यात्रा

See also: यंत्र

Hindi

Alternative forms

• जात्रा (jātrā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit यात्रा (yātrā), from the root verb या (yā, “to go, move, walk, proceed”). Cognate with Bengali যাত্রা (jatra)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /jɑːt̪.ɾɑː/, [jäːt̪.ɾäː]

Noun

यात्रा • (yātrā) f (Urdu spelling یاترا)

1. journey, voyage

   हम यात्रा पर चल पड़े। ― ham yātrā par cal paṛe. ― We set out on a journey.

   यात्रा में वह हमारा पथ प्रदर्शक था।

   yātrā mẽ vah hamārā path pradarśak thā.

   He was our guide during the journey.

2. travel

   वह बुधवार को यात्रा नहीं करता।

   vah budhvār ko yātrā nahī̃ kartā.

   He does not travel on Wednesdays.

Declension

Declension of यात्रा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	यात्रा yātrā	यात्राएँ yātrāẽ
oblique	यात्रा yātrā	यात्राओं yātrāõ
vocative	यात्रा yātrā	यात्राओ yātrāo

Synonyms

• सफ़र (safar)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “यात्रा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• যাত্ৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬬᬵᬢ᭄ᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• যাত্রা (Bengali script)
• 𑰧𑰯𑰝𑰿𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ယာတြာ (Burmese script)
• યાત્રા (Gujarati script)
• ਯਾਤ੍ਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦪꦴꦠꦿꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂨𑂰𑂞𑂹𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಯಾತ್ರಾ (Kannada script)
• យាត្រា (Khmer script)
• ຍາຕ຺ຣາ (Lao script)
• യാത്രാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘧𑘰𑘝𑘿𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᢐᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧇𑧑𑦽𑧠𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐫𑐵𑐟𑑂𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଯାତ୍ରା (Odia script)
• ꢫꢵꢡ꣄ꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆪𑆳𑆠𑇀𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖧𑖯𑖝𑖿𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• යාත්‍රා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩻𑩛𑩫 𑪙𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚣𑚭𑚙𑚶𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• யாத்ரா (Tamil script)
• యాత్రా (Telugu script)
• ยาตฺรา (Thai script)
• ཡཱ་ཏྲཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒨𑒰𑒞𑓂𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨪𑨊𑨙𑩇𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root या (yā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /jɑːt.ɾɑ́ː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /jɑːt̪.ɾɑː/

Noun

यात्रा • (yātrā) stem, f

1. journey, travel, march, expedition
2. going on a pilgrimage
3. a festive train, procession
4. a feast, festival
5. support of life, livelihood, maintenance
6. intercourse

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of यात्रा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	यात्रा (yātrā)	यात्रे (yātre)	यात्राः (yātrāḥ)
vocative	यात्रे (yātre)	यात्रे (yātre)	यात्राः (yātrāḥ)
accusative	यात्राम् (yātrām)	यात्रे (yātre)	यात्राः (yātrāḥ)
instrumental	यात्रया (yātrayā) यात्रा¹ (yātrā¹)	यात्राभ्याम् (yātrābhyām)	यात्राभिः (yātrābhiḥ)
dative	यात्रायै (yātrāyai)	यात्राभ्याम् (yātrābhyām)	यात्राभ्यः (yātrābhyaḥ)
ablative	यात्रायाः (yātrāyāḥ) यात्रायै² (yātrāyai²)	यात्राभ्याम् (yātrābhyām)	यात्राभ्यः (yātrābhyaḥ)
genitive	यात्रायाः (yātrāyāḥ) यात्रायै² (yātrāyai²)	यात्रयोः (yātrayoḥ)	यात्राणाम् (yātrāṇām)
locative	यात्रायाम् (yātrāyām)	यात्रयोः (yātrayoḥ)	यात्रासु (yātrāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Bengali: যাত্রা (jatra)
• → Burmese: ယတြာ (ya.tra)
• → English: yatra
• → Hindi: यात्रा (yātrā)
• → Old Javanese: yātra
  • > Javanese: ꦪꦠꦿ (yatra) (inherited)
• Pali: yātrā
  • → Khmer: យាត្រា (yiətriə)
  • → Thai: ยาตรา (yâat-dtraa)
• → Punjabi: ਯਾਤਰਾ (yātrā)
• → Tamil: இயாத்திரை (iyāttirai)
• → Telugu: యాత్ర (yātra)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “यात्रा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 849/3.