संस्कार

See also: सोपस्कार, संस्कृत, संस्कृति, and संस्कृती

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संस्कार (saṃskāra).

Noun

संस्कार • (sanskār) m (Urdu spelling سنسکار)

1. perfection
2. refinement
3. education
4. conception
5. idea
6. design
7. form
8. purity

Declension

Declension of संस्कार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संस्कार sanskār	संस्कार sanskār
oblique	संस्कार sanskār	संस्कारों sanskārõ
vocative	संस्कार sanskār	संस्कारो sanskāro

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संस्कार (saṃskāra). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (saṃskāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səus.kaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: संस्‧कार

Noun

संस्कार • (sauskār) m

1. morals, values
2. the inculcation of values
3. upbringing

   Synonym: संगोपन (saṅgopan)

4. (Hinduism) sacrament, rite of passage

   Synonym: कार्य (kārya)

Declension

Declension of संस्कार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	संस्कार sauskār
direct plural	संस्कार sauskār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	संस्कार sauskār		संस्कार sauskār
oblique सामान्यरूप	संस्कारा sauskārā		संस्कारां- sauskārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	संस्काराला sauskārālā		संस्कारांना sauskārānnā
ergative	संस्काराने, संस्कारानं sauskārāne, sauskārāna		संस्कारांनी sauskārānnī
instrumental	संस्काराशी sauskārāśī		संस्कारांशी sauskārānśī
locative सप्तमी	संस्कारात sauskārāt		संस्कारांत sauskārāt
vocative संबोधन	संस्कारा sauskārā		संस्कारांनो sauskārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of संस्कार (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	संस्काराचा sauskārāċā	संस्काराचे sauskārāċe	संस्काराची sauskārācī	संस्काराच्या sauskārācā	संस्काराचे, संस्काराचं sauskārāċe, sauskārāċa	संस्काराची sauskārācī	संस्काराच्या sauskārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	संस्कारांचा sauskārānċā	संस्कारांचे sauskārānċe	संस्कारांची sauskārāñcī	संस्कारांच्या sauskārāncā	संस्कारांचे, संस्कारांचं sauskārānċe, sauskārānċa	संस्कारांची sauskārāñcī	संस्कारांच्या sauskārāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• संस्कारी (sauskārī)

See also

• विधी (vidhī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “संस्कार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “संस्कार”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• সংস্কাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬲ᭄ᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• সংস্কার (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰭𑰿𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• သံသ္ကာရ (Burmese script)
• સંસ્કાર (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਸ੍ਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦱ꧀ꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂮𑂹𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• សំស្ការ (Khmer script)
• ສໍສ຺ກາຣ (Lao script)
• സംസ്കാര (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠰ᠌ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠰᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧍𑧠𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐳𑑂𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ସଂସ୍କାର (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢱ꣄ꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆱𑇀𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖭𑖿𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• සංස‍්කාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑪁 𑪙𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚨𑚶𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஸஂஸ்கார (Tamil script)
• సంస్కార (Telugu script)
• สํสฺการ (Thai script)
• སཾ་སྐཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒮𑓂𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨰𑩇𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

सम्- (sam-) +‎ the root स्कृ (skṛ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃s.kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐs̪.kɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

संस्कार • (saṃskāra) stem, m

1. purification
2. sacrament
3. impression
4. putting together
5. accomplishment
6. training
7. preparation
8. forming the mind
9. adornment

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संस्कार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संस्कारः (saṃskāraḥ)	संस्कारौ (saṃskārau)	संस्काराः (saṃskārāḥ)
accusative	संस्कारम् (saṃskāram)	संस्कारौ (saṃskārau)	संस्कारान् (saṃskārān)
instrumental	संस्कारेण (saṃskāreṇa)	संस्काराभ्याम् (saṃskārābhyām)	संस्कारैः (saṃskāraiḥ)
dative	संस्काराय (saṃskārāya)	संस्काराभ्याम् (saṃskārābhyām)	संस्कारेभ्यः (saṃskārebhyaḥ)
ablative	संस्कारात् (saṃskārāt)	संस्काराभ्याम् (saṃskārābhyām)	संस्कारेभ्यः (saṃskārebhyaḥ)
genitive	संस्कारस्य (saṃskārasya)	संस्कारयोः (saṃskārayoḥ)	संस्काराणाम् (saṃskārāṇām)
locative	संस्कारे (saṃskāre)	संस्कारयोः (saṃskārayoḥ)	संस्कारेषु (saṃskāreṣu)
vocative	संस्कार (saṃskāra)	संस्कारौ (saṃskārau)	संस्काराः (saṃskārāḥ)

Derived terms

• → Gujarati: સંસ્કાર (sãskār)
• → Hindi: संस्कार (sanskār)
• → Kannada: ಸಂಸ್ಕಾರ (saṃskāra)
• → Malayalam: സംസ്കാരം (saṁskāraṁ)
• → Marathi: संस्कार (sauskār)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (saṃskāra)
• → Tamil: சம்ஸ்காரம் (camskāram)
• → Telugu: సంస్కారము (saṁskāramu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “Saṃ-skāra”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1120/2.