संतोष

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संतोष (saṃtoṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sən.t̪oːʂ/, [sɐ̃n̪.t̪oːʃ]

Noun

संतोष • (santoṣ) m

1. satisfaction, contentment

Declension

Declension of संतोष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संतोष santoṣ	संतोष santoṣ
oblique	संतोष santoṣ	संतोषों santoṣõ
vocative	संतोष santoṣ	संतोषो santoṣo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংতোষ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬢᭀᬱ (Balinese script)
• সংতোষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰝𑰺𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑁄𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• သံတောၑ (Burmese script)
• સંતોષ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਤੋਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦠꦺꦴꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂞𑂷𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂತೋಷ (Kannada script)
• សំតោឞ (Khmer script)
• ສໍໂຕຩ (Lao script)
• സംതോഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢠᠣᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘝𑘻𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢐᠣᠸᠠᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑦽𑧜𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐟𑑀𑐲 (Newa script)
• ସଂତୋଷ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢡꣂꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆠𑆾𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖝𑖺𑖬 (Siddham script)
• සංතොෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩫𑩕𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚙𑚴 (Takri script)
• ஸஂதோஷ (Tamil script)
• సంతోష (Telugu script)
• สํโตษ (Thai script)
• སཾ་ཏོ་ཥ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒞𑒼𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨙𑨆𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

सम्- (sam-) +‎ तोष (toṣa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐn.tɐw.ʂɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐn̪ˈt̪oː.ʂɐ/

Noun

संतोष • (saṃtoṣa) stem, m

1. satisfaction, contentment
2. delight, joy, pleasure

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of संतोष (saṃtoṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संतोषः saṃtoṣaḥ	संतोषौ / संतोषा¹ saṃtoṣau / saṃtoṣā¹	संतोषाः / संतोषासः¹ saṃtoṣāḥ / saṃtoṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	संतोष saṃtoṣa	संतोषौ / संतोषा¹ saṃtoṣau / saṃtoṣā¹	संतोषाः / संतोषासः¹ saṃtoṣāḥ / saṃtoṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	संतोषम् saṃtoṣam	संतोषौ / संतोषा¹ saṃtoṣau / saṃtoṣā¹	संतोषान् saṃtoṣān
Instrumental	संतोषेण saṃtoṣeṇa	संतोषाभ्याम् saṃtoṣābhyām	संतोषैः / संतोषेभिः¹ saṃtoṣaiḥ / saṃtoṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	संतोषाय saṃtoṣāya	संतोषाभ्याम् saṃtoṣābhyām	संतोषेभ्यः saṃtoṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	संतोषात् saṃtoṣāt	संतोषाभ्याम् saṃtoṣābhyām	संतोषेभ्यः saṃtoṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	संतोषस्य saṃtoṣasya	संतोषयोः saṃtoṣayoḥ	संतोषाणाम् saṃtoṣāṇām
Locative	संतोषे saṃtoṣe	संतोषयोः saṃtoṣayoḥ	संतोषेषु saṃtoṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: संतोष (santoṣ)
• → Kannada: ಸಂತೋಷ (santōṣa)
• → Malay: sentosa
• → Malayalam: സന്തോഷം (santōṣaṁ)
• Pali: santosa
• Punjabi: ਸੰਤੋਖ (santokh)
• → Tamil: சந்தோஷம் (cantōṣam)
• → Telugu: సంతోషము (santōṣamu)
• → Thai: สันโดษ (săndṑt)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संतोष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1142/2.