शासन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शासन (śāsana), from the root verb शास् (śās, “to order, command, direct”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑː.sən/, [ʃäː.s̪ə̃n̪]

Noun

शासन • (śāsan) m (Urdu spelling شاسن‎)

1. rule, government

   अमरीका में लोकतंत्रीय शासन है।

   amrīkā mẽ loktantrīya śāsan hai.

   The United States has a democratic government.

   लोगों ने धर्मतंत्रीय शासन के तले कष्ट उठाया।

   logõ ne dharmatantrīya śāsan ke tale kaṣṭ uṭhāyā.

   The people suffered under theocratic rule.

2. law

   यहाँ मेरा वचन शासन है। ― yahā̃ merā vacan śāsan hai. ― Here, my word is law.

Declension

Declension of शासन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शासन śāsan	शासन śāsan
oblique	शासन śāsan	शासनों śāsanõ
vocative	शासन śāsan	शासनो śāsano

Synonyms

• राज्य (rājya)
• हुकूमत (hukūmat)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शासन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬵᬲᬦ (Balinese script)
• শাসন (Assamese script)
• শাসন (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰭𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀲𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑌨 (Grantha script)
• શાસન (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਸਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦯꦴꦱꦤ (Javanese script)
• ឝាសន (Khmer script)
• ಶಾಸನ (Kannada script)
• ຨາສນ (Lao script)
• ശാസന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘭𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᠰᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ၐာသန (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑧍𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐳𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଶାସନ (Oriya script)
• ꢯꢵꢱꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆱𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖭𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ශාසන (Sinhalese script)
• శాసన (Telugu script)
• ศาสน (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ས་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒮𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root verb शास् (śās, “to order, command, direct”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.sɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑː.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

शासन • (śāsana) n

1. order, edict, command
2. a shastra, scripture
3. government, ruling

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शासन (śāsana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शासनम् śāsanam	शासने śāsane	शासनानि / शासना¹ śāsanāni / śāsanā¹
Vocative	शासन śāsana	शासने śāsane	शासनानि / शासना¹ śāsanāni / śāsanā¹
Accusative	शासनम् śāsanam	शासने śāsane	शासनानि / शासना¹ śāsanāni / śāsanā¹
Instrumental	शासनेन śāsanena	शासनाभ्याम् śāsanābhyām	शासनैः / शासनेभिः¹ śāsanaiḥ / śāsanebhiḥ¹
Dative	शासनाय śāsanāya	शासनाभ्याम् śāsanābhyām	शासनेभ्यः śāsanebhyaḥ
Ablative	शासनात् śāsanāt	शासनाभ्याम् śāsanābhyām	शासनेभ्यः śāsanebhyaḥ
Genitive	शासनस्य śāsanasya	शासनयोः śāsanayoḥ	शासनानाम् śāsanānām
Locative	शासने śāsane	शासनयोः śāsanayoḥ	शासनेषु śāsaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: সাহোন (xahün)
• → Marathi: शासन (śāsan)
• → Gujarati: શાસન (śāsan)
• → Hindi: शासन (śāsan)
• → Classical Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠰᠢᠨ (šasin)
  • Mongolian: ᠱᠠᠰᠢᠨ (šasin), шашин (šašin)
    • → Southern Altai: шајын (šaǰïn)
    • → Tuvan: шажын (şajın)
  • → Buryat: ᠱᠠᠰᠢᠨ (šasin), шажан (šažan)
• → Malayalam: ശാസനം (śāsanaṃ)
• → Oriya: ଶାସନ (śasônô)
• Pali: sāsana
  • → Burmese: သာသနာ (sasa.na)
  • → Malay: sasana
    • → Indonesian: sasana
  • → Khmer: សាសនា (saasnaa)
  • → Lao: ສາດສະໜາ (sāt sa nā)
  • → Mon: သာသၞာ
  • → Shan: သႃႇသၼႃႇ (sàa sǎ nàa)
  • → Thai: ศาสนา (sàat-sà-nǎa)
• → Tamil: சாசனம் (cācaṉam)