ग्रथन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ग्रथन (grathana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɾə.t̪ʰən/, [ɡɾɐ.t̪ʰɐ̃n]

Noun

ग्रथन • (grathan) m (rare, formal)

1. tying together
2. thickening, becoming obstructed or clogged with knotty lumps
3. (drama) intimation of the issue of a plot

Declension

Declension of ग्रथन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग्रथन grathan	ग्रथन grathan
oblique	ग्रथन grathan	ग्रथनों grathanõ
vocative	ग्रथन grathan	ग्रथनो grathano

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গ্ৰথন (Assamese script)
• ᬕ᭄ᬭᬣᬦ (Balinese script)
• গ্রথন (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰞𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀣𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဂြထန (Burmese script)
• ગ્રથન (Gujarati script)
• ਗ੍ਰਥਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌥𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦿꦡꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂟𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಗ್ರಥನ (Kannada script)
• គ្រថន (Khmer script)
• ຄ຺ຣຖນ (Lao script)
• ഗ്രഥന (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡵᠠᡨᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘞𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠷᠠᠲᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑦾𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐠𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଗ୍ରଥନ (Odia script)
• ꢔ꣄ꢬꢢꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆡𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖞𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ග්‍රථන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩬𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚚𑚝 (Takri script)
• க்³ரத²ந (Tamil script)
• గ్రథన (Telugu script)
• คฺรถน (Thai script)
• གྲ་ཐ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒟𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨚𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root ग्रथ् (grath) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.tʰɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾɐ.t̪ʰɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

ग्रथन • (grathana) stem, n

1. tying, binding together
2. thickening, becoming obstructed or clogged with knotty lumps
3. (drama) intimation of the issue of a plot

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ग्रथन (grathana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ग्रथनम् grathanam	ग्रथने grathane	ग्रथनानि / ग्रथना¹ grathanāni / grathanā¹
Vocative	ग्रथन grathana	ग्रथने grathane	ग्रथनानि / ग्रथना¹ grathanāni / grathanā¹
Accusative	ग्रथनम् grathanam	ग्रथने grathane	ग्रथनानि / ग्रथना¹ grathanāni / grathanā¹
Instrumental	ग्रथनेन grathanena	ग्रथनाभ्याम् grathanābhyām	ग्रथनैः / ग्रथनेभिः¹ grathanaiḥ / grathanebhiḥ¹
Dative	ग्रथनाय grathanāya	ग्रथनाभ्याम् grathanābhyām	ग्रथनेभ्यः grathanebhyaḥ
Ablative	ग्रथनात् grathanāt	ग्रथनाभ्याम् grathanābhyām	ग्रथनेभ्यः grathanebhyaḥ
Genitive	ग्रथनस्य grathanasya	ग्रथनयोः grathanayoḥ	ग्रथनानाम् grathanānām
Locative	ग्रथने grathane	ग्रथनयोः grathanayoḥ	ग्रथनेषु grathaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ग्रथन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 370, column 3.