अरविन्द

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• aravinda (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑀯𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• অরৰিন্দ (Bengali script)
• අරවින්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• အရဝိန္ဒ or ဢရဝိၼ္ၻ or ဢရဝိၼ်ၻ (Burmese script)
• อรวินฺท or อะระวินทะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩁᩅᩥᨶ᩠ᨴ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຣວິນ຺ທ or ອະຣະວິນທະ (Lao script)
• អរវិន្ទ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄢𑅇𑄨𑄚𑄴𑄘 (Chakma script)

Noun

अरविन्द n

1. Devanagari script form of aravinda (“lotus”)

Declension

Declension table of "अरविन्द" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अरविन्दं (aravindaṃ)	अरविन्दानि (aravindāni)
Accusative (second)	अरविन्दं (aravindaṃ)	अरविन्दानि (aravindāni)
Instrumental (third)	अरविन्देन (aravindena)	अरविन्देहि (aravindehi) or अरविन्देभि (aravindebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अरविन्दस्स (aravindassa) or अरविन्दाय (aravindāya) or अरविन्दत्थं (aravindatthaṃ)	अरविन्दानं (aravindānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अरविन्दस्मा (aravindasmā) or अरविन्दम्हा (aravindamhā) or अरविन्दा (aravindā)	अरविन्देहि (aravindehi) or अरविन्देभि (aravindebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अरविन्दस्स (aravindassa)	अरविन्दानं (aravindānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अरविन्दस्मिं (aravindasmiṃ) or अरविन्दम्हि (aravindamhi) or अरविन्दे (aravinde)	अरविन्देसु (aravindesu)
Vocative (calling)	अरविन्द (aravinda)	अरविन्दानि (aravindāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অৰৱিন্দ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬭᬯᬶᬦ᭄ᬤ (Balinese script)
• অরবিন্দ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰨𑰪𑰰𑰡𑰿𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑀯𑀺𑀦𑁆𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• အရဝိန္ဒ (Burmese script)
• અરવિન્દ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਰਵਿਨ੍ਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌨𑍍𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦫꦮꦶꦤ꧀ꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂩𑂫𑂱𑂢𑂹𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಅರವಿನ್ದ (Kannada script)
• អរវិន្ទ (Khmer script)
• ອຣວິນ຺ທ (Lao script)
• അരവിന്ദ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡵᠠᠸᡳᠨᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘨𑘪𑘱𑘡𑘿𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠷᠠᠸᠢᠨᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧈𑧊𑧒𑧁𑧠𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐬𑐰𑐶𑐣𑑂𑐡 (Newa script)
• ଅରଵିନ୍ଦ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢬꢮꢶꢥ꣄ꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆫𑆮𑆴𑆤𑇀𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖨𑖪𑖰𑖡𑖿𑖟 (Siddham script)
• අරවින්‍ද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩼𑩾𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚤𑚦𑚮𑚝𑚶𑚛 (Takri script)
• அரவிந்த³ (Tamil script)
• అరవిన్ద (Telugu script)
• อรวินฺท (Thai script)
• ཨ་ར་ཝི་ནྡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒩𑒫𑒱𑒢𑓂𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨫𑨭𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Uncertain. Probably borrowed from Dravidian.

Probably related to कुरुविन्द (kuruvinda, “ruby”) (for the semantic relation, compare Sanskrit पद्म (padma, “lotus”) and पद्मराग (padmarāga, “ruby”, literally “lotus-coloured”)(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ɾɐˈʋin̪.d̪ɐ/

Noun

अरविन्द • (aravinda) stem, m

1. lotus

   Synonym: पद्म (padma)

Descendants

• Pali: aravinda
• Hindi: अरबिन्द (arbind)
• → Malayalam: അരവിന്ദം (aravindaṁ)
• → Tamil: அரவிந்தம் (aravintam)