सनातन
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सनातन (sanātána).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]सनातन • (sanātan) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سَناتَن)
- existing from the old, immemorial, continuing, eternal
- Synonym: शाश्वत (śāśvat)
- Hindu, relating to Hinduism; (more generally) Indic, Dharmic (relating to the Indic religions)
- सनातन धर्म ― sanātan dharm ― Hinduism (literally, “the eternal religion”)
- सनातन संस्कृति ― sanātan sanskŕti ― Indic culture (literally, “the eternal culture”)
Derived terms
[edit]- सनातनी (sanātanī, “a Hindu”)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सनातन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 980
- “सनातन”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- সনাতন (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬦᬵᬢᬦ (Balinese script)
- সনাতন (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰡𑰯𑰝𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀦𑀸𑀢𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- သနာတန (Burmese script)
- સનાતન (Gujarati script)
- ਸਨਾਤਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦤꦴꦠꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂢𑂰𑂞𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಸನಾತನ (Kannada script)
- សនាតន (Khmer script)
- ສນາຕນ (Lao script)
- സനാതന (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᠨᠠ᠊ᠠᢠᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘡𑘰𑘝𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠨᠠᢗᢐᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧁𑧑𑦽𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐣𑐵𑐟𑐣 (Newa script)
- ସନାତନ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢥꢵꢡꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆤𑆳𑆠𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖡𑖯𑖝𑖡 (Siddham script)
- සනාතන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩯𑩛𑩫𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚝𑚭𑚙𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஸநாதந (Tamil script)
- సనాతన (Telugu script)
- สนาตน (Thai script)
- ས་ནཱ་ཏ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒢𑒰𑒞𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨝𑨊𑨙𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From सना (sanā, “from the old”) + -तन (-tana, “extending, till”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]सनातन • (sanātána) stem
- existing from the old, eternal, perpetual, permanent, everlasting
- Synonym: शाश्वत (śāśvata)
- Udānavarga 14.11:
- न हि वैरेण वैराणि शाम्यन्तीह कदाचन ।
क्षान्त्या वैराणि शाम्यन्त्येष धर्मः सनातनः ॥- na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana.
kṣāntyā vairāṇi śāmyantyeṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ. - For in this world hatreds are not ever settled by hatred.
Hatreds are settled by forbearance. This is an eternal law.
- na hi vaireṇa vairāṇi śāmyantīha kadācana.
- न हि वैरेण वैराणि शाम्यन्तीह कदाचन ।
Declension
[edit]Masculine a-stem declension of सनातन (sanātána) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सनातनः sanātánaḥ |
सनातनौ / सनातना¹ sanātánau / sanātánā¹ |
सनातनाः / सनातनासः¹ sanātánāḥ / sanātánāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | सनातन sánātana |
सनातनौ / सनातना¹ sánātanau / sánātanā¹ |
सनातनाः / सनातनासः¹ sánātanāḥ / sánātanāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | सनातनम् sanātánam |
सनातनौ / सनातना¹ sanātánau / sanātánā¹ |
सनातनान् sanātánān |
Instrumental | सनातनेन sanātánena |
सनातनाभ्याम् sanātánābhyām |
सनातनैः / सनातनेभिः¹ sanātánaiḥ / sanātánebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सनातनाय sanātánāya |
सनातनाभ्याम् sanātánābhyām |
सनातनेभ्यः sanātánebhyaḥ |
Ablative | सनातनात् sanātánāt |
सनातनाभ्याम् sanātánābhyām |
सनातनेभ्यः sanātánebhyaḥ |
Genitive | सनातनस्य sanātánasya |
सनातनयोः sanātánayoḥ |
सनातनानाम् sanātánānām |
Locative | सनातने sanātáne |
सनातनयोः sanātánayoḥ |
सनातनेषु sanātáneṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ī-stem declension of सनातनी (sanātánī) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सनातनी sanātánī |
सनातन्यौ / सनातनी¹ sanātányau / sanātánī¹ |
सनातन्यः / सनातनीः¹ sanātányaḥ / sanātánīḥ¹ |
Vocative | सनातनि sánātani |
सनातन्यौ / सनातनी¹ sánātanyau / sánātanī¹ |
सनातन्यः / सनातनीः¹ sánātanyaḥ / sánātanīḥ¹ |
Accusative | सनातनीम् sanātánīm |
सनातन्यौ / सनातनी¹ sanātányau / sanātánī¹ |
सनातनीः sanātánīḥ |
Instrumental | सनातन्या sanātányā |
सनातनीभ्याम् sanātánībhyām |
सनातनीभिः sanātánībhiḥ |
Dative | सनातन्यै sanātányai |
सनातनीभ्याम् sanātánībhyām |
सनातनीभ्यः sanātánībhyaḥ |
Ablative | सनातन्याः / सनातन्यै² sanātányāḥ / sanātányai² |
सनातनीभ्याम् sanātánībhyām |
सनातनीभ्यः sanātánībhyaḥ |
Genitive | सनातन्याः / सनातन्यै² sanātányāḥ / sanātányai² |
सनातन्योः sanātányoḥ |
सनातनीनाम् sanātánīnām |
Locative | सनातन्याम् sanātányām |
सनातन्योः sanātányoḥ |
सनातनीषु sanātánīṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of सनातन (sanātána) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | सनातनम् sanātánam |
सनातने sanātáne |
सनातनानि / सनातना¹ sanātánāni / sanātánā¹ |
Vocative | सनातन sánātana |
सनातने sánātane |
सनातनानि / सनातना¹ sánātanāni / sánātanā¹ |
Accusative | सनातनम् sanātánam |
सनातने sanātáne |
सनातनानि / सनातना¹ sanātánāni / sanātánā¹ |
Instrumental | सनातनेन sanātánena |
सनातनाभ्याम् sanātánābhyām |
सनातनैः / सनातनेभिः¹ sanātánaiḥ / sanātánebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | सनातनाय sanātánāya |
सनातनाभ्याम् sanātánābhyām |
सनातनेभ्यः sanātánebhyaḥ |
Ablative | सनातनात् sanātánāt |
सनातनाभ्याम् sanātánābhyām |
सनातनेभ्यः sanātánebhyaḥ |
Genitive | सनातनस्य sanātánasya |
सनातनयोः sanātánayoḥ |
सनातनानाम् sanātánānām |
Locative | सनातने sanātáne |
सनातनयोः sanātánayoḥ |
सनातनेषु sanātáneṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “सनातन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1141.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सनातन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1617
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