बोध

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बोध (bodhá), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰowdʰ-os.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /boːd̪ʱ/

Noun

बोध • (bodh) m

1. insight, knowledge

   Synonym: ज्ञान (jñān)

2. intelligence
3. perception, cognition

Declension

Declension of बोध (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बोध bodh	बोध bodh
oblique	बोध bodh	बोधों bodhõ
vocative	बोध bodh	बोधो bodho

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বোধ (Assamese script)
• ᬩᭀᬥ (Balinese script)
• বোধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰺𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑁄𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• ဗောဓ (Burmese script)
• બોધ (Gujarati script)
• ਬੋਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑍋𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦺꦴꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂷𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಬೋಧ (Kannada script)
• ពោធ (Khmer script)
• ໂພຘ (Lao script)
• ബോധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠣᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘻𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧜𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑑀𑐢 (Newa script)
• ବୋଧ (Odia script)
• ꢨꣂꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆾𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖺𑖠 (Siddham script)
• බොධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩕𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚴𑚜 (Takri script)
• பே³ாத⁴ (Tamil script)
• బోధ (Telugu script)
• โพธ (Thai script)
• བོ་དྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒼𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨆𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root बुध् (budh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐw.dʱɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈboː.d̪ʱɐ/

Adjective

बोध • (bodhá) stem

1. knowing, understanding

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बोध
Nom. sg.	बोधः (bodhaḥ)
Gen. sg.	बोधस्य (bodhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधः (bodhaḥ)	बोधौ (bodhau)	बोधाः (bodhāḥ)
Vocative	बोध (bodha)	बोधौ (bodhau)	बोधाः (bodhāḥ)
Accusative	बोधम् (bodham)	बोधौ (bodhau)	बोधान् (bodhān)
Instrumental	बोधेन (bodhena)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधैः (bodhaiḥ)
Dative	बोधाय (bodhāya)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधेभ्यः (bodhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	बोधात् (bodhāt)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधेभ्यः (bodhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	बोधस्य (bodhasya)	बोधयोः (bodhayoḥ)	बोधानाम् (bodhānām)
Locative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधयोः (bodhayoḥ)	बोधेषु (bodheṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of बोध
Nom. sg.	बोधा (bodhā)
Gen. sg.	बोधायाः (bodhāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधा (bodhā)	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधाः (bodhāḥ)
Vocative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधाः (bodhāḥ)
Accusative	बोधाम् (bodhām)	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधाः (bodhāḥ)
Instrumental	बोधया (bodhayā)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधाभिः (bodhābhiḥ)
Dative	बोधायै (bodhāyai)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधाभ्यः (bodhābhyaḥ)
Ablative	बोधायाः (bodhāyāḥ)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधाभ्यः (bodhābhyaḥ)
Genitive	बोधायाः (bodhāyāḥ)	बोधयोः (bodhayoḥ)	बोधानाम् (bodhānām)
Locative	बोधायाम् (bodhāyām)	बोधयोः (bodhayoḥ)	बोधासु (bodhāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of बोध
Nom. sg.	बोधम् (bodham)
Gen. sg.	बोधस्य (bodhasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधम् (bodham)	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधानि (bodhāni)
Vocative	बोध (bodha)	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधानि (bodhāni)
Accusative	बोधम् (bodham)	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधानि (bodhāni)
Instrumental	बोधेन (bodhena)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधैः (bodhaiḥ)
Dative	बोधाय (bodhāya)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधेभ्यः (bodhebhyaḥ)
Ablative	बोधात् (bodhāt)	बोधाभ्याम् (bodhābhyām)	बोधेभ्यः (bodhebhyaḥ)
Genitive	बोधस्य (bodhasya)	बोधयोः (bodhayoḥ)	बोधानाम् (bodhānām)
Locative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधयोः (bodhayoḥ)	बोधेषु (bodheṣu)

Noun

बोध • (bodhá) stem, m

1. waking, becoming or being awake, consciousness
2. the opening of blossom, bloom
3. the taking effect (of spells)
4. exciting (a perfume)
5. perception, apprehension, thought, knowledge, understanding, intelligence
6. designation
7. awakening, arousing
8. making known, informing, instructing
9. knowledge personified as a son of Buddhi

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बोध (bodhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधः bodháḥ	बोधौ / बोधा¹ bodhaú / bodhā́¹	बोधाः / बोधासः¹ bodhā́ḥ / bodhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	बोध bódha	बोधौ / बोधा¹ bódhau / bódhā¹	बोधाः / बोधासः¹ bódhāḥ / bódhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	बोधम् bodhám	बोधौ / बोधा¹ bodhaú / bodhā́¹	बोधान् bodhā́n
Instrumental	बोधेन bodhéna	बोधाभ्याम् bodhā́bhyām	बोधैः / बोधेभिः¹ bodhaíḥ / bodhébhiḥ¹
Dative	बोधाय bodhā́ya	बोधाभ्याम् bodhā́bhyām	बोधेभ्यः bodhébhyaḥ
Ablative	बोधात् bodhā́t	बोधाभ्याम् bodhā́bhyām	बोधेभ्यः bodhébhyaḥ
Genitive	बोधस्य bodhásya	बोधयोः bodháyoḥ	बोधानाम् bodhā́nām
Locative	बोधे bodhé	बोधयोः bodháyoḥ	बोधेषु bodhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बोध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 734/2-3.