As a deity name
Name 929 of the Vishnu Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Bhishma to Yudhishthira on his deathbed
As a Hindi name
शांत
quiet, unspeaking; calm, relaxed; peaceful
शांत
keep quiet, shush; shut up
Platts (p. 680) also records: Being, existing; essential
Cited formation "सन्त" is सन् + -त: सन् means "year", and the suffix -त forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(16) — cited from the extracted rule table
Cited formation "सन्त" is सन्ना + -त: सन्ना means "see سننا sannā", and the suffix -त forms abstract nouns (fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(16) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- Sanskrit शम् (śam) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás Sanskrit -त (-ta) Sanskrit शान्त (śāntá)lbor. Hindi शांत Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शान्त (śāntá), from शम् (śam) + -त (-ta).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
The hands opened and joined.
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Dictionary citations
santa m. = saṃha-tala, L.
N. of a son of Satya, MBh.
santa m. (-ntaḥ) The hands opened and joined.
Alternative readings
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