प्रशंसा

Hindi

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रशंसा (praśaṃsā), from प्र- (pra-) + शंसा॑ (śáṃsā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    प्रशंसा • (praśansāf (Urdu spelling پرشنسا)

    1. praise, approval, commendation
      Synonym: तारीफ़ (tārīf)

    Declension

    Declension of प्रशंसा (fem ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct प्रशंसा
    praśansā
    प्रशंसाएँ
    praśansāẽ
    oblique प्रशंसा
    praśansā
    प्रशंसाओं
    praśansāõ
    vocative प्रशंसा
    praśansā
    प्रशंसाओ
    praśansāo

    References

    Marathi

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रशंसा (praśaṃsā), from प्र- (pra-) + शंसा॑ (śáṃsā). Displaced Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘭𑘽𑘪𑘭 (prasaṃvasa).

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /pɾəɕ.əu.sa/

      Noun

      प्रशंसा • (praśausāf[1][2] (formal)

      1. praise, appreciation, commendation
        Synonyms: कौतुक (kautuk), स्तुती (stutī), तारीफ (tārīph), वाहवा (vāhvā)

      Declension

      Declension of प्रशंसा (fem ā-stem)
      direct
      singular
      प्रशंसा
      praśausā
      direct
      plural
      प्रशंसा
      praśausā
      singular
      एकवचन
      plural
      अनेकवचन
      nominative
      प्रथमा
      प्रशंसा
      praśausā
      प्रशंसा
      praśausā
      oblique
      सामान्यरूप
      प्रशंसे
      praśause
      प्रशंसां-
      praśausān-
      acc. / dative
      द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
      प्रशंसेला
      praśauselā
      प्रशंसांना
      praśausānnā
      ergative प्रशंसेने, प्रशंसेनं
      praśausene, praśausena
      प्रशंसांनी
      praśausānnī
      instrumental प्रशंसेशी
      praśauseśī
      प्रशंसांशी
      praśausānśī
      locative
      सप्तमी
      प्रशंसेत
      praśauset
      प्रशंसांत
      praśausāt
      vocative
      संबोधन
      प्रशंसे
      praśause
      प्रशंसांनो
      praśausānno
      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 प्रशंसा (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
      प्रशंसेचा
      praśauseċā
      प्रशंसेचे
      praśauseċe
      प्रशंसेची
      praśausecī
      प्रशंसेच्या
      praśausecā
      प्रशंसेचे, प्रशंसेचं
      praśauseċe, praśauseċa
      प्रशंसेची
      praśausecī
      प्रशंसेच्या
      praśausecā
      plural subject
      अनेकवचनी कर्ता
      प्रशंसांचा
      praśausānċā
      प्रशंसांचे
      praśausānċe
      प्रशंसांची
      praśausāñcī
      प्रशंसांच्या
      praśausāncā
      प्रशंसांचे, प्रशंसांचं
      praśausānċe, praśausānċa
      प्रशंसांची
      praśausāñcī
      प्रशंसांच्या
      praśausāñcā
      * Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
      Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

      References

      Further reading

      Sanskrit

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

        From प्र- (pra-) + शंसा॑ (śáṃsā), ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱens-.

        Pronunciation

        Noun

        प्रशंसा • (praśaṃsā) stemf (root प्रशंस्)

        1. praise, commendation, fame, glory (with Buddhists one of the 8 worldly conditions)

        Declension

        Feminine ā-stem declension of प्रशंसा
        singular dual plural
        nominative प्रशंसा (praśaṃsā) प्रशंसे (praśaṃse) प्रशंसाः (praśaṃsāḥ)
        accusative प्रशंसाम् (praśaṃsām) प्रशंसे (praśaṃse) प्रशंसाः (praśaṃsāḥ)
        instrumental प्रशंसया (praśaṃsayā)
        प्रशंसा¹ (praśaṃsā¹)
        प्रशंसाभ्याम् (praśaṃsābhyām) प्रशंसाभिः (praśaṃsābhiḥ)
        dative प्रशंसायै (praśaṃsāyai) प्रशंसाभ्याम् (praśaṃsābhyām) प्रशंसाभ्यः (praśaṃsābhyaḥ)
        ablative प्रशंसायाः (praśaṃsāyāḥ)
        प्रशंसायै² (praśaṃsāyai²)
        प्रशंसाभ्याम् (praśaṃsābhyām) प्रशंसाभ्यः (praśaṃsābhyaḥ)
        genitive प्रशंसायाः (praśaṃsāyāḥ)
        प्रशंसायै² (praśaṃsāyai²)
        प्रशंसयोः (praśaṃsayoḥ) प्रशंसानाम् (praśaṃsānām)
        locative प्रशंसायाम् (praśaṃsāyām) प्रशंसयोः (praśaṃsayoḥ) प्रशंसासु (praśaṃsāsu)
        vocative प्रशंसे (praśaṃse) प्रशंसे (praśaṃse) प्रशंसाः (praśaṃsāḥ)
        • ¹Vedic
        • ²Brāhmaṇas

        References

        Further reading

        • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “praśaṃsā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.