शान्ति

See also: शान्त

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːn.t̪iː/, [ʃä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]

Noun

शान्ति • (śānti) f (Urdu spelling شانْتی)

1. alternative spelling of शांति (śānti)

Declension

Declension of शान्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शान्ति śānti	शान्तियाँ śāntiyā̃
oblique	शान्ति śānti	शान्तियों śāntiyõ
vocative	शान्ति śānti	शान्तियो śāntiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শান্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬵᬦ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• শান্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰡𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ၐာန္တိ (Burmese script)
• શાન્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂰𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಾನ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• ឝាន្តិ (Khmer script)
• ຨານ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• ശാന്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘡𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᠨᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑧁𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐣𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଶାନ୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢯꢵꢥ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆤𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖡𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ශාන‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩛𑩯 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚭𑚝𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஶாந்தி (Tamil script)
• శాన్తి (Telugu script)
• ศานฺติ (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ནྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒢𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨊𑨝𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root शम् (śam) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑ́ːn.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑːn̪.t̪i/

Noun

शान्ति • (śā́nti) stem, f

1. cessation, abatement, extinction
2. tranquillity, peace, rest, quietness, calmness, absence of passion
3. pause, breach, interruption
4. welfare, prosperity, good fortune, ease, comfort, happiness, bliss
5. "eternal rest" end or death

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of शान्ति (śā́nti)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शान्तिः śā́ntiḥ	शान्ती śā́ntī	शान्तयः śā́ntayaḥ
Vocative	शान्ते śā́nte	शान्ती śā́ntī	शान्तयः śā́ntayaḥ
Accusative	शान्तिम् śā́ntim	शान्ती śā́ntī	शान्तीः śā́ntīḥ
Instrumental	शान्त्या / शान्ती¹ śā́ntyā / śā́ntī¹	शान्तिभ्याम् śā́ntibhyām	शान्तिभिः śā́ntibhiḥ
Dative	शान्तये / शान्त्यै² / शान्ती¹ śā́ntaye / śā́ntyai² / śā́ntī¹	शान्तिभ्याम् śā́ntibhyām	शान्तिभ्यः śā́ntibhyaḥ
Ablative	शान्तेः / शान्त्याः² / शान्त्यै³ śā́nteḥ / śā́ntyāḥ² / śā́ntyai³	शान्तिभ्याम् śā́ntibhyām	शान्तिभ्यः śā́ntibhyaḥ
Genitive	शान्तेः / शान्त्याः² / शान्त्यै³ śā́nteḥ / śā́ntyāḥ² / śā́ntyai³	शान्त्योः śā́ntyoḥ	शान्तीनाम् śā́ntīnām
Locative	शान्तौ / शान्त्याम्² / शान्ता¹ śā́ntau / śā́ntyām² / śā́ntā¹	शान्त्योः śā́ntyoḥ	शान्तिषु śā́ntiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Gandhari: 𐨭𐨎𐨟𐨁 (śaṃti)
• Pali: santi
  • → Khmer: សន្តិ (sɑnteʼ), សាន្តិ (saanteʼ)
  • → Lao: ສັນຕິ (san ti)
  • → Thai: สันติ (sǎn-dtì)
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀺 (saṃti)
• Punjabi: ਸਾਂਦ (sānd)
• → Bengali: শান্তি (śanti) (learned)
  • → Rohingya: cánti
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: शांति (śānti)

  Urdu: شانْتی (śāntī)

• → Telugu: శాంతి (śānti)
• → English: shanti

See also

• क्षान्ति (kṣānti)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “शान्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1064.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śānti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शान्तिः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1544
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शान्ति”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 311
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śāˊnti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 718