ध्यान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱjɑːn/, [d̪ʱjä̃ːn]

Noun

ध्यान • (dhyān) m (Urdu spelling دھیان)

1. attention
2. meditation, reflection
3. consideration, notice, heedfulness, care

   ध्यान रखना ― dhyān rakhnā ― to take care

   ध्यान से ― dhyān se ― carefully

4. reflection, reverie

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्यान (dhyāna).

Noun

ध्यान • (dhyān) m

1. meditation
2. attention

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root ध्यै (dhyai, “to contemplate, meditate, think of”).

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ধ্যান (Assamese script)
• ᬥ᭄ᬬᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
• ধ্যান (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဓျာန (Burmese script)
• ધ્યાન (Gujarati script)
• ਧ੍ਯਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦣꦾꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಧ್ಯಾನ (Kannada script)
• ធ្យាន (Khmer script)
• ຘ຺ຍານ (Lao script)
• ധ്യാന (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଧ୍ଯାନ (Odia script)
• ꢤ꣄ꢫꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ධ්‍යාන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
• த்⁴யாந (Tamil script)
• ధ్యాన (Telugu script)
• ธฺยาน (Thai script)
• དྷྱཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

ध्यान • (dhyāna) stem, n

1. meditation, thought, reflection, (especially) profound and abstract religious meditation; a dhyana

   dhyānam-√āpad, dhyānam ā-√sthā or dhyānaṃ-√gam — to indulge in religious meditation

2. mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity
3. insensibility, dullness

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ध्यान
Nom. sg.	ध्यानम् (dhyānam)
Gen. sg.	ध्यानस्य (dhyānasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ध्यानम् (dhyānam)	ध्याने (dhyāne)	ध्यानानि (dhyānāni)
Vocative	ध्यान (dhyāna)	ध्याने (dhyāne)	ध्यानानि (dhyānāni)
Accusative	ध्यानम् (dhyānam)	ध्याने (dhyāne)	ध्यानानि (dhyānāni)
Instrumental	ध्यानेन (dhyānena)	ध्यानाभ्याम् (dhyānābhyām)	ध्यानैः (dhyānaiḥ)
Dative	ध्यानाय (dhyānāya)	ध्यानाभ्याम् (dhyānābhyām)	ध्यानेभ्यः (dhyānebhyaḥ)
Ablative	ध्यानात् (dhyānāt)	ध्यानाभ्याम् (dhyānābhyām)	ध्यानेभ्यः (dhyānebhyaḥ)
Genitive	ध्यानस्य (dhyānasya)	ध्यानयोः (dhyānayoḥ)	ध्यानानाम् (dhyānānām)
Locative	ध्याने (dhyāne)	ध्यानयोः (dhyānayoḥ)	ध्यानेषु (dhyāneṣu)

Descendants

• → Bengali: ধ্যান (dhên)
• → Chinese: 禪那／禅那 (chánnuó) ~ 禪／禅 (chán)
  • → Japanese: 禅那 (zenna) ~ 禅 (zen)
    • → English: Zen
    • → French: zen
    • → German: Zen
  • → Korean: 선 (seon)
  • → Thai: เซน (seen)
  • → Vietnamese: thiền na ~ thiền
• → English: dhyana
• → Gujarati: ધ્યાન (dhyān)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: ध्यान (dhyān)
  • Urdu: دھیان (dhyān)
• → Kannada: ಧ್ಯಾನ (dhyāna)
• → Marathi: ध्यान (dhyān)
• → Pali: jhāna
  • → Khmer: ឈាន (chiən)
  • → Lao: ຊານ (sān)
  • → Burmese: ဈာန် (jhan)
  • → Northern Thai: ᨫᩣ᩠ᨶ (saan⁴)
  • → Thai: ฌาน (chaan)
• → Tamil: தியானம் (tiyāṉam)
• → Telugu: ధ్యానం (dhyānaṁ)
• → Tibetan: བསམ་གཏན (bsam gtan) (calque)

Proper noun

ध्यान • (Dhyāna) m

1. name of a particular personification
2. name of the 11th day of the light half in Brahma's month