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

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): /s̪ɐŋˈkɐl̪.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 (saṃkalpá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संकल्पः saṃkalpáḥ	संकल्पौ / संकल्पा¹ saṃkalpaú / saṃkalpā́¹	संकल्पाः / संकल्पासः¹ saṃkalpā́ḥ / saṃkalpā́saḥ¹
Vocative	संकल्प sáṃkalpa	संकल्पौ / संकल्पा¹ sáṃkalpau / sáṃkalpā¹	संकल्पाः / संकल्पासः¹ sáṃkalpāḥ / sáṃkalpāsaḥ¹
Accusative	संकल्पम् saṃkalpám	संकल्पौ / संकल्पा¹ saṃkalpaú / saṃkalpā́¹	संकल्पान् saṃkalpā́n
Instrumental	संकल्पेन saṃkalpéna	संकल्पाभ्याम् saṃkalpā́bhyām	संकल्पैः / संकल्पेभिः¹ saṃkalpaíḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

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