गर्भधारण

गर्भधारण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa). By surface analysis, गर्भ (garbh) +‎ धारण (dhāraṇ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɡəɾ.bʱə.d̪ʱɑː.ɾəɳ/, [ɡəɾ.bʱə.d̪ʱäː.ɾə̃ɳ]

Noun

गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇ) m

1. (literary) pregnancy

   Synonym: गर्भावस्था (garbhāvasthā)

Declension

Declension of गर्भधारण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ
oblique	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ	गर्भधारणों garbhadhāraṇõ
vocative	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇ	गर्भधारणो garbhadhāraṇo

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “गर्भधारण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “गर्भ-धारण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬕᬃᬪᬥᬵᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• গৰ্ভধাৰণ (Assamese script)
• গর্ভধারণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰨𑰿𑰥𑰠𑰯𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀪𑀥𑀸𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌗𑌰𑍍𑌭𑌧𑌾𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ગર્ભધારણ (Gujarati script)
• ਗਰੑਭਧਾਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦒꦂꦨꦣꦴꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• គភ៌ធារណ (Khmer script)
• ಗರ್ಭಧಾರಣ (Kannada script)
• ຄຣ຺ຠຘາຣຓ (Lao script)
• ഗര്ഭധാരണ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘥𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠠᠷᠪᠾᠠᢑᠾᠠᢗᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡤᠠᡵᢨᠠᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဂရ်္ဘဓာရဏ (Burmese script)
• 𑦰𑧈𑧠𑧅𑧀𑧑𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑐬𑑂𑐨𑐢𑐵𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଗର୍ଭଧାରଣ (Oriya script)
• ꢔꢬ꣄ꢩꢤꢵꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆫𑇀𑆨𑆣𑆳𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖨𑖿𑖥𑖠𑖯𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ගර්භධාරණ (Sinhalese script)
• గర్భధారణ (Telugu script)
• ครฺภธารณ (Thai script)
• ག་རྦྷ་དྷཱ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑒩𑓂𑒦𑒡𑒰𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Compound of गर्भ (gárbha, “womb”) +‎ धारण (dhā́raṇa, “act of holding, bearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾ.bʱɐ.dʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡɐɾ.bʱɐˈd̪ʱɑː.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

गर्भधारण • (garbhadhāraṇa) n (Classical Sanskrit)

1. pregnancy

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:गर्भावस्था

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गर्भधारणम् garbhadhāraṇam	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणानि / गर्भधारणा¹ garbhadhāraṇāni / garbhadhāraṇā¹
Vocative	गर्भधारण garbhadhāraṇa	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणानि / गर्भधारणा¹ garbhadhāraṇāni / garbhadhāraṇā¹
Accusative	गर्भधारणम् garbhadhāraṇam	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणानि / गर्भधारणा¹ garbhadhāraṇāni / garbhadhāraṇā¹
Instrumental	गर्भधारणेन garbhadhāraṇena	गर्भधारणाभ्याम् garbhadhāraṇābhyām	गर्भधारणैः / गर्भधारणेभिः¹ garbhadhāraṇaiḥ / garbhadhāraṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	गर्भधारणाय garbhadhāraṇāya	गर्भधारणाभ्याम् garbhadhāraṇābhyām	गर्भधारणेभ्यः garbhadhāraṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	गर्भधारणात् garbhadhāraṇāt	गर्भधारणाभ्याम् garbhadhāraṇābhyām	गर्भधारणेभ्यः garbhadhāraṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	गर्भधारणस्य garbhadhāraṇasya	गर्भधारणयोः garbhadhāraṇayoḥ	गर्भधारणानाम् garbhadhāraṇānām
Locative	गर्भधारणे garbhadhāraṇe	गर्भधारणयोः garbhadhāraṇayoḥ	गर्भधारणेषु garbhadhāraṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: গর্ভধারণ (gôrbhôdharôṇô) (learned)
• → Hindi: गर्भधारण (garbhadhāraṇ) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “गर्भधारण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 349.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “गर्भधारण”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan