प्रार्थना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रार्थना (prārthanā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾɑːɾ.t̪ʰə.nɑː/, [pɾäːɾ.t̪ʰɐ.näː]

Noun

प्रार्थना • (prārthanā) f

1. prayer, worship
2. supplication

Declension

Declension of प्रार्थना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रार्थना prārthanā	प्रार्थनाएँ prārthanāẽ
oblique	प्रार्थना prārthanā	प्रार्थनाओं prārthanāõ
vocative	प्रार्थना prārthanā	प्रार्थनाओ prārthanāo

Derived terms

• प्रार्थनात्मक (prārthanātmak, “precatory”)
• प्रार्थना करना (prārthanā karnā, “to pray”)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रार्थना (prārthanā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾaɾ.t̪ʰə.na/

Noun

प्रार्थना • (prārthanā) f

1. prayer, worship
2. request, beseechment

Declension

Declension of प्रार्थना (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	प्रार्थना prārthanā
direct plural	प्रार्थना prārthanā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	प्रार्थना prārthanā		प्रार्थना prārthanā
oblique सामान्यरूप	प्रार्थने prārthane		प्रार्थनां- prārthanān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	प्रार्थनेला prārthanelā		प्रार्थनांना prārthanānnā
ergative	प्रार्थनेने, प्रार्थनेनं prārthanene, prārthanena		प्रार्थनांनी prārthanānnī
instrumental	प्रार्थनेशी prārthaneśī		प्रार्थनांशी prārthanānśī
locative सप्तमी	प्रार्थनेत prārthanet		प्रार्थनांत prārthanāt
vocative संबोधन	प्रार्थने prārthane		प्रार्थनांनो prārthanānno
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 प्रार्थना (fem ā-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	प्रार्थनेचा prārthaneċā	प्रार्थनेचे prārthaneċe	प्रार्थनेची prārthanecī	प्रार्थनेच्या prārthanecā	प्रार्थनेचे, प्रार्थनेचं prārthaneċe, prārthaneċa	प्रार्थनेची prārthanecī	प्रार्थनेच्या prārthanecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	प्रार्थनांचा prārthanānċā	प्रार्थनांचे prārthanānċe	प्रार्थनांची prārthanāñcī	प्रार्थनांच्या prārthanāncā	प्रार्थनांचे, प्रार्थनांचं prārthanānċe, prārthanānċa	प्रार्थनांची prārthanāñcī	प्रार्थनांच्या prārthanāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “प्रार्थना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रार्थना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰাৰ্থনা (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬵᬃᬣᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• প্রার্থনা (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ပြာရ်္ထနာ (Burmese script)
• પ્રાર્થના (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਾਰ੍ਥਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦴꦂꦡꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನಾ (Kannada script)
• ប្រាថ៌នា (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣາຣ຺ຖນາ (Lao script)
• പ്രാര്ഥനാ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡨᠠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢗᠷᠲᠠᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦾𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢵꢬ꣄ꢢꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රාර්‍ථනා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
• ப்ரார்த²நா (Tamil script)
• ప్రార్థనా (Telugu script)
• ปฺรารฺถนา (Thai script)
• པྲཱ་རྠ་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From प्र- (pra-) +‎ अर्थना (arthanā), from the root अर्थ् (arth, “to request, wish”).

Noun

प्रार्थना • (prārthanā) stem, f

1. prayer
2. the practice of seeking God
3. religious chant

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रार्थना
Nom. sg.	प्रार्थना (prārthanā)
Gen. sg.	प्रार्थनायाः (prārthanāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रार्थना (prārthanā)	प्रार्थने (prārthane)	प्रार्थनाः (prārthanāḥ)
Vocative	प्रार्थने (prārthane)	प्रार्थने (prārthane)	प्रार्थनाः (prārthanāḥ)
Accusative	प्रार्थनाम् (prārthanām)	प्रार्थने (prārthane)	प्रार्थनाः (prārthanāḥ)
Instrumental	प्रार्थनया (prārthanayā)	प्रार्थनाभ्याम् (prārthanābhyām)	प्रार्थनाभिः (prārthanābhiḥ)
Dative	प्रार्थनायै (prārthanāyai)	प्रार्थनाभ्याम् (prārthanābhyām)	प्रार्थनाभ्यः (prārthanābhyaḥ)
Ablative	प्रार्थनायाः (prārthanāyāḥ)	प्रार्थनाभ्याम् (prārthanābhyām)	प्रार्थनाभ्यः (prārthanābhyaḥ)
Genitive	प्रार्थनायाः (prārthanāyāḥ)	प्रार्थनयोः (prārthanayoḥ)	प्रार्थनानाम् (prārthanānām)
Locative	प्रार्थनायाम् (prārthanāyām)	प्रार्थनयोः (prārthanayoḥ)	प्रार्थनासु (prārthanāsu)

See also

• मन्त्र (mantra)

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “prārthanā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.