शान्त

See also: शान्ति

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːnt̪/, [ʃä̃ːn̪t̪]

Adjective

शान्त • (śānt) (indeclinable)

1. alternative spelling of शांत (śānt)

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शान्त (śānta). Related to शान्ति (śānti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sän̪t̪ʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सान्त

Adjective

शान्त • (śānta)

1. quiet, calm, peaceful

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “शान्त”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 573

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬵᬦ᭄ᬢ (Balinese script)
• শান্ত (Assamese script)
• শান্ত (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰡𑰿𑰝 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤 (Grantha script)
• શાન્ત (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਨੑਤ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦯꦴꦤ꧀ꦠ (Javanese script)
• ឝាន្ត (Khmer script)
• ಶಾನ್ತ (Kannada script)
• ຨານ຺ຕ (Lao script)
• ശാന്ത (Malayalam script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘡𑘿𑘝 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᠨᢐᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᢠᠠ (Manchu script)
• ၐာန္တ (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑧁𑧠𑦽 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐣𑑂𑐟 (Newa script)
• ଶାନ୍ତ (Oriya script)
• ꢯꢵꢥ꣄ꢡ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆤𑇀𑆠 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖡𑖿𑖝 (Siddham script)
• ශාන්ත (Sinhalese script)
• శాన్త (Telugu script)
• ศานฺต (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ནྟ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒢𑓂𑒞 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root शम् (śam) +‎ -त (-ta).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑːn.tɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑːn̪.t̪ɐ/

Verb

शान्त • (śāntá)

1. past participle of शाम्यति (śāmyati)

Adjective

शान्त • (śāntá)

1. abated, subsided, ceased, stopped, extinguished, averted
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 400 BCE, Bhagavad Gītā 6.27:

     प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम् ।
     उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम् ॥

     praśāntamanasaṃ hyenaṃ yoginaṃ sukhamuttamam .
     upaiti śāntarajasaṃ brahmabhūtamakalmaṣam .

     The Yogi whose mind is indifferent attains the best happiness. He realizes his qualitative identity with the Supreme, passionless [lit. with passion ceased] and stainless.

2. appeased, pacified, tranquil, calm, peaceful
   • c. 800 BCE – 300 BCE, Early Upaniṣads
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 11.15.29:

     अग्‍न्यादिभिर्न हन्येत मुनेर्योगमयं वपुः ।
     मद्योगशान्तचित्तस्य यादसामुदकं यथा ॥

     ag‍nyādibhirna hanyeta muneryogamayaṃ vapuḥ .
     madyogaśāntacittasya yādasāmudakaṃ yathā .

     Just as the bodies of aquatics cannot be injured by water, the body of a muni whose consciousness is calm by union with me cannot be injured by fire, etc.

3. gentle, mild, friendly, kind, auspicious
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 4.8.49.2:

     दर्शनीयतमं शान्तं मनोनयनवर्धनम् ॥

     darśanīyatamaṃ śāntaṃ manonayanavardhanam .

     […] to him, the most beautiful, auspicious, and pleasing to the mind and eyes.

4. come to an end; finished; deceased, died out, dead
   • c. 400 CE, Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.21.37:

     तस्मिन् सुधन्वन्नहनि भगवान् यत्समादिशत् ।
     उपायादाश्रमपदं मुनेः शान्तव्रतस्य तत् ॥

     tasmin sudhanvannahani bhagavān yatsamādiśat .
     upāyādāśramapadaṃ muneḥ śāntavratasya tat .

     O Vidura, they reached the hermitage of the sage, who was finished with his vows of austerity on the very day foretold by the Lord.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शान्त (śāntá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शान्तः śāntáḥ	शान्तौ śāntaú	शान्ताः / शान्तासः¹ śāntā́ḥ / śāntā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शान्त śā́nta	शान्तौ śā́ntau	शान्ताः / शान्तासः¹ śā́ntāḥ / śā́ntāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शान्तम् śāntám	शान्तौ śāntaú	शान्तान् śāntā́n
Instrumental	शान्तेन śānténa	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्तैः / शान्तेभिः¹ śāntaíḥ / śāntébhiḥ¹
Dative	शान्ताय śāntā́ya	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्तेभ्यः śāntébhyaḥ
Ablative	शान्तात् śāntā́t	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्तेभ्यः śāntébhyaḥ
Genitive	शान्तस्य śāntásya	शान्तयोः śāntáyoḥ	शान्तानाम् śāntā́nām
Locative	शान्ते śānté	शान्तयोः śāntáyoḥ	शान्तेषु śāntéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शान्ता (śāntā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शान्ता śāntā́	शान्ते śānté	शान्ताः śāntā́ḥ
Vocative	शान्ते śā́nte	शान्ते śā́nte	शान्ताः śā́ntāḥ
Accusative	शान्ताम् śāntā́m	शान्ते śānté	शान्ताः śāntā́ḥ
Instrumental	शान्तया / शान्ता¹ śāntáyā / śāntā́¹	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्ताभिः śāntā́bhiḥ
Dative	शान्तायै śāntā́yai	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्ताभ्यः śāntā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	शान्तायाः śāntā́yāḥ	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्ताभ्यः śāntā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	शान्तायाः śāntā́yāḥ	शान्तयोः śāntáyoḥ	शान्तानाम् śāntā́nām
Locative	शान्तायाम् śāntā́yām	शान्तयोः śāntáyoḥ	शान्तासु śāntā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of शान्त (śāntá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शान्तम् śāntám	शान्ते śānté	शान्तानि / शान्ता¹ śāntā́ni / śāntā́¹
Vocative	शान्त śā́nta	शान्ते śā́nte	शान्तानि / शान्ता¹ śā́ntāni / śā́ntā¹
Accusative	शान्तम् śāntám	शान्ते śānté	शान्तानि / शान्ता¹ śāntā́ni / śāntā́¹
Instrumental	शान्तेन śānténa	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्तैः / शान्तेभिः¹ śāntaíḥ / śāntébhiḥ¹
Dative	शान्ताय śāntā́ya	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्तेभ्यः śāntébhyaḥ
Ablative	शान्तात् śāntā́t	शान्ताभ्याम् śāntā́bhyām	शान्तेभ्यः śāntébhyaḥ
Genitive	शान्तस्य śāntásya	शान्तयोः śāntáyoḥ	शान्तानाम् śāntā́nām
Locative	शान्ते śānté	शान्तयोः śāntáyoḥ	शान्तेषु śāntéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• शम (śama)
• शमन (śamana)
• शान्ति (śānti)

Descendants

• Pali: santa
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀢 (saṃta)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “शान्त”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1064, column 2.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “śānta”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “शान्त”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1544
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “शान्त”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 311
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śāntá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 718