ग्रहण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡɾə.ɦəɳ/, [ɡɾɛ.ɦɛ̃ɳ]

Noun

ग्रहण • (grahaṇ) m

1. (astronomy) an eclipse
2. taking, catching; understanding

Declension

Declension of ग्रहण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ग्रहण grahaṇ	ग्रहण grahaṇ
oblique	ग्रहण grahaṇ	ग्रहणों grahaṇõ
vocative	ग्रहण grahaṇ	ग्रहणो grahaṇo

Derived terms

• ग्रहण करना (grahaṇ karnā)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘮𑘜 (grahaṇa, “eclipse”), from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾə.ɦəɳ/, [ɡɾəɳ]

Noun

ग्रहण • (grahaṇ) n

1. (astronomy) an eclipse
2. an act of taking, receiving, accepting

Declension

Declension of ग्रहण (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	ग्रहण grahaṇ
direct plural	ग्रहण grahaṇ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	ग्रहण grahaṇ		ग्रहण grahaṇ
oblique सामान्यरूप	ग्रहणा grahṇā		ग्रहणां- grahṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	ग्रहणाला grahṇālā		ग्रहणांना grahṇānnā
ergative	ग्रहणाने, ग्रहणानं grahṇāne, grahṇāna		ग्रहणांनी grahṇānnī
instrumental	ग्रहणाशी grahṇāśī		ग्रहणांशी grahṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	ग्रहणात grahṇāt		ग्रहणांत grahṇāt
vocative संबोधन	ग्रहणा grahṇā		ग्रहणांनो grahṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of ग्रहण (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	ग्रहणाचा grahṇāċā	ग्रहणाचे grahṇāċe	ग्रहणाची grahṇācī	ग्रहणाच्या grahṇācā	ग्रहणाचे, ग्रहणाचं grahṇāċe, grahṇāċa	ग्रहणाची grahṇācī	ग्रहणाच्या grahṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	ग्रहणांचा grahṇānċā	ग्रहणांचे grahṇānċe	ग्रहणांची grahṇāñcī	ग्रहणांच्या grahṇāncā	ग्रहणांचे, ग्रहणांचं grahṇānċe, grahṇānċa	ग्रहणांची grahṇāñcī	ग्रहणांच्या grahṇāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• ग्रहणफळ (grahaṇphaḷ)
• ग्रहणाशौच (grahṇāśauc)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ग्रहण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ग्रहण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গ্ৰহণ (Assamese script)
• ᬕ᭄ᬭᬳᬡ (Balinese script)
• গ্রহণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰮𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀳𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဂြဟဏ (Burmese script)
• ગ્રહણ (Gujarati script)
• ਗ੍ਰਹਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦿꦲꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂯𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಗ್ರಹಣ (Kannada script)
• គ្រហណ (Khmer script)
• ຄ຺ຣຫຓ (Lao script)
• ഗ്രഹണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡵᠠᡥᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘮𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠷᠠᠾᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑧎𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐴𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଗ୍ରହଣ (Odia script)
• ꢔ꣄ꢬꢲꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆲𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖮𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ග්‍රහණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑪂𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚩𑚘 (Takri script)
• க்³ரஹண (Tamil script)
• గ్రహణ (Telugu script)
• คฺรหณ (Thai script)
• གྲ་ཧ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒯𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨱𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

ग्रह् (grah, “to seize”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.ɦɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɡɾɐ.ɦɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

ग्रहण • (grahaṇa) stem, n

1. eclipse
2. an act of receiving/taking

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of ग्रहण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam)	ग्रहणे (grahaṇe)	ग्रहणानि (grahaṇāni) ग्रहणा¹ (grahaṇā¹)
vocative	ग्रहण (grahaṇa)	ग्रहणे (grahaṇe)	ग्रहणानि (grahaṇāni) ग्रहणा¹ (grahaṇā¹)
accusative	ग्रहणम् (grahaṇam)	ग्रहणे (grahaṇe)	ग्रहणानि (grahaṇāni) ग्रहणा¹ (grahaṇā¹)
instrumental	ग्रहणेन (grahaṇena)	ग्रहणाभ्याम् (grahaṇābhyām)	ग्रहणैः (grahaṇaiḥ) ग्रहणेभिः¹ (grahaṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	ग्रहणाय (grahaṇāya)	ग्रहणाभ्याम् (grahaṇābhyām)	ग्रहणेभ्यः (grahaṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	ग्रहणात् (grahaṇāt)	ग्रहणाभ्याम् (grahaṇābhyām)	ग्रहणेभ्यः (grahaṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	ग्रहणस्य (grahaṇasya)	ग्रहणयोः (grahaṇayoḥ)	ग्रहणानाम् (grahaṇānām)
locative	ग्रहणे (grahaṇe)	ग्रहणयोः (grahaṇayoḥ)	ग्रहणेषु (grahaṇeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Synonyms

• (eclipse): ग्रह m (graha)

Descendants

• → Assamese: গহনা (gohona)
• → Bengali: গয়না (goẏna)
• → Hindi: ग्रहण (grahaṇ)
• → Kannada: ಗ್ರಹಣ (grahaṇa)
• → Malay: gerhana
  • → Indonesian: gerhana
• → Malayalam: ഗ്രഹണം (grahaṇaṁ)
• → Old Marathi: ग्रहण (grahaṇa)
  • Marathi: ग्रहण (grahaṇ)
• → Tamil: கிரகணம் (kirakaṇam)
• → Telugu: గ్రహణము (grahaṇamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ग्रहण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 372/2.