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ग्रन्थ

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɾənt̪ʰ/, [ɡɾɐ̃n̪t̪ʰ]

Noun

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ग्रन्थ (granthm

  1. Alternative spelling of ग्रंथ (granth)

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Etymology

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From the root ग्रन्थ् (granth, to tie together). Possibly cognate with English cart, crate and cradle.

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Noun

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ग्रन्थ (grantha) stemm

  1. tying, binding, stringing together
  2. = ग्रन्थि (granthí), a knot
  3. honeycomb
  4. an artificial arrangement of words, (especially of 32 syllables = श्लोक (śloka)), verse, composition, treatise, literary production, book in prose or verse, text (opposed to अर्थ (artha, meaning))
  5. verse
  6. composition, treatise, literary production, book in prose or verse, text
  7. a section
  8. Guru Granth Sahib, the book or sacred scriptures of the Sikhs containing short moral poems by Nanak Shah and others
  9. wealth, property

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of ग्रन्थ (grantha)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ग्रन्थः
granthaḥ
ग्रन्थौ / ग्रन्था¹
granthau / granthā¹
ग्रन्थाः / ग्रन्थासः¹
granthāḥ / granthāsaḥ¹
Vocative ग्रन्थ
grantha
ग्रन्थौ / ग्रन्था¹
granthau / granthā¹
ग्रन्थाः / ग्रन्थासः¹
granthāḥ / granthāsaḥ¹
Accusative ग्रन्थम्
grantham
ग्रन्थौ / ग्रन्था¹
granthau / granthā¹
ग्रन्थान्
granthān
Instrumental ग्रन्थेन
granthena
ग्रन्थाभ्याम्
granthābhyām
ग्रन्थैः / ग्रन्थेभिः¹
granthaiḥ / granthebhiḥ¹
Dative ग्रन्थाय
granthāya
ग्रन्थाभ्याम्
granthābhyām
ग्रन्थेभ्यः
granthebhyaḥ
Ablative ग्रन्थात्
granthāt
ग्रन्थाभ्याम्
granthābhyām
ग्रन्थेभ्यः
granthebhyaḥ
Genitive ग्रन्थस्य
granthasya
ग्रन्थयोः
granthayoḥ
ग्रन्थानाम्
granthānām
Locative ग्रन्थे
granthe
ग्रन्थयोः
granthayoḥ
ग्रन्थेषु
grantheṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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