वेदना

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदना (vedanā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋeːd̪.nɑː/, [ʋeːd̪̚.näː]

Noun

वेदना • (vednā) f

1. suffering, pain, anguish

   Synonym: व्यथा (vyathā)

Declension

Declension of वेदना (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वेदना vednā	वेदनाएँ vednāẽ
oblique	वेदना vednā	वेदनाओं vednāõ
vocative	वेदना vednā	वेदनाओ vednāo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वेदना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदना (vedanā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋed̪.na/

Noun

वेदना • (vedanā) f

1. agony, anguish, pain

   Synonyms: व्यथा (vyathā), दुःख (duḥkha)

Declension

Declension of वेदना (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	वेदना vednā
direct plural	वेदना vedanā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वेदना vednā		वेदना vedanā
oblique सामान्यरूप	वेदने vedane		वेदनां- vedanān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वेदनेला vedanelā		वेदनांना vedanānnā
ergative	वेदनेने, वेदनेनं vedanene, vedanena		वेदनांनी vedanānnī
instrumental	वेदनेशी vedaneśī		वेदनांशी vedanānśī
locative सप्तमी	वेदनेत vedanet		वेदनांत vedanāt
vocative संबोधन	वेदने vedane		वेदनांनो vedanānno
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 वेदना (fem ā-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	वेदनेचा vedaneċā	वेदनेचे vedaneċe	वेदनेची vedanecī	वेदनेच्या vedanecā	वेदनेचे, वेदनेचं vedaneċe, vedaneċa	वेदनेची vedanecī	वेदनेच्या vedanecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वेदनांचा vedanānċā	वेदनांचे vedanānċe	वेदनांची vedanāñcī	वेदनांच्या vedanāncā	वेदनांचे, वेदनांचं vedanānċe, vedanānċa	वेदनांची vedanāñcī	वेदनांच्या vedanāñcā
* 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.

References

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वेदना”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वेदना”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेदना (vedanā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bed̪ʌnä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बेदना

Noun

वेदना • (vedanā)

1. suffering, pain, anguish

   Synonyms: दुःख (duḥkha), पीडा (pīḍā)

References

• “वेदना”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• vedanā (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ৰেদনা (Bengali script)
• වෙදනා (Sinhalese script)
• ဝေဒနာ or ဝေၻၼႃ (Burmese script)
• เวทนา or เวทะนา (Thai script)
• ᩅᩮᨴᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເວທນາ or ເວທະນາ (Lao script)
• វេទនា (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄬𑄘𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

वेदना f

1. Devanagari script form of vedanā

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱেদনা (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬾᬤᬦᬵ (Balinese script)
• বেদনা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰸𑰟𑰡𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁂𑀤𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝေဒနာ (Burmese script)
• વેદના (Gujarati script)
• ਵੇਦਨਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍇𑌦𑌨𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦺꦢꦤꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂵𑂠𑂢𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವೇದನಾ (Kannada script)
• វេទនា (Khmer script)
• ເວທນາ (Lao script)
• വേദനാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡝᡩᠠᠨᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘹𑘟𑘡𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠧᢑᠠᠨᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧚𑦿𑧁𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐾𑐡𑐣𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵେଦନା (Odia script)
• ꢮꢾꢣꢥꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆼𑆢𑆤𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖸𑖟𑖡𑖯 (Siddham script)
• වෙදනා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩔𑩭𑩯𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚲𑚛𑚝𑚭 (Takri script)
• வேத³நா (Tamil script)
• వేదనా (Telugu script)
• เวทนา (Thai script)
• ཝེ་ད་ནཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒹𑒠𑒢𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨄𑨛𑨝𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Likely the feminine of a specialized sense of वेदन (vedana, “knowledge, perception, feeling”), from the root विद् (vid).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐj.dɐ.nɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeː.d̪ɐ.n̪ɑː/

Noun

वेदना • (vedanā) stem, f

1. pain, agony

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वेदना

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वेदना (vedanā)	वेदने (vedane)	वेदनाः (vedanāḥ)
vocative	वेदने (vedane)	वेदने (vedane)	वेदनाः (vedanāḥ)
accusative	वेदनाम् (vedanām)	वेदने (vedane)	वेदनाः (vedanāḥ)
instrumental	वेदनया (vedanayā) वेदना¹ (vedanā¹)	वेदनाभ्याम् (vedanābhyām)	वेदनाभिः (vedanābhiḥ)
dative	वेदनायै (vedanāyai)	वेदनाभ्याम् (vedanābhyām)	वेदनाभ्यः (vedanābhyaḥ)
ablative	वेदनायाः (vedanāyāḥ) वेदनायै² (vedanāyai²)	वेदनाभ्याम् (vedanābhyām)	वेदनाभ्यः (vedanābhyaḥ)
genitive	वेदनायाः (vedanāyāḥ) वेदनायै² (vedanāyai²)	वेदनयोः (vedanayoḥ)	वेदनानाम् (vedanānām)
locative	वेदनायाम् (vedanāyām)	वेदनयोः (vedanayoḥ)	वेदनासु (vedanāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: vedanā
  • → Thai: เวทนา (wee-tá-naa)
• → Bengali: বেদনা (bedona) (learned)
• → Hindi: वेदना (vednā) (learned)
• → Kannada: ವೇದನೆ (vēdane) (learned)
• → Malayalam: വേദന (vēdana) (learned)
• → Marathi: वेदना (vednā) (learned)
• → Nepali: वेदना (vedanā) (learned)
• → Tamil: வேதனை (vētaṉai) (learned)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “वेदनम्,_वेदना”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan