भ्रान्ति

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɑːn.t̪iː/, [bʱɾä̃ːn̪.t̪iː]

Noun

भ्रान्ति • (bhrānti) f

1. alternative form of भ्रांति (bhrānti)

Declension

Declension of भ्रान्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भ्रान्ति bhrānti	भ्रान्तियाँ bhrāntiyā̃
oblique	भ्रान्ति bhrānti	भ्रान्तियों bhrāntiyõ
vocative	भ्रान्ति bhrānti	भ्रान्तियो bhrāntiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ভ্ৰান্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬪ᭄ᬭᬵᬦ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• ভ্রান্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰥𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰡𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀪𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဘြာန္တိ (Burmese script)
• ભ્રાન્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਭ੍ਰਾਨ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦨꦿꦴꦤ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂦𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಭ್ರಾನ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• ភ្រាន្តិ (Khmer script)
• ຠ຺ຣານ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• ഭ്രാന്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᢨᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘥𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘡𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠪᠾᠷᠠᢗᠨᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧅𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧁𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐨𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐣𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଭ୍ରାନ୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢩ꣄ꢬꢵꢥ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆨𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆤𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖥𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖡𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• භ්‍රාන‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩳 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩯 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚡𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚝𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ப்⁴ராந்தி (Tamil script)
• భ్రాన్తి (Telugu script)
• ภฺรานฺติ (Thai script)
• བྷྲཱ་ནྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒦𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒢𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨡𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨝𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrem-

Sanskrit भ्रम् (bhram)

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Sanskrit -ति (-ti)

Sanskrit भ्रान्ति (bhrānti)

From the root भ्रम् (bhram, “to wander, roam; waver, doubt”) +‎ -ति (-ti)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɑːn.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /bʱɾɑːn̪.t̪i/

Noun

भ्रान्ति • (bhrānti) stem, f

1. wandering or roaming about, moving to and fro, driving (of clouds), quivering (of lightning), staggering, reeling
2. turning round, rolling (of wheels)
3. moving round, circumambulating
   • Ratnāvalī
4. perplexity, confusion, delusion, doubt, error, false opinion, false impression of, mistaking something for, supposing anything to be or to exist
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.58.10:

     न ते ऽस्ति स्वपरभ्रान्तिर् विश्वस्य सुहृद् आत्मनः ।
     तथापि स्मरतां शश्वत् क्लेशान् हंसि हृदि स्थितः ॥

     na te ʼsti svaparabhrāntir viśvasya suhṛd ātmanaḥ.
     tathāpi smaratāṃ śaśvat kleśān haṃsi hṛdi sthitaḥ.

     You are the well-wisher of the world's soul, you do not have the “us” and “them” delusion.
     Then too, you continuously destroy the hardships of those who are remembering you and reside in their heart.

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of भ्रान्ति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	भ्रान्तिः (bhrāntiḥ)	भ्रान्ती (bhrāntī)	भ्रान्तयः (bhrāntayaḥ)
vocative	भ्रान्ते (bhrānte)	भ्रान्ती (bhrāntī)	भ्रान्तयः (bhrāntayaḥ)
accusative	भ्रान्तिम् (bhrāntim)	भ्रान्ती (bhrāntī)	भ्रान्तीः (bhrāntīḥ)
instrumental	भ्रान्त्या (bhrāntyā) भ्रान्ती¹ (bhrāntī¹)	भ्रान्तिभ्याम् (bhrāntibhyām)	भ्रान्तिभिः (bhrāntibhiḥ)
dative	भ्रान्तये (bhrāntaye) भ्रान्त्यै² (bhrāntyai²) भ्रान्ती¹ (bhrāntī¹)	भ्रान्तिभ्याम् (bhrāntibhyām)	भ्रान्तिभ्यः (bhrāntibhyaḥ)
ablative	भ्रान्तेः (bhrānteḥ) भ्रान्त्याः² (bhrāntyāḥ²) भ्रान्त्यै³ (bhrāntyai³)	भ्रान्तिभ्याम् (bhrāntibhyām)	भ्रान्तिभ्यः (bhrāntibhyaḥ)
genitive	भ्रान्तेः (bhrānteḥ) भ्रान्त्याः² (bhrāntyāḥ²) भ्रान्त्यै³ (bhrāntyai³)	भ्रान्त्योः (bhrāntyoḥ)	भ्रान्तीनाम् (bhrāntīnām)
locative	भ्रान्तौ (bhrāntau) भ्रान्त्याम्² (bhrāntyām²) भ्रान्ता¹ (bhrāntā¹)	भ्रान्त्योः (bhrāntyoḥ)	भ्रान्तिषु (bhrāntiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀪𑀁𑀢𑀺 (bhaṃti)
• → Hindi: भ्रांति (bhrānti)
• → Tamil: பிராந்தி (pirānti)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “भ्रान्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 770, column 1.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “bhrānti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “भ्रान्ति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1216
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhrānti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 552