शंतनु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शंतनु (śáṃtanu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃən.t̪ə.nuː/, [ʃɐ̃n̪.t̪ɐ.nuː]

Proper noun

शंतनु • (śantanu) m (Urdu spelling شَنْتَانُو)

1. (Hinduism) Shantanu
2. a male given name, Shantanu, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of शंतनु (sg-only masc u-stem)

	singular
direct	शंतनु śantanu
oblique	शंतनु śantanu
vocative	शंतनु śantanu

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शंतनु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शान्तनु (śāntanu)
• शांतनु (śāṃtanu)
• शन्तनु (śantanu)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শংতনু (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬂᬢᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
• শংতনু (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰽𑰝𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀁𑀢𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ၐံတနု (Burmese script)
• શંતનુ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਂਤਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌂𑌤𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦁꦠꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂁𑂞𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಂತನು (Kannada script)
• ឝំតនុ (Khmer script)
• ຨໍຕນຸ (Lao script)
• ശംതനു (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᡧᠠᢠᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘽𑘝𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠱᠠᢐᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧞𑦽𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑄𑐟𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଶଂତନୁ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢀꢡꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆁𑆠𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖽𑖝𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ශංතනු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑪖𑩫𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚫𑚙𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
• ஶஂதநு (Tamil script)
• శంతను (Telugu script)
• ศํตนุ (Thai script)
• ཤཾ་ཏ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓀𑒞𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨸𑨙𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of शम् (śam) +‎ तनु (tanu).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́n.tɐ.nu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐn̪.t̪ɐ.n̪u/

Adjective

शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) stem

1. wholesome for the body or the person

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शंतनु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंतनुः (śáṃtanuḥ)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ)
vocative	शंतनो (śáṃtano)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ)
accusative	शंतनुम् (śáṃtanum)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनून् (śáṃtanūn)
instrumental	शंतनुना (śáṃtanunā) शंतन्वा¹ (śáṃtanvā¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ)
dative	शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वे¹ (śáṃtanve¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
ablative	शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
genitive	शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹)	शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ)	शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām)
locative	शंतनौ (śáṃtanau)	शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ)	शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine u-stem declension of शंतनु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंतनुः (śáṃtanuḥ)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ)
vocative	शंतनो (śáṃtano)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ)
accusative	शंतनुम् (śáṃtanum)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनूः (śáṃtanūḥ)
instrumental	शंतन्वा (śáṃtanvā)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ)
dative	शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वै¹ (śáṃtanvai¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
ablative	शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वाः¹ (śáṃtanvāḥ¹) शंतन्वै² (śáṃtanvai²)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
genitive	शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वाः¹ (śáṃtanvāḥ¹) शंतन्वै² (śáṃtanvai²)	शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ)	शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām)
locative	शंतनौ (śáṃtanau) शंतन्वाम्¹ (śáṃtanvām¹)	शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ)	शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu)

• ¹Later Sanskrit
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of शंतनु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंतनु (śáṃtanu)	शंतनुनी (śáṃtanunī)	शंतनूनि (śáṃtanūni) शंतनु¹ (śáṃtanu¹) शंतनू¹ (śáṃtanū¹)
vocative	शंतनु (śáṃtanu) शंतनो (śáṃtano)	शंतनुनी (śáṃtanunī)	शंतनूनि (śáṃtanūni) शंतनु¹ (śáṃtanu¹) शंतनू¹ (śáṃtanū¹)
accusative	शंतनु (śáṃtanu)	शंतनुनी (śáṃtanunī)	शंतनूनि (śáṃtanūni) शंतनु¹ (śáṃtanu¹) शंतनू¹ (śáṃtanū¹)
instrumental	शंतनुना (śáṃtanunā) शंतन्वा¹ (śáṃtanvā¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ)
dative	शंतनुने (śáṃtanune) शंतनवे¹ (śáṃtanave¹) शंतन्वे¹ (śáṃtanve¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
ablative	शंतनुनः (śáṃtanunaḥ) शंतनोः¹ (śáṃtanoḥ¹) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
genitive	शंतनुनः (śáṃtanunaḥ) शंतनोः¹ (śáṃtanoḥ¹) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹)	शंतनुनोः (śáṃtanunoḥ)	शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām)
locative	शंतनुनि (śáṃtanuni) शंतनौ¹ (śáṃtanau¹)	शंतनुनोः (śáṃtanunoḥ)	शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Proper noun

शंतनु • (śáṃtanu) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) Shantanu, King of the Kuru Kingdom, husband of Ganga and Satyavati, father of Bhishma, Chitrāngada and Vichitravirya.
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.98.1:

     बृह॑स्पते॒ प्रति॑ मे दे॒वता॑मिहि मि॒त्रो वा॒ यद्वरु॑णो॒ वासि॑ पू॒षा।
     आ॒दि॒त्यैर्वा॒ यद्वसु॑भिर्म॒रुत्वा॒न्त्स प॒र्जन्यं॒ शंत॑नवे वृषाय॥

     bṛ́haspate práti me devátāmihi mitró vā yádváruṇo vā́si pūṣā́.
     ādityaírvā yádvásubhirmarútvāntsá parjányaṃ śáṃtanave vṛṣāya.

     Come, be you Mitra, Varuna, or Pusan, come, O Brhaspati, to mine oblation: With Maruts, Vasus, or Adityas, make you Parjanya pour for Shantanu his rain-drops.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शंतनु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंतनुः (śáṃtanuḥ)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ)
vocative	शंतनो (śáṃtano)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनवः (śáṃtanavaḥ)
accusative	शंतनुम् (śáṃtanum)	शंतनू (śáṃtanū)	शंतनून् (śáṃtanūn)
instrumental	शंतनुना (śáṃtanunā) शंतन्वा¹ (śáṃtanvā¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभिः (śáṃtanubhiḥ)
dative	शंतनवे (śáṃtanave) शंतन्वे¹ (śáṃtanve¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
ablative	शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹)	शंतनुभ्याम् (śáṃtanubhyām)	शंतनुभ्यः (śáṃtanubhyaḥ)
genitive	शंतनोः (śáṃtanoḥ) शंतन्वः¹ (śáṃtanvaḥ¹)	शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ)	शंतनूनाम् (śáṃtanūnām)
locative	शंतनौ (śáṃtanau)	शंतन्वोः (śáṃtanvoḥ)	शंतनुषु (śáṃtanuṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: शंतनु (śantanu)

  Urdu: شَنْتَانُو (śantanu)

• → Persian: شانتانو (šântânu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शंतनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1054, column 3.