. putting together
  5. accomplishment
  6. training
  7. preparation
  8. forming the mind
  9. adornment

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संस्कार
singular dual plural
nominative संस्कारः (saṃskāraḥ) संस्कारौ (saṃskārau)
संस्कारा¹ (saṃskārā¹)
संस्काराः (saṃskārāḥ)
संस्कारासः¹ (saṃskārāsaḥ¹)
accusative संस्कारम् (saṃskāram) संस्कारौ (saṃskārau)
संस्कारा¹ (saṃskārā¹)
संस्कारान् (saṃskārān)
instrumental संस्कारेण (saṃskāreṇa) संस्काराभ्याम् (saṃskārābhyām) संस्कारैः (saṃskāraiḥ)
संस्कारेभिः¹ (saṃskārebhiḥ¹)
dative संस्काराय (saṃskārāya) संस्काराभ्याम् (saṃskārābhyām) संस्कारेभ्यः (saṃskārebhyaḥ)
ablative संस्कारात् (saṃskārāt) संस्काराभ्याम् (saṃskārābhyām) संस्कारेभ्यः (saṃskārebhyaḥ)
genitive संस्कारस्य (saṃskārasya) संस्कारयोः (saṃskārayoḥ) संस्काराणाम् (saṃskārāṇām)
locative संस्कारे (saṃskāre) संस्कारयोः (saṃskārayoḥ) संस्कारेषु (saṃskāreṣu)
vocative संस्कार (saṃskāra) संस्कारौ (saṃskārau)
संस्कारा¹ (saṃskārā¹)
संस्काराः (saṃskārāḥ)
संस्कारासः¹ (saṃskārāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

  • Gujarati: સંસ્કાર (sãskār)
  • Hindi: संस्कार (sanskār)
  • Kannada: ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ (saṃskāra)
  • Malayalam: സംസ്കാരം (saṁskāraṁ)
  • Marathi: संस्कार (sauskār)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (saṃskāra)
  • Tamil: சம்ஸ்காரம் (camskāram)
  • Telugu: సంస్కారము (saṁskāramu)

References