स्मरण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्मरण (smaraṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /smə.ɾəɳ/, [smɐ.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

स्मरण • (smaraṇ) m

1. recollection, memory

   Synonyms: याद (yād), स्मृति (smŕti)

Declension

Declension of स्मरण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्मरण smaraṇ	स्मरण smaraṇ
oblique	स्मरण smaraṇ	स्मरणों smaraṇõ
vocative	स्मरण smaraṇ	स्मरणो smaraṇo

Derived terms

• स्मरणशक्ति (smaraṇśakti)
• स्मरणीय (smarṇīya)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্মৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬫᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• স্মরণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰦𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• သ္မရဏ (Burmese script)
• સ્મરણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਮਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂧𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಮರಣ (Kannada script)
• ស្មរណ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ມຣຓ (Lao script)
• സ്മരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠮᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘦𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠮᠠᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑧆𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐩𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ମରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢪꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆩𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖦𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්මරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩴𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚢𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஸ்மரண (Tamil script)
• స్మరణ (Telugu script)
• สฺมรณ (Thai script)
• སྨ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒧𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨢𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root स्मृ (smṛ) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /smɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪mɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

स्मरण • (smaraṇa) stem, n

1. remembrance, memory
2. tradition
3. recalling
4. mental recitation, memorization

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of स्मरण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्मरणम् (smaraṇam)	स्मरणे (smaraṇe)	स्मरणानि (smaraṇāni) स्मरणा¹ (smaraṇā¹)
accusative	स्मरणम् (smaraṇam)	स्मरणे (smaraṇe)	स्मरणानि (smaraṇāni) स्मरणा¹ (smaraṇā¹)
instrumental	स्मरणेन (smaraṇena)	स्मरणाभ्याम् (smaraṇābhyām)	स्मरणैः (smaraṇaiḥ) स्मरणेभिः¹ (smaraṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	स्मरणाय (smaraṇāya)	स्मरणाभ्याम् (smaraṇābhyām)	स्मरणेभ्यः (smaraṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	स्मरणात् (smaraṇāt)	स्मरणाभ्याम् (smaraṇābhyām)	स्मरणेभ्यः (smaraṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	स्मरणस्य (smaraṇasya)	स्मरणयोः (smaraṇayoḥ)	स्मरणानाम् (smaraṇānām)
locative	स्मरणे (smaraṇe)	स्मरणयोः (smaraṇayoḥ)	स्मरणेषु (smaraṇeṣu)
vocative	स्मरण (smaraṇa)	स्मरणे (smaraṇe)	स्मरणानि (smaraṇāni) स्मरणा¹ (smaraṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: स्मरण (smaraṇ)
• → Telugu: స్మరణము (smaraṇamu)
• → Tamil: ஸ்மரணம் (smaraṇam), சுரணை (curaṇai), சொரணை (coraṇai), ஸ்மரணை (smaraṇai), சுமரணை (cumaraṇai), (Jaffna) சொருணை (coruṇai)