स्वाधीनता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit स्वाधीनता (svādhīnatā). By surface analysis, स्वाधीन (svādhīn, “independent”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.d̪ʱiːn.t̪ɑː/, [sʋäː.d̪ʱĩːn̪.t̪äː]

Noun

स्वाधीनता • (svādhīntā) f

1. (formal) independence, freedom, liberty

   Synonyms: स्वतंत्रता (svatantratā), आज़ादी (āzādī), स्वातंत्र्य (svātantrya)

   स्वाधीनता संग्राम ― svādhīntā saṅgrām ― war of independence

Declension

Declension of स्वाधीनता (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्वाधीनता svādhīntā	स्वाधीनताएँ svādhīntāẽ
oblique	स्वाधीनता svādhīntā	स्वाधीनताओं svādhīntāõ
vocative	स्वाधीनता svādhīntā	स्वाधीनताओ svādhīntāo

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “स्वाधीनता”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 686.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “स्वाधीनता”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1051
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “स्वाधीनता”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5409

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্বাধীনতা (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬯᬵᬥᬷᬦᬢᬵ (Balinese script)
• স্বাধীনতা (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰠𑰱𑰡𑰝𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀥𑀻𑀦𑀢𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• သွာဓီနတာ (Burmese script)
• સ્વાધીનતા (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਵਾਧੀਨਤਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍀𑌨𑌤𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦮꦴꦣꦷꦤꦠꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂡𑂲𑂢𑂞𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ವಾಧೀನತಾ (Kannada script)
• ស្វាធីនតា (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ວາຘີນຕາ (Lao script)
• സ്വാധീനതാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠣᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢡᡳᡳᠨᠠᢠᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘠𑘲𑘡𑘝𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠰᢦ᠎ᠠᢑᠾᠢᠢᠨᠠᢐᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧀𑧓𑧁𑦽𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐢𑐷𑐣𑐟𑐵 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଵାଧୀନତା (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢮꢵꢤꢷꢥꢡꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆣𑆵𑆤𑆠𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖠𑖱𑖡𑖝𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්වාධීනතා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩮𑩑𑩛𑩯𑩫𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚜𑚯𑚝𑚙𑚭 (Takri script)
• ஸ்வாதீ⁴நதா (Tamil script)
• స్వాధీనతా (Telugu script)
• สฺวาธีนตา (Thai script)
• སྭཱ་དྷཱི་ན་ཏཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒡𑒲𑒢𑒞𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨜𑨁𑨊𑨝𑨙𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From स्वाधीन (svādhīna, “self-dependent”) +‎ -ता (-tā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɑː.dʱiː.nɐ.tɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɑːˈd̪ʱiː.n̪ɐ.t̪ɑː/

Noun

स्वाधीनता • (svādhīnatā) stem, f (Classical Sanskrit)

1. independence, freedom, liberty

   Synonyms: स्वातन्त्र्य (svātantrya), स्वतन्त्रता (svatantratā)

   • 200 BCE – 1200, Kāvya literature

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of स्वाधीनता (svādhīnatā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्वाधीनता svādhīnatā	स्वाधीनते svādhīnate	स्वाधीनताः svādhīnatāḥ
Vocative	स्वाधीनते svādhīnate	स्वाधीनते svādhīnate	स्वाधीनताः svādhīnatāḥ
Accusative	स्वाधीनताम् svādhīnatām	स्वाधीनते svādhīnate	स्वाधीनताः svādhīnatāḥ
Instrumental	स्वाधीनतया / स्वाधीनता¹ svādhīnatayā / svādhīnatā¹	स्वाधीनताभ्याम् svādhīnatābhyām	स्वाधीनताभिः svādhīnatābhiḥ
Dative	स्वाधीनतायै svādhīnatāyai	स्वाधीनताभ्याम् svādhīnatābhyām	स्वाधीनताभ्यः svādhīnatābhyaḥ
Ablative	स्वाधीनतायाः / स्वाधीनतायै² svādhīnatāyāḥ / svādhīnatāyai²	स्वाधीनताभ्याम् svādhīnatābhyām	स्वाधीनताभ्यः svādhīnatābhyaḥ
Genitive	स्वाधीनतायाः / स्वाधीनतायै² svādhīnatāyāḥ / svādhīnatāyai²	स्वाधीनतयोः svādhīnatayoḥ	स्वाधीनतानाम् svādhīnatānām
Locative	स्वाधीनतायाम् svādhīnatāyām	स्वाधीनतयोः svādhīnatayoḥ	स्वाधीनतासु svādhīnatāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “स्वाधीनता”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1277.