घटन

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঘটন (Assamese script)
• ᬖᬝᬦ (Balinese script)
• ঘটন (Bengali script)
• 𑰑𑰘𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀖𑀝𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဃဋန (Burmese script)
• ઘટન (Gujarati script)
• ਘਟਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌘𑌟𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦓꦛꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂐𑂗𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಘಟನ (Kannada script)
• ឃដន (Khmer script)
• ຆຏນ (Lao script)
• ഘടന (Malayalam script)
• ᢚᠠᢞᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘑𑘘𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠾᠠᢌᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦱𑦸𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐑𑐚𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଘଟନ (Odia script)
• ꢕꢜꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆔𑆛𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖑𑖘𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඝටන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩟𑩦𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚍𑚔𑚝 (Takri script)
• க⁴டந (Tamil script)
• ఘటన (Telugu script)
• ฆฏน (Thai script)
• གྷ་ཊ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒒𑒙𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨎𑨔𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From घट् (ghaṭ, “to exert oneself, reach, happen”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ.ʈɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɐ.ʈɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

घटन • (ghaṭana) stem, n

1. connection or union with

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of घटन (ghaṭana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घटनम् ghaṭanam	घटने ghaṭane	घटनानि / घटना¹ ghaṭanāni / ghaṭanā¹
Vocative	घटन ghaṭana	घटने ghaṭane	घटनानि / घटना¹ ghaṭanāni / ghaṭanā¹
Accusative	घटनम् ghaṭanam	घटने ghaṭane	घटनानि / घटना¹ ghaṭanāni / ghaṭanā¹
Instrumental	घटनेन ghaṭanena	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनैः / घटनेभिः¹ ghaṭanaiḥ / ghaṭanebhiḥ¹
Dative	घटनाय ghaṭanāya	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनेभ्यः ghaṭanebhyaḥ
Ablative	घटनात् ghaṭanāt	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनेभ्यः ghaṭanebhyaḥ
Genitive	घटनस्य ghaṭanasya	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनानाम् ghaṭanānām
Locative	घटने ghaṭane	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनेषु ghaṭaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

घटन • (ghaṭana) stem, f घटन • (ghaṭana) stem, n

1. procuring, finding
2. making, effecting, forming, fashioning, bringing about

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Neuter a-stem declension of घटन (ghaṭana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घटनम् ghaṭanam	घटने ghaṭane	घटनानि / घटना¹ ghaṭanāni / ghaṭanā¹
Vocative	घटन ghaṭana	घटने ghaṭane	घटनानि / घटना¹ ghaṭanāni / ghaṭanā¹
Accusative	घटनम् ghaṭanam	घटने ghaṭane	घटनानि / घटना¹ ghaṭanāni / ghaṭanā¹
Instrumental	घटनेन ghaṭanena	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनैः / घटनेभिः¹ ghaṭanaiḥ / ghaṭanebhiḥ¹
Dative	घटनाय ghaṭanāya	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनेभ्यः ghaṭanebhyaḥ
Ablative	घटनात् ghaṭanāt	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनेभ्यः ghaṭanebhyaḥ
Genitive	घटनस्य ghaṭanasya	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनानाम् ghaṭanānām
Locative	घटने ghaṭane	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनेषु ghaṭaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

घटन • (ghaṭana) stem, m

1. an actor
2. a wicked or shameless person

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घटन (ghaṭana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	घटनः ghaṭanaḥ	घटनौ / घटना¹ ghaṭanau / ghaṭanā¹	घटनाः / घटनासः¹ ghaṭanāḥ / ghaṭanāsaḥ¹
Vocative	घटन ghaṭana	घटनौ / घटना¹ ghaṭanau / ghaṭanā¹	घटनाः / घटनासः¹ ghaṭanāḥ / ghaṭanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	घटनम् ghaṭanam	घटनौ / घटना¹ ghaṭanau / ghaṭanā¹	घटनान् ghaṭanān
Instrumental	घटनेन ghaṭanena	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनैः / घटनेभिः¹ ghaṭanaiḥ / ghaṭanebhiḥ¹
Dative	घटनाय ghaṭanāya	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनेभ्यः ghaṭanebhyaḥ
Ablative	घटनात् ghaṭanāt	घटनाभ्याम् ghaṭanābhyām	घटनेभ्यः ghaṭanebhyaḥ
Genitive	घटनस्य ghaṭanasya	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनानाम् ghaṭanānām
Locative	घटने ghaṭane	घटनयोः ghaṭanayoḥ	घटनेषु ghaṭaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घटन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 375/2, 1326/3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “घटन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan