स्मरण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्मरण (smaraṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /smə.ɾəɳ/, [smɐ.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

स्मरण • (smaraṇ) m

1. recollection, memory

   Synonyms: याद (yād), स्मृति (smŕti)

Declension

Declension of स्मरण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्मरण smaraṇ	स्मरण smaraṇ
oblique	स्मरण smaraṇ	स्मरणों smaraṇõ
vocative	स्मरण smaraṇ	स्मरणो smaraṇo

Derived terms

• स्मरणशक्ति (smaraṇśakti)
• स्मरणीय (smarṇīya)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্মৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬫᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• স্মরণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰦𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• သ္မရဏ (Burmese script)
• સ્મરણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਮਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂧𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಮರಣ (Kannada script)
• ស្មរណ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ມຣຓ (Lao script)
• സ്മരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠮᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘦𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠮᠠᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑧆𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐩𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ମରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢪꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆩𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖦𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්මරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩴𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚢𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஸ்மரண (Tamil script)
• స్మరణ (Telugu script)
• สฺมรณ (Thai script)
• སྨ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒧𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨢𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root स्मृ (smṛ) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /smɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪mɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

स्मरण • (smaraṇa) stem, n

1. remembrance, memory
2. tradition
3. recalling
4. mental recitation, memorization

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of स्मरण (smaraṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्मरणम् smaraṇam	स्मरणे smaraṇe	स्मरणानि / स्मरणा¹ smaraṇāni / smaraṇā¹
Vocative	स्मरण smaraṇa	स्मरणे smaraṇe	स्मरणानि / स्मरणा¹ smaraṇāni / smaraṇā¹
Accusative	स्मरणम् smaraṇam	स्मरणे smaraṇe	स्मरणानि / स्मरणा¹ smaraṇāni / smaraṇā¹
Instrumental	स्मरणेन smaraṇena	स्मरणाभ्याम् smaraṇābhyām	स्मरणैः / स्मरणेभिः¹ smaraṇaiḥ / smaraṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	स्मरणाय smaraṇāya	स्मरणाभ्याम् smaraṇābhyām	स्मरणेभ्यः smaraṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	स्मरणात् smaraṇāt	स्मरणाभ्याम् smaraṇābhyām	स्मरणेभ्यः smaraṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	स्मरणस्य smaraṇasya	स्मरणयोः smaraṇayoḥ	स्मरणानाम् smaraṇānām
Locative	स्मरणे smaraṇe	स्मरणयोः smaraṇayoḥ	स्मरणेषु smaraṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: स्मरण (smaraṇ)
• → Telugu: స్మరణము (smaraṇamu)
• → Tamil: ஸ்மரணம் (smaraṇam), சுரணை (curaṇai), சொரணை (coraṇai), ஸ்மரணை (smaraṇai), சுமரணை (cumaraṇai); (Jaffna) சொருணை (coruṇai)