शान्तिśānti

शान्ति (śānti) is a Sanskrit word meaning tranquillity, peace, or calmness of mind, absence of passion, averting of pain, indifference to objects of pleasure or pain, alleviation of pain or evil, cessation or abatement. Its 45 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Proper Name (Male/Deity/Sage/Title), Mental Peace and Tranquillity, Specific Conceptual/Technical Term.

Root
2. शम् (2. śam)
Definitions
45
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Meanings by context

Proper Name (Male/Deity/Sage/Title)

20 definitions
an epithet of a son of Indra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of Indra in the tenth Manvantara

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a Tushita (son of Vishnu and Dakshina)

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Krishna and Kalindi

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

name of a rishi

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a son of Angiras

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a disciple of Bhuti

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

son of Nila and father of Sushanti

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Arhat and Chakravartin in Jainism

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

of a teacher

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an Indra

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

a rishi

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the son of Angiras

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

an epithet of Vishnu

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

A son of Dakshina and a Tushita god.

The Purana Index

a son of Nila, and father of Sushanti

The Purana Index

a son of Krishna and Kalindi

The Purana Index

an author and master of the Atharva Samhita

The Purana Index

a son of Tamasa Manu

The Purana Index

1. The Indra of the gods. 2. The Indra of the tenth epoch of Manu.

The Purana Index

Mental Peace and Tranquillity

8 definitions
1. Tranquillity, peace, or calmness of mind. 2. Absence of passion. 3. Averting of pain. 4. Indifference to objects of pleasure or pain.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Mental tranquility and peace of mind. 2. Extinction, abatement, alleviation, cessation, or removal. 3. Peace, good fortune, and prosperity. 4. Propitiatory rite for averting evil. 5. Destruction, eternal rest, decease, or death.

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Tranquility, indifference to worldly pleasure or pain, and devotion. 2. Good fortune or felicity. 3. Rest and repose. 4. Expiatory rites to avert evil. 5. Preliminary ceremonies to prevent accidents during religious celebrations. 6. Remission or alleviation. 7. The sixteenth Jaina deified sage. 8. A Jaina emperor of the universe.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Quiet, tranquillity, stoicism, rest, or felicity. 2. A propitiatory rite. 3. Alleviation. 4. A Jaina.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Tranquility, inner peace, or freedom from passion. 2. Good fortune or happiness. 3. Rest or repose. 4. Expiatory rites to avert evil. 5. Preliminary ceremonies to prevent accidents during religious events. 6. Alleviation or relief. 7. The sixteenth Jaina deified sage. 8. A Jaina emperor of the universe.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Quiet and the absence of passion. 2. Felicity. 3. Rest or repose. 4. Cessation. 5. Alleviation or soothing. 6. Appeasing. 7. Expiatory rites to avert evil. 8. Preservation.

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Tranquillity or peace of mind. 2. Averting an evil omen or expiation. 3. Welfare or bliss. 4. Cessation, destruction, end, or death.

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. Tranquillity, calmness, or peace. 2. Rest, repose, or alleviation. 3. Pacification or reconciliation. 4. An expiatory rite for averting evil. 5. Expiation personified as a daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma. 6. Cessation. 7. Good fortune or felicity. 8. Preservation.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

Specific Conceptual/Technical Term

5 definitions
pacification or tranquility

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

an aspect or manifestation of Hari

The Purana Index

a Shakti

The Purana Index

one of the four fruits of pranayama, representing the ruin of all sins of ancestors and relatives

The Purana Index

Agni

The Purana Index

Proper Name (Female/Personification)

3 definitions
Tranquillity personified

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

a daughter of Kardama and wife of Atharvana

The Purana Index

A daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma.

The Purana Index

Cessation/Alleviation of Negativity

2 definitions
1. Alleviation of pain or evil 2. Cessation or abatement 3. Extinction

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. Stopping or ceasing. 2. The absence of evil results from something of evil omen.

Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary

Name of a River

2 definitions
a river in Shalmalidvipa

The Purana Index

a river originating from the lake Jaya

The Purana Index

Propitiatory/Expiatory Rite

2 definitions
an expiatory or propitiatory rite for averting evil or calamity

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. To avert impending evils. 2. To get rid of fear. 3. To get rid of disease. 4. Against famine and fear from insects and robbers. 5. If beasts get sick and die. 6. When heterodoxy prevails. 7. For fear of troubles from other kings. 8. For wind diseases. 9. For famines and absence of rain. 10. For fear of curses. 11. For miscarriages in delivery. 12. For bad growth of vegetables. 13. For the well-being of children. 14. For fear of fire, disobedience, and servant troubles. 15. For horses. 16. For elephants. 17. For fear of ghosts and spirits. 18. For bad dreams. 19. For loss of wealth. 20. For loss of trees and lands.

The Purana Index

Destruction, End, Death

1 definition
1. Destruction or end. 2. Eternal rest. 3. Death.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Pause or Interruption

1 definition
a pause, breach, or interruption

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Welfare and Prosperity

1 definition
Peace, welfare, prosperity, comfort, and happiness.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.