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): /ˈs̪ɐs̪.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 (saṃsmaraṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संस्मरणम् saṃsmaraṇam	संस्मरणे saṃsmaraṇe	संस्मरणानि / संस्मरणा¹ saṃsmaraṇāni / saṃsmaraṇā¹
Vocative	संस्मरण saṃsmaraṇa	संस्मरणे saṃsmaraṇe	संस्मरणानि / संस्मरणा¹ saṃsmaraṇāni / saṃsmaraṇā¹
Accusative	संस्मरणम् saṃsmaraṇam	संस्मरणे saṃsmaraṇe	संस्मरणानि / संस्मरणा¹ saṃsmaraṇāni / saṃsmaraṇā¹
Instrumental	संस्मरणेन saṃsmaraṇena	संस्मरणाभ्याम् saṃsmaraṇābhyām	संस्मरणैः / संस्मरणेभिः¹ saṃsmaraṇaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

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