शंतनु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शंतनु (śáṃtanu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃən.t̪ə.nuː/, [ʃɐ̃n̪.t̪ɐ.nuː]

Proper noun

शंतनु • (śantanu) m (Urdu spelling شَنْتَانُو)

1. (Hinduism) Shantanu
2. a male given name, Shantanu, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of शंतनु (sg-only masc u-stem)

	singular
direct	शंतनु śantanu
oblique	शंतनु śantanu
vocative	शंतनु śantanu

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शंतनु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शान्तनु (śāntanu)
• शांतनु (śāṃtanu)
• शन्तनु (śantanu)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শংতনু (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬂᬢᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• শংতনু (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰽𑰝𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀁𑀢𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ၐံတနု (Burmese script)
• શંતનુ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਂਤਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦁꦠꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂁𑂞𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಂತನು (Kannada script)
• ឝំតនុ (Khmer script)
• ຨໍຕນຸ (Lao script)
• ശംതനു (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᡧᠠᢠᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘽𑘝𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠱᠠᢐᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧞𑦽𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑄𑐟𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଶଂତନୁ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢀꢡꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆁𑆠𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖽𑖝𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ශංතනු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑪖𑩫𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚫𑚙𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
• ஶஂதநு (Tamil script)
• శంతను (Telugu script)
• ศํตนุ (Thai script)
• ཤཾ་ཏ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓀𑒞𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨸𑨙𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of शम् (śam) +‎ तनु (tanu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́n.tɐ.nu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐn̪.t̪ɐ.n̪u/

Adjective

शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) stem

1. wholesome for the body or the person

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनुः śáṃtanuḥ	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Vocative	शंतनो śáṃtano	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Accusative	शंतनुम् śáṃtanum	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनून् śáṃtanūn
Instrumental	शंतनुना / शंतन्वा¹ śáṃtanunā / śáṃtanvā¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वे¹ śáṃtanave / śáṃtanve¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः¹ śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः¹ śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ¹	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनौ śáṃtanau	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनुः śáṃtanuḥ	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Vocative	शंतनो śáṃtano	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Accusative	शंतनुम् śáṃtanum	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनूः śáṃtanūḥ
Instrumental	शंतन्वा śáṃtanvā	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वै¹ śáṃtanave / śáṃtanvai¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतन्वाः¹ / शंतन्वै² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvāḥ¹ / śáṃtanvai²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतन्वाः¹ / शंतन्वै² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvāḥ¹ / śáṃtanvai²	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनौ / शंतन्वाम्¹ śáṃtanau / śáṃtanvām¹	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनु śáṃtanu	शंतनुनी śáṃtanunī	शंतनूनि / शंतनु¹ / शंतनू¹ śáṃtanūni / śáṃtanu¹ / śáṃtanū¹
Vocative	शंतनु / शंतनो śáṃtanu / śáṃtano	शंतनुनी śáṃtanunī	शंतनूनि / शंतनु¹ / शंतनू¹ śáṃtanūni / śáṃtanu¹ / śáṃtanū¹
Accusative	शंतनु śáṃtanu	शंतनुनी śáṃtanunī	शंतनूनि / शंतनु¹ / शंतनू¹ śáṃtanūni / śáṃtanu¹ / śáṃtanū¹
Instrumental	शंतनुना / शंतन्वा¹ śáṃtanunā / śáṃtanvā¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनुने / शंतनवे¹ / शंतन्वे¹ śáṃtanune / śáṃtanave¹ / śáṃtanve¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनुनः / शंतनोः¹ / शंतन्वः¹ śáṃtanunaḥ / śáṃtanoḥ¹ / śáṃtanvaḥ¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनुनः / शंतनोः¹ / शंतन्वः¹ śáṃtanunaḥ / śáṃtanoḥ¹ / śáṃtanvaḥ¹	शंतनुनोः śáṃtanunoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनुनि / शंतनौ¹ śáṃtanuni / śáṃtanau¹	शंतनुनोः śáṃtanunoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Shantanu, King of the Kuru Kingdom, husband of Ganga and सत्यवती, father of Bhishma, चित्राङ्गद and विचित्रवीर्य.
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:

     बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑मिहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
     आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥

     bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
     ādityaírvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya.

     Come, be you Mitra, Varuna, or Pusan, come, O Brhaspati, to mine oblation: With Maruts, Vasus, or Adityas, make you Parjanya pour for Shantanu his rain-drops.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनुः śáṃtanuḥ	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Vocative	शंतनो śáṃtano	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Accusative	शंतनुम् śáṃtanum	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनून् śáṃtanūn
Instrumental	शंतनुना / शंतन्वा¹ śáṃtanunā / śáṃtanvā¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वे¹ śáṃtanave / śáṃtanve¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः¹ śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः¹ śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ¹	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनौ śáṃtanau	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: शंतनु (śantanu)

  Urdu: شَنْتَانُو (śantanu)

• → Persian: شانتانو (šântânu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शंतनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1054.