तथास्तु

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *só

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sá

Sanskrit तद् (tad)

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *yósder.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH

Sanskrit यथा (yathā)

Sanskrit तथा (tathā)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásti

Sanskrit अस्ति (asti)

Sanskrit अस्तु (astu)

Sanskrit तथास्तु (tathāstu)der.

Hindi तथास्तु (tathāstu)

Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit तथास्तु (tathāstu, “let it be done”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.t̪ʰɑːs.t̪uː/, [t̪ɐ.t̪ʰäːs.t̪uː]

Phrase

तथास्तु • (tathāstu)

1. (religion, Hinduism) so be it, amen

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• তথাস্তু (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬣᬵᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
• তথাস্তু (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰞𑰯𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀣𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• တထာသ္တု (Burmese script)
• તથાસ્તુ (Gujarati script)
• ਤਥਾਸ੍ਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦡꦴꦱ꧀ꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂟𑂰𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ತಥಾಸ್ತು (Kannada script)
• តថាស្តុ (Khmer script)
• ຕຖາສ຺ຕຸ (Lao script)
• തഥാസ്തു (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᡨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘞𑘰𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᠲᠠᢗᠰᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑦾𑧑𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐠𑐵𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
• ତଥାସ୍ତୁ (Odia script)
• ꢡꢢꢵꢱ꣄ꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆡𑆳𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖞𑖯𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
• තථාස‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩬𑩛𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚚𑚭𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
• தத²ாஸ்து (Tamil script)
• తథాస్తు (Telugu script)
• ตถาสฺตุ (Thai script)
• ཏ་ཐཱ་སྟུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒟𑒰𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨚𑨊𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *só

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sá

Sanskrit तद् (tad)

Proto-Indo-European *ís

Proto-Indo-European *yósder.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyátʰaH

Sanskrit यथा (yathā)

Sanskrit तथा (tathā)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásti

Sanskrit अस्ति (asti)

Sanskrit अस्तु (astu)

Sanskrit तथास्तु (tathāstu)

Compound of तथा (tathā, “so, thus”) +‎ अस्तु (astu, “let it be”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ.tʰɑ́ːs.tu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐ.t̪ʰɑːs̪.t̪u/

Phrase

तथास्तु • (tathā́stu)

1. so be it, let it be done
2. amen

Usage notes

In Hindu scriptures, this adverb was spoken by holy men and deities to tell their devotees that a blessing has been granted, to reward their dedicated devotion and service.

If a person expresses a wish to a holy man/woman to make him/her healthy or wealthy, and if the holy person is happy with him or her, he/she utters the word "tathastu" while blessing. It means, "I bless you that your wish will become true."

Descendants

• → Hindi: तथास्तु (tathāstu) (learned)
• → Tamil: ததாஸ்து (tatāstu)
• → Malayalam: തഥാസ്തു (tathāstu)
• → Telugu: తథాస్తు (tathāstu)