संकल्प

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संकल्प (saṃkalpa). By surface analysis, सम्- (sam-) +‎ कल्प (kalp).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /səŋ.kəlp/, [sɐ̃ŋ.kɐlp]

Noun

संकल्प • (saṅkalp) m

1. definite intention, resolve, will, resolution

   मैं संकल्प लेता हूँ कि मैं सारा काम आज ही ख़त्म कर डालूँगा। ― ma͠i saṅkalp letā hū̃ ki ma͠i sārā kām āj hī xatma kar ḍālūṅgā. ― I resolve to finish all the work today itself.

   नए साल का संकल्प ― nae sāl kā saṅkalp ― New Year's resolution

2. a solemn vow
3. (philosophy) will

   सत्य का संकल्प ― satya kā saṅkalp ― will to truth

Proper noun

संकल्प • (saṅkalp) m

1. a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of संकल्प (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संकल्प saṅkalp	संकल्प saṅkalp
oblique	संकल्प saṅkalp	संकल्पों saṅkalpõ
vocative	संकल्प saṅkalp	संकल्पो saṅkalpo

Derived terms

• संकल्प करना (saṅkalp karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संकल्प”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংকল্প (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬓᬮ᭄ᬧ (Balinese script)
• সংকল্প (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰎𑰩𑰿𑰢 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀧 (Brahmi script)
• သံကလ္ပ (Burmese script)
• સંકલ્પ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਕਲ੍ਪ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌕𑌲𑍍𑌪 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦏꦭ꧀ꦥ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂍𑂪𑂹𑂣 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಕಲ್ಪ (Kannada script)
• សំកល្ប (Khmer script)
• ສໍກລ຺ປ (Lao script)
• സംകല്പ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᡬᠠᠯᢒᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘎𑘩𑘿𑘢 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢉᠠᠯᢒᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑦮𑧉𑧠𑧂 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐎𑐮𑑂𑐥 (Newa script)
• ସଂକଲ୍ପ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢒꢭ꣄ꢦ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆑𑆬𑇀𑆥 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖎𑖩𑖿𑖢 (Siddham script)
• සංකල‍්ප (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩜𑩽 𑪙𑩰 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚊𑚥𑚶𑚞 (Takri script)
• ஸஂகல்ப (Tamil script)
• సంకల్ప (Telugu script)
• สํกลฺป (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཀ་ལྤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒏𑒪𑓂𑒣 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨋𑨬𑩇𑨞 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सम्- (sam-) +‎ कल्प (kalpa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐŋ.kɐl.pɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐŋ.kɐl̪.pɐ/

Noun

संकल्प • (saṃkalpá) stem, m

1. conception or idea or notion formed in the mind or heart, will, volition, desire, purpose, definite intention or determination or decision or wish for, sentiment, conviction, persuasion
2. idea or expectation of any advantage
3. a solemn vow or determination to perform any ritual observance, declaration of purpose
4. the Will personified

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संकल्प

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संकल्पः (saṃkalpáḥ)	संकल्पौ (saṃkalpaú) संकल्पा¹ (saṃkalpā́¹)	संकल्पाः (saṃkalpā́ḥ) संकल्पासः¹ (saṃkalpā́saḥ¹)
accusative	संकल्पम् (saṃkalpám)	संकल्पौ (saṃkalpaú) संकल्पा¹ (saṃkalpā́¹)	संकल्पान् (saṃkalpā́n)
instrumental	संकल्पेन (saṃkalpéna)	संकल्पाभ्याम् (saṃkalpā́bhyām)	संकल्पैः (saṃkalpaíḥ) संकल्पेभिः¹ (saṃkalpébhiḥ¹)
dative	संकल्पाय (saṃkalpā́ya)	संकल्पाभ्याम् (saṃkalpā́bhyām)	संकल्पेभ्यः (saṃkalpébhyaḥ)
ablative	संकल्पात् (saṃkalpā́t)	संकल्पाभ्याम् (saṃkalpā́bhyām)	संकल्पेभ्यः (saṃkalpébhyaḥ)
genitive	संकल्पस्य (saṃkalpásya)	संकल्पयोः (saṃkalpáyoḥ)	संकल्पानाम् (saṃkalpā́nām)
locative	संकल्पे (saṃkalpé)	संकल्पयोः (saṃkalpáyoḥ)	संकल्पेषु (saṃkalpéṣu)
vocative	संकल्प (sáṃkalpa)	संकल्पौ (sáṃkalpau) संकल्पा¹ (sáṃkalpā¹)	संकल्पाः (sáṃkalpāḥ) संकल्पासः¹ (sáṃkalpāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संकल्प”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1126.