निन्दा

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *neid- (criticism, abuse, reviling). Cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ, hatred, spite), Latvian naids (hatred), Ancient Greek ὄνειδος (óneidos, reproach).

Pronunciation

Noun

निन्दा (nindā́) f

  1. blame
  2. reproach
  3. censure
  4. reviling
  5. (Buddhism) one of the eight worldly conditions

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of निन्दा
Nom. sg. निन्दा (nindā)
Gen. sg. निन्दायाः (nindāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निन्दा (nindā) निन्दे (ninde) निन्दाः (nindāḥ)
Vocative निन्दे (ninde) निन्दे (ninde) निन्दाः (nindāḥ)
Accusative निन्दाम् (nindām) निन्दे (ninde) निन्दाः (nindāḥ)
Instrumental निन्दया (nindayā) निन्दाभ्याम् (nindābhyām) निन्दाभिः (nindābhiḥ)
Dative निन्दायै (nindāyai) निन्दाभ्याम् (nindābhyām) निन्दाभ्यः (nindābhyaḥ)
Ablative निन्दायाः (nindāyāḥ) निन्दाभ्याम् (nindābhyām) निन्दाभ्यः (nindābhyaḥ)
Genitive निन्दायाः (nindāyāḥ) निन्दयोः (nindayoḥ) निन्दानाम् (nindānām)
Locative निन्दायाम् (nindāyām) निन्दयोः (nindayoḥ) निन्दासु (nindāsu)

Descendants

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 549
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