बोधन

See also: बांधना, बाँधना, and बुध्न

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• বোধন (Assamese script)
• ᬩᭀᬥᬦ (Balinese script)
• বোধন (Bengali script)
• 𑰤𑰺𑰠𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဗောဓန (Burmese script)
• બોધન (Gujarati script)
• ਬੋਧਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂥𑂷𑂡𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಬೋಧನ (Kannada script)
• ពោធន (Khmer script)
• ໂພຘນ (Lao script)
• ബോധന (Malayalam script)
• ᠪᠣᢡᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘤𑘻𑘠𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧄𑧜𑧀𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐧𑑀𑐢𑐣 (Newa script)
• ବୋଧନ (Odia script)
• ꢨꣂꢤꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆧𑆾𑆣𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖤𑖺𑖠𑖡 (Siddham script)
• බොධන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩲𑩕𑩮𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚠𑚴𑚜𑚝 (Takri script)
• பே³ாத⁴ந (Tamil script)
• బోధన (Telugu script)
• โพธน (Thai script)
• བོ་དྷ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒥𑒼𑒡𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨠𑨆𑨜𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From बोध (bodha).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐw.dʱɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈboː.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

बोधन • (bodhana)

1. causing to awake or expand (a flower), arousing, exciting
2. enlightening, teaching, instructing

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of बोधन
Nom. sg.	बोधनः (bodhanaḥ)
Gen. sg.	बोधनस्य (bodhanasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधनः (bodhanaḥ)	बोधनौ (bodhanau)	बोधनाः (bodhanāḥ)
Vocative	बोधन (bodhana)	बोधनौ (bodhanau)	बोधनाः (bodhanāḥ)
Accusative	बोधनम् (bodhanam)	बोधनौ (bodhanau)	बोधनान् (bodhanān)
Instrumental	बोधनेन (bodhanena)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनैः (bodhanaiḥ)
Dative	बोधनाय (bodhanāya)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनेभ्यः (bodhanebhyaḥ)
Ablative	बोधनात् (bodhanāt)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनेभ्यः (bodhanebhyaḥ)
Genitive	बोधनस्य (bodhanasya)	बोधनयोः (bodhanayoḥ)	बोधनानाम् (bodhanānām)
Locative	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनयोः (bodhanayoḥ)	बोधनेषु (bodhaneṣu)

Feminine ā-stem declension of बोधन
Nom. sg.	बोधना (bodhanā)
Gen. sg.	बोधनायाः (bodhanāyāḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधना (bodhanā)	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनाः (bodhanāḥ)
Vocative	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनाः (bodhanāḥ)
Accusative	बोधनाम् (bodhanām)	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनाः (bodhanāḥ)
Instrumental	बोधनया (bodhanayā)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनाभिः (bodhanābhiḥ)
Dative	बोधनायै (bodhanāyai)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनाभ्यः (bodhanābhyaḥ)
Ablative	बोधनायाः (bodhanāyāḥ)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनाभ्यः (bodhanābhyaḥ)
Genitive	बोधनायाः (bodhanāyāḥ)	बोधनयोः (bodhanayoḥ)	बोधनानाम् (bodhanānām)
Locative	बोधनायाम् (bodhanāyām)	बोधनयोः (bodhanayoḥ)	बोधनासु (bodhanāsu)

Neuter a-stem declension of बोधन
Nom. sg.	बोधनम् (bodhanam)
Gen. sg.	बोधनस्य (bodhanasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधनम् (bodhanam)	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनानि (bodhanāni)
Vocative	बोधन (bodhana)	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनानि (bodhanāni)
Accusative	बोधनम् (bodhanam)	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनानि (bodhanāni)
Instrumental	बोधनेन (bodhanena)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनैः (bodhanaiḥ)
Dative	बोधनाय (bodhanāya)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनेभ्यः (bodhanebhyaḥ)
Ablative	बोधनात् (bodhanāt)	बोधनाभ्याम् (bodhanābhyām)	बोधनेभ्यः (bodhanebhyaḥ)
Genitive	बोधनस्य (bodhanasya)	बोधनयोः (bodhanayoḥ)	बोधनानाम् (bodhanānām)
Locative	बोधने (bodhane)	बोधनयोः (bodhanayoḥ)	बोधनेषु (bodhaneṣu)

Noun

बोधन • (bodhana) stem, n

1. waking, being awake
2. perceiving, understanding
3. causing to wake, awakening, arousing
4. causing (a spell) to take effect
5. calling forth a perfume, burning incense
6. causing to perceive or understand
7. instructing, teaching, signifying
8. ‘the awaking of Durgā’, name of a festival on the 9th day of the dark half of the month Bhādra

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of बोधन (bodhana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	बोधनम् bodhanam	बोधने bodhane	बोधनानि / बोधना¹ bodhanāni / bodhanā¹
Vocative	बोधन bodhana	बोधने bodhane	बोधनानि / बोधना¹ bodhanāni / bodhanā¹
Accusative	बोधनम् bodhanam	बोधने bodhane	बोधनानि / बोधना¹ bodhanāni / bodhanā¹
Instrumental	बोधनेन bodhanena	बोधनाभ्याम् bodhanābhyām	बोधनैः / बोधनेभिः¹ bodhanaiḥ / bodhanebhiḥ¹
Dative	बोधनाय bodhanāya	बोधनाभ्याम् bodhanābhyām	बोधनेभ्यः bodhanebhyaḥ
Ablative	बोधनात् bodhanāt	बोधनाभ्याम् bodhanābhyām	बोधनेभ्यः bodhanebhyaḥ
Genitive	बोधनस्य bodhanasya	बोधनयोः bodhanayoḥ	बोधनानाम् bodhanānām
Locative	बोधने bodhane	बोधनयोः bodhanayoḥ	बोधनेषु bodhaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “बोधन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 734/2-3.