सुमनस्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সুমনস্ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬸᬫᬦᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
- সুমনস্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰲𑰦𑰡𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀦𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- သုမနသ် (Burmese script)
- સુમનસ્ (Gujarati script)
- ਸੁਮਨਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍁𑌮𑌨𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦸꦩꦤꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂳𑂧𑂢𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಸುಮನಸ್ (Kannada script)
- សុមនស៑ (Khmer script)
- ສຸມນສ຺ (Lao script)
- സുമനസ് (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᡠᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘳𑘦𑘡𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠤᠮᠠᠨᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧔𑧆𑧁𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐸𑐩𑐣𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
- ସୁମନସ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢱꢸꢪꢥꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆶𑆩𑆤𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖲𑖦𑖡𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
- සුමනස් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩒𑩴𑩯𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚰𑚢𑚝𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஸுமநஸ் (Tamil script)
- సుమనస్ (Telugu script)
- สุมนสฺ (Thai script)
- སུ་མ་ན་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒳𑒧𑒢𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨃𑨢𑨝𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsumánās.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /su.mɐ́.nɐs/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪u.mɐ.n̪ɐs̪/
Adjective
सु॒मन॑स् • (sumánas) stem
- good-minded, well-disposed, benevolent, gracious, favourable, pleasant, agreeable
- Gobh
- well pleased, satisfied, cheerful, easy, comfortable
- wise, intelligent
- 200 BCE – 1200, Kāvya literature
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सु॒मनाः॑ (sumánāḥ) | सु॒मन॑सौ (sumánasau) सु॒मन॑सा¹ (sumánasā¹) |
सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) सु॒मनाः॑¹ (sumánāḥ¹) |
| accusative | सु॒मन॑सम् (sumánasam) सु॒मना॑म्¹ (sumánām¹) |
सु॒मन॑सौ (sumánasau) सु॒मन॑सा¹ (sumánasā¹) |
सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) सु॒मनाः॑¹ (sumánāḥ¹) |
| instrumental | सु॒मन॑सा (sumánasā) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भिः (sumánobhiḥ) |
| dative | सु॒मन॑से (sumánase) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भ्यः (sumánobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भ्यः (sumánobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) | सु॒मन॑सोः (sumánasoḥ) | सु॒मन॑साम् (sumánasām) |
| locative | सु॒मन॑सि (sumánasi) | सु॒मन॑सोः (sumánasoḥ) | सु॒मनः॑सु (sumánaḥsu) |
| vocative | सुम॑नः (súmanaḥ) | सुम॑नसौ (súmanasau) सुम॑नसा¹ (súmanasā¹) |
सुम॑नसः (súmanasaḥ) सुम॑नाः¹ (súmanāḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सु॒मनाः॑ (sumánāḥ) | सु॒मन॑सौ (sumánasau) सु॒मन॑सा¹ (sumánasā¹) |
सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) सु॒मनाः॑¹ (sumánāḥ¹) |
| accusative | सु॒मन॑सम् (sumánasam) सु॒मना॑म्¹ (sumánām¹) |
सु॒मन॑सौ (sumánasau) सु॒मन॑सा¹ (sumánasā¹) |
सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) सु॒मनाः॑¹ (sumánāḥ¹) |
| instrumental | सु॒मन॑सा (sumánasā) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भिः (sumánobhiḥ) |
| dative | सु॒मन॑से (sumánase) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भ्यः (sumánobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भ्यः (sumánobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) | सु॒मन॑सोः (sumánasoḥ) | सु॒मन॑साम् (sumánasām) |
| locative | सु॒मन॑सि (sumánasi) | सु॒मन॑सोः (sumánasoḥ) | सु॒मनः॑सु (sumánaḥsu) |
| vocative | सुम॑नः (súmanaḥ) | सुम॑नसौ (súmanasau) सुम॑नसा¹ (súmanasā¹) |
सुम॑नसः (súmanasaḥ) सुम॑नाः¹ (súmanāḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सु॒मनः॑ (sumánaḥ) | सु॒मन॑सी (sumánasī) | सु॒मनां॑सि (sumánāṃsi) |
| accusative | सु॒मनः॑ (sumánaḥ) | सु॒मन॑सी (sumánasī) | सु॒मनां॑सि (sumánāṃsi) |
| instrumental | सु॒मन॑सा (sumánasā) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भिः (sumánobhiḥ) |
| dative | सु॒मन॑से (sumánase) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भ्यः (sumánobhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) | सु॒मनो॑भ्याम् (sumánobhyām) | सु॒मनो॑भ्यः (sumánobhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सु॒मन॑सः (sumánasaḥ) | सु॒मन॑सोः (sumánasoḥ) | सु॒मन॑साम् (sumánasām) |
| locative | सु॒मन॑सि (sumánasi) | सु॒मन॑सोः (sumánasoḥ) | सु॒मनः॑सु (sumánaḥsu) |
| vocative | सुम॑नः (súmanaḥ) | सुम॑नसी (súmanasī) | सुम॑नांसि (súmanāṃsi) |
Noun
सुमनस् • (sumanas) stem, m
- a good or wise man
- name of various plants; according to lexicographers, identifiable as "wheat, a kind of Karañja, Azadirachta Indica, Guilandina Bonduc"
- a male given name
- (in the plural) name of a particular class of gods under the 12th Manu
Noun
सुमनस् • (sumanas) stem, f
- (plural or in compounds) flowers
- great-flowering jasmine
- a female given name
Noun
सुमनस् • (sumanas) stem, n
- a flower
- Śatr
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Kashmiri: [script needed] (suman), [script needed] (sŏman)
- Pali: sumanā (“Jasminum grandiflorum”)
- Pali: Sumana
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀡 n (sumaṇa, “flower”), 𑀲𑀼𑀫𑀡𑀲 (sumaṇasa)
- → Sinhalese: සුමන (sumana)
- → Telugu: సుమనసస్ (sumanasas)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “सुमनस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1230, column 3.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sumanas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press