संस्थान saṃsthāna
boy 3 syllables SLP1 saMsTAna

As a deity name

Name 386 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed

As a Hindi name

संस्थान · noun · masculine

ठहरने की क्रिया या भाव । ठहराव । स्थिति · खड़ा रहना । डटा रहना । जमा रहना · सन्निवेश । बैठाना । स्थापन । विन्यास — Śabdasāgara

संस्थान · adj

स्थावर · सदृश । समान — Śabdasāgara

संस्थान · saṅsthan · s.m.

A collection, aggregation, heap, quantity, crowd; the aggregation of primitive atoms, primary formation; conformation, configuration; form, figure, shape, fabrication, construction — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 684

संस्थान · masculine

institute (of learning)

Cited formation "संस्थान" is संस्थ + -आन: संस्थ means "निज देशवासी । स्वदेशवासी । अपने देश का", and the suffix -आन forms abstract nouns (masc. or fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(9) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Śabdasāgara

Cited formation "संस्थान" is संस्था + -न: संस्था means "institute, organization, institution", and the suffix -न forms abstract nouns (masc. or fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(18) — cited from the extracted rule table

a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi संस्थान — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

“Borrowed from Sanskrit संस्थान (saṃsthāna).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record

The Sanskrit parent — संस्थान (tatsama)

saṃ-sthāna mfn. standing together, MW.

like, resembling, W.

As a Sanskrit word

Meaning

abode, dwelling-place, habitation, &c.

Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)

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Dictionary citations

Monier-Williams (1899) · संस्थान

saṃ-sthāna mfn. standing together, MW.

Monier-Williams (1899) · संस्थान

like, resembling, W.

Monier-Williams (1899) · संस्थान

applied to Viṣṇu, MBh.

Monier-Williams (1899) · संस्थान

saṃ-sthāna m. (pl.) N. of a people, ib.

Monier-Williams (1899) · संस्थान

saṃ-sthāna n. (ifc. f(ā). ) staying or abiding in (comp.), Hit. (cf. dūra-s˚)

Alternative readings

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