लाञ्छन

लाञ्छन

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᬵᬜ᭄ᬙᬦ (Balinese script)
• লাঞ্ছন (Assamese script)
• লাঞ্ছন (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰯𑰗𑰿𑰔𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀸𑀜𑁆𑀙𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑌾𑌞𑍍𑌛𑌨 (Grantha script)
• લાઞ્છન (Gujarati script)
• ꦭꦴꦚ꧀ꦖꦤ (Javanese script)
• ಲಾಞ್ಛನ (Kannada script)
• လာဉ္ဆန (Burmese script)
• 𑐮𑐵𑐘𑑂𑐕𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଲାଞ୍ଛନ (Oriya script)
• ꢭꢵꢛ꣄ꢘꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆳𑆚𑇀𑆗𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖯𑖗𑖿𑖔𑖡 (Siddham script)
• లాఞ్ఛన (Telugu script)
• ལཱཉྪན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒰𑒘𑓂𑒕𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From लाञ्छ् (lāñch) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /l̪ɑːɲ.t͡ɕʰɐ.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɑːɲ.t͡ɕʰɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

लाञ्छन • (lāñchana) n

1. a mark, sign, token
2. a mark of ignominy, stain, spot
3. a name, appellation

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लाञ्छन (lāñchana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लाञ्छनम् lāñchanam	लाञ्छने lāñchane	लाञ्छनानि / लाञ्छना¹ lāñchanāni / lāñchanā¹
Vocative	लाञ्छन lāñchana	लाञ्छने lāñchane	लाञ्छनानि / लाञ्छना¹ lāñchanāni / lāñchanā¹
Accusative	लाञ्छनम् lāñchanam	लाञ्छने lāñchane	लाञ्छनानि / लाञ्छना¹ lāñchanāni / lāñchanā¹
Instrumental	लाञ्छनेन lāñchanena	लाञ्छनाभ्याम् lāñchanābhyām	लाञ्छनैः / लाञ्छनेभिः¹ lāñchanaiḥ / lāñchanebhiḥ¹
Dative	लाञ्छनाय lāñchanāya	लाञ्छनाभ्याम् lāñchanābhyām	लाञ्छनेभ्यः lāñchanebhyaḥ
Ablative	लाञ्छनात् lāñchanāt	लाञ्छनाभ्याम् lāñchanābhyām	लाञ्छनेभ्यः lāñchanebhyaḥ
Genitive	लाञ्छनस्य lāñchanasya	लाञ्छनयोः lāñchanayoḥ	लाञ्छनानाम् lāñchanānām
Locative	लाञ्छने lāñchane	लाञ्छनयोः lāñchanayoḥ	लाञ्छनेषु lāñchaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: लांछन (lāñchan)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “लाञ्छन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 900.