अनुभूति

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनुभूति (anubhūti).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ə.nʊ.bʱuː.t̪iː/, [ɐ.nʊ.bʱuː.t̪iː]

Noun

अनुभूति • (anubhūti) f

1. feeling, sensation (of emotion)

   Synonym: एहसास (ehsās)

   • 2024, Anil Ray, आदिकालीन हिन्दी साहित्य अध्ययन की दिशाएँ [ādikālīn hindī sāhitya adhyayan kī diśāẽ, Ways for studying ancient Hindi literature], Vani Prakashan, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 291:

     कवि की भाव-प्रेरित अनुभूति-स्पंदित वाणी सीधे अंतस्तल तक पहुँचे बिना बीच में रुकना नहीं चाहती। कारण यह है कि अद्दहमाण ने सदैव स्वाभाविकता और मार्मिकता का ध्यान रखा। साधारण कवियों की भाँति वे चमत्कार के लोभ में नहीं पड़े।

     kavi kī bhāv-prerit anubhūti-spandit vāṇī sīdhe antastal tak pahũce binā bīc mẽ ruknā nahī̃ cāhtī. kāraṇ yah hai ki addahmāṇ ne sadaiv svābhāviktā aur mārmiktā kā dhyān rakhā. sādhāraṇ kaviyõ kī bhā̃ti ve camatkār ke lobh mẽ nahī̃ paṛe.

     The poet's emotion-inspired, pulsating-with-feel speech does not want to stop in between without reaching the heart directly. The reason is that Addahamāṇa always kept naturalness and poignancy in mind. Like ordinary poets, he did not fall in the temptation of miracles.

2. realization, insight

Declension

Declension of अनुभूति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनुभूति anubhūti	अनुभूतियाँ anubhūtiyā̃
oblique	अनुभूति anubhūti	अनुभूतियों anubhūtiyõ
vocative	अनुभूति anubhūti	अनुभूतियो anubhūtiyo

Related terms

• अनुभव (anubhav)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अनुभूति”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 36

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অনুভূতি (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦᬸᬪᬹᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• অনুভূতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡𑰲𑰥𑰳𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦𑀼𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• အနုဘူတိ (Burmese script)
• અનુભૂતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨੁਭੂਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨𑍁𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤꦸꦨꦹꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢𑂳𑂦𑂴𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಅನುಭೂತಿ (Kannada script)
• អនុភូតិ (Khmer script)
• ອນຸຠູຕິ (Lao script)
• അനുഭൂതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᡠᢨᡠᡠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡𑘳𑘥𑘴𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠤᠪᠾᠤᠤᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁𑧔𑧅𑧕𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣𑐸𑐨𑐹𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଅନୁଭୂତି (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥꢸꢩꢹꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤𑆶𑆨𑆷𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡𑖲𑖥𑖳𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• අනුභූති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯𑩒𑩳𑩒𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝𑚰𑚡𑚱𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• அநுபூ⁴தி (Tamil script)
• అనుభూతి (Telugu script)
• อนุภูติ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ནུ་བྷཱུ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢𑒳𑒦𑒴𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝𑨃𑨡𑨃𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अनु- (anu-, “along, after”) +‎ भूति (bhūti, “existence, being”); related to अनुभवति (anubhavati).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nu.bʱuː.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.n̪u.bʱuː.t̪i/

Noun

अनुभूति • (anubhūti) stem, f

1. perception, experience, feeling, realization
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 7.13.44:

     आत्मानुभूतौ तां मायां जुहुयात् सत्यद‍ृङ् मुनिः ।
     ततो निरीहो विरमेत् स्वानुभूत्यात्मनि स्थितः ॥

     In self-realization, the Muni, seer of the truth should sacrifise illusion.
     Thus, he should rest desireless, situated in self-realization.

2. (philosophy) knowledge derived from four sources: perception, inference, comparison, and verbal authority

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of अनुभूति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अनुभूतिः (anubhūtiḥ)	अनुभूती (anubhūtī)	अनुभूतयः (anubhūtayaḥ)
accusative	अनुभूतिम् (anubhūtim)	अनुभूती (anubhūtī)	अनुभूतीः (anubhūtīḥ)
instrumental	अनुभूत्या (anubhūtyā) अनुभूती¹ (anubhūtī¹)	अनुभूतिभ्याम् (anubhūtibhyām)	अनुभूतिभिः (anubhūtibhiḥ)
dative	अनुभूतये (anubhūtaye) अनुभूत्यै² (anubhūtyai²) अनुभूती¹ (anubhūtī¹)	अनुभूतिभ्याम् (anubhūtibhyām)	अनुभूतिभ्यः (anubhūtibhyaḥ)
ablative	अनुभूतेः (anubhūteḥ) अनुभूत्याः² (anubhūtyāḥ²) अनुभूत्यै³ (anubhūtyai³)	अनुभूतिभ्याम् (anubhūtibhyām)	अनुभूतिभ्यः (anubhūtibhyaḥ)
genitive	अनुभूतेः (anubhūteḥ) अनुभूत्याः² (anubhūtyāḥ²) अनुभूत्यै³ (anubhūtyai³)	अनुभूत्योः (anubhūtyoḥ)	अनुभूतीनाम् (anubhūtīnām)
locative	अनुभूतौ (anubhūtau) अनुभूत्याम्² (anubhūtyām²) अनुभूता¹ (anubhūtā¹)	अनुभूत्योः (anubhūtyoḥ)	अनुभूतिषु (anubhūtiṣu)
vocative	अनुभूते (anubhūte)	अनुभूती (anubhūtī)	अनुभूतयः (anubhūtayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अनुभूति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 36.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “anubhūti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “अनुभूति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 102