शंतनु

शंतनु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शंतनु (śáṃtanu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃən.t̪ə.nuː/, [ʃə̃n̪.t̪ə.n̪uː]

Proper noun

शंतनु • (śantanu) m (Urdu spelling شَنْتَانُو‎)

1. (Hinduism) Shantanu, a mythological king in the Mahābharata
2. a male given name, Shantanu, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of शंतनु (sg-only masc u-stem)

	singular
direct	शंतनु śantanu
oblique	शंतनु śantanu
vocative	शंतनु śantanu

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शंतनु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शान्तनु (śāntanu)
• शांतनु (śāṃtanu)
• शन्तनु (śantanu)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬂᬢᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• শংতনু (Assamese script)
• শংতনু (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰽𑰝𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀁𑀢𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• શંતનુ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਂਤਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦯꦁꦠꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• ឝំតនុ (Khmer script)
• ಶಂತನು (Kannada script)
• ຨໍຕນຸ (Lao script)
• ശംതനു (Malayalam script)
• 𑘫𑘽𑘝𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠱᠠᢐᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• ᢀ᠋ᡧᠠᢠᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• ၐံတနု (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧞𑦽𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑄𑐟𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଶଂତନୁ (Oriya script)
• ꢯꢀꢡꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆁𑆠𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖽𑖝𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ශංතනු (Sinhalese script)
• శంతను (Telugu script)
• ศํตนุ (Thai script)
• ཤཾ་ཏ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓀𑒞𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From शम् (śam) +‎ तनु (tanu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́n.tɐ.nu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐn̪.t̪ɐ.n̪u/

Adjective

शंतनु • (śáṃtanu)

1. wholesome for the body or the person

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनुः śáṃtanuḥ	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Vocative	शंतनो śáṃtano	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Accusative	शंतनुम् śáṃtanum	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनून् śáṃtanūn
Instrumental	शंतनुना / शंतन्वा¹ śáṃtanunā / śáṃtanvā¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वे² śáṃtanave / śáṃtanve²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ²	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनौ śáṃtanau	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Feminine u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनुः śáṃtanuḥ	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Vocative	शंतनो śáṃtano	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Accusative	शंतनुम् śáṃtanum	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनूः śáṃtanūḥ
Instrumental	शंतन्वा śáṃtanvā	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वे¹ / शंतन्वै² śáṃtanave / śáṃtanve¹ / śáṃtanvai²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतन्वाः² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvāḥ²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतन्वाः² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvāḥ²	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनौ / शंतन्वाम्² śáṃtanau / śáṃtanvām²	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Neuter u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनु śáṃtanu	शंतनुनी śáṃtanunī	शंतनू / शंतनु / शंतनूनि¹ śáṃtanū / śáṃtanu / śáṃtanūni¹
Vocative	शंतनु / शंतनो śáṃtanu / śáṃtano	शंतनुनी śáṃtanunī	शंतनू / शंतनु / शंतनूनि¹ śáṃtanū / śáṃtanu / śáṃtanūni¹
Accusative	शंतनु śáṃtanu	शंतनुनी śáṃtanunī	शंतनू / शंतनु / शंतनूनि¹ śáṃtanū / śáṃtanu / śáṃtanūni¹
Instrumental	शंतनुना / शंतन्वा² śáṃtanunā / śáṃtanvā²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वे³ śáṃtanave / śáṃtanve³	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतनुनः¹ / शंतन्वः³ śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanunaḥ¹ / śáṃtanvaḥ³	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतनुनः¹ / शंतन्वः³ śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanunaḥ¹ / śáṃtanvaḥ³	शंतनुनोः śáṃtanunoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनुनि śáṃtanuni	शंतनुनोः śáṃtanunoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit ²Vedic ³Less common

Proper noun

शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) m

1. (Hinduism) Shantanu, a mythological king in the Mahābharata

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शंतनु (śáṃtanu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंतनुः śáṃtanuḥ	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Vocative	शंतनो śáṃtano	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनवः śáṃtanavaḥ
Accusative	शंतनुम् śáṃtanum	शंतनू śáṃtanū	शंतनून् śáṃtanūn
Instrumental	शंतनुना / शंतन्वा¹ śáṃtanunā / śáṃtanvā¹	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभिः śáṃtanubhiḥ
Dative	शंतनवे / शंतन्वे² śáṃtanave / śáṃtanve²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Ablative	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ²	शंतनुभ्याम् śáṃtanubhyām	शंतनुभ्यः śáṃtanubhyaḥ
Genitive	शंतनोः / शंतन्वः² śáṃtanoḥ / śáṃtanvaḥ²	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनूनाम् śáṃtanūnām
Locative	शंतनौ śáṃtanau	शंतन्वोः śáṃtanvoḥ	शंतनुषु śáṃtanuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: शंतनु (śantanu)

  Urdu: شَنْتَانُو‎ (śantanu)

• → Persian: شانتانو‎ (šântânu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “शंतनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1054.