संन्यास

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit संन्यास (saṃnyāsa).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sən.njɑːs/, [sɐ̃n.njäːs]

Noun edit

संन्यास • (sannyās) m

(Hinduism) renunciation of the material world; conversion to asceticism

Declension edit

Declension of संन्यास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संन्यास sannyās	संन्यास sannyās
oblique	संन्यास sannyās	संन्यासों sannyāsõ
vocative	संन्यास sannyās	संन्यासो sannyāso

Derived terms edit

संन्यासी (sannyāsī)

References edit

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

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

সংন্যাস (Assamese script)
ᬲᬂᬦ᭄ᬬᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
সংন্যাস (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰽𑰡𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀁𑀦𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
သံနျာသ (Burmese script)
સંન્યાસ (Gujarati script)
ਸਂਨੑਯਾਸ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌂𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦁꦤꦾꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂁𑂢𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂮 (Kaithi script)
ಸಂನ್ಯಾಸ (Kannada script)
សំន្យាស (Khmer script)
ສໍນ຺ຍາສ (Lao script)
സംന്യാസ (Malayalam script)
ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠨᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘽𑘡𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘭 (Modi script)
ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠨᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠰᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧞𑧁𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧍 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑄𑐣𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
ସଂନ୍ଯାସ (Odia script)
ꢱꢀꢥ꣄ꢫꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆁𑆤𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖽𑖡𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
සංන්‍යාස (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑪖𑩯 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑪁 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚫𑚝𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚨 (Takri script)
ஸஂந்யாஸ (Tamil script)
సంన్యాస (Telugu script)
สํนฺยาส (Thai script)
སཾ་ནྱཱ་ས (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓀𑒢𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨸𑨝𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨰 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology edit

Compound of सम्- (sam-, “together”) +‎ न्यास (nyāsa, “abandoning”)

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃.njɑː.sɐ/, [sɐ̃.j̃jɑː.sɐ]
(Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ̃ˈn̪jɑː.s̪ɐ/

Noun edit

संन्यास • (saṃnyāsa) stem, m

(Hinduism) renunciation of the material world; conversion to asceticism

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of संन्यास (saṃnyāsa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संन्यासः saṃnyāsaḥ	संन्यासौ / संन्यासा¹ saṃnyāsau / saṃnyāsā¹	संन्यासाः / संन्यासासः¹ saṃnyāsāḥ / saṃnyāsāsaḥ¹
Vocative	संन्यास saṃnyāsa	संन्यासौ / संन्यासा¹ saṃnyāsau / saṃnyāsā¹	संन्यासाः / संन्यासासः¹ saṃnyāsāḥ / saṃnyāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	संन्यासम् saṃnyāsam	संन्यासौ / संन्यासा¹ saṃnyāsau / saṃnyāsā¹	संन्यासान् saṃnyāsān
Instrumental	संन्यासेन saṃnyāsena	संन्यासाभ्याम् saṃnyāsābhyām	संन्यासैः / संन्यासेभिः¹ saṃnyāsaiḥ / saṃnyāsebhiḥ¹
Dative	संन्यासाय saṃnyāsāya	संन्यासाभ्याम् saṃnyāsābhyām	संन्यासेभ्यः saṃnyāsebhyaḥ
Ablative	संन्यासात् saṃnyāsāt	संन्यासाभ्याम् saṃnyāsābhyām	संन्यासेभ्यः saṃnyāsebhyaḥ
Genitive	संन्यासस्य saṃnyāsasya	संन्यासयोः saṃnyāsayoḥ	संन्यासानाम् saṃnyāsānām
Locative	संन्यासे saṃnyāse	संन्यासयोः saṃnyāsayoḥ	संन्यासेषु saṃnyāseṣu
Notes	¹Vedic