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

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংস্মৰণ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬲ᭄ᬫᬭᬡ (Balinese script)
• সংস্মরণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰭𑰿𑰦𑰨𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀲𑁆𑀫𑀭𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• သံသ္မရဏ (Burmese script)
• સંસ્મરણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਸ੍ਮਰਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌰𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦱ꧀ꦩꦫꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂮𑂹𑂧𑂩𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಸ್ಮರಣ (Kannada script)
• សំស្មរណ (Khmer script)
• ສໍສ຺ມຣຓ (Lao script)
• സംസ്മരണ (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᠰ᠌ᠮᠠᡵᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘭𑘿𑘦𑘨𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᠰᠮᠠᠷᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧍𑧠𑧆𑧈𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐳𑑂𑐩𑐬𑐞 (Newa script)
• ସଂସ୍ମରଣ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢱ꣄ꢪꢬꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆱𑇀𑆩𑆫𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖭𑖿𑖦𑖨𑖜 (Siddham script)
• සංස‍්මරණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑪁 𑪙𑩴𑩼𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚨𑚶𑚢𑚤𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஸஂஸ்மரண (Tamil script)
• సంస్మరణ (Telugu script)
• สํสฺมรณ (Thai script)
• སཾ་སྨ་ར་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒮𑓂𑒧𑒩𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨰𑩇𑨢𑨫𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

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)
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)
vocative	संस्मरण (saṃsmaraṇa)	संस्मरणे (saṃsmaraṇe)	संस्मरणानि (saṃsmaraṇāni) संस्मरणा¹ (saṃsmaraṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

References

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