संस्मरण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संस्मरण (saṃsmaraṇa). Equivalent to सम्- (sam-) +‎ स्मरण (smaraṇ).

Noun

संस्मरण • (sansmaraṇ) m

1. memories, reminiscence

Declension

Declension of संस्मरण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	संस्मरण sansmaraṇ	संस्मरण sansmaraṇ
oblique	संस्मरण sansmaraṇ	संस्मरणों sansmaraṇõ
vocative	संस्मरण sansmaraṇ	संस्मरणो sansmaraṇo

Sanskrit

Etymology

सं- (saṃ-) +‎ स्मृ (smṛ) +‎ -अण (-aṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ̃s.mɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐs̪.mɐ.ɾɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

संस्मरण • (saṃsmaraṇa) stem, n (root संस्मृ)

1. the act of remembering, calling to mind, recollecting [with genitive]
   • c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of संस्मरण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संस्मरणम् (saṃsmaraṇam)	संस्मरणे (saṃsmaraṇe)	संस्मरणानि (saṃsmaraṇāni) संस्मरणा¹ (saṃsmaraṇā¹)
vocative	संस्मरण (saṃsmaraṇa)	संस्मरणे (saṃsmaraṇe)	संस्मरणानि (saṃsmaraṇāni) संस्मरणा¹ (saṃsmaraṇā¹)
accusative	संस्मरणम् (saṃsmaraṇam)	संस्मरणे (saṃsmaraṇe)	संस्मरणानि (saṃsmaraṇāni) संस्मरणा¹ (saṃsmaraṇā¹)
instrumental	संस्मरणेन (saṃsmaraṇena)	संस्मरणाभ्याम् (saṃsmaraṇābhyām)	संस्मरणैः (saṃsmaraṇaiḥ) संस्मरणेभिः¹ (saṃsmaraṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	संस्मरणाय (saṃsmaraṇāya)	संस्मरणाभ्याम् (saṃsmaraṇābhyām)	संस्मरणेभ्यः (saṃsmaraṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	संस्मरणात् (saṃsmaraṇāt)	संस्मरणाभ्याम् (saṃsmaraṇābhyām)	संस्मरणेभ्यः (saṃsmaraṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	संस्मरणस्य (saṃsmaraṇasya)	संस्मरणयोः (saṃsmaraṇayoḥ)	संस्मरणानाम् (saṃsmaraṇānām)
locative	संस्मरणे (saṃsmaraṇe)	संस्मरणयोः (saṃsmaraṇayoḥ)	संस्मरणेषु (saṃsmaraṇeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “संस्मरण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1122.