निन्दा

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃neyd- (criticism, abuse, reviling). Cognate with Gothic 𐌽𐌴𐌹𐌸 (neiþ, hatred, spite), Latvian naids (hatred), Ancient Greek ὄνειδος (óneidos, reproach).

Pronunciation

Noun

निन्दा (nindā́) stemf

  1. blame, reproach, censure, reviling
    • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 11.8.22:
      निन्दाश् च वा अनिन्दाश् च यच् च हन्तेति नेति च ।
      शरीरं श्रद्धा दक्षिणाश्रद्धा चानु प्राविशन् ॥
      nindāś ca vā anindāś ca yac ca hanteti neti ca.
      śarīraṃ śraddhā dakṣiṇāśraddhā cānu prāviśan.
      Reproaches, freedom from reproach, all blamable, all blameless deeds,
      Bounty, belief, and unbelief entered the body as a home.
  2. (Buddhism) one of the eight worldly conditions

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of निन्दा (nindā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative निन्दा
nindā́
निन्दे
nindé
निन्दाः
nindā́ḥ
Vocative निन्दे
nínde
निन्दे
nínde
निन्दाः
níndāḥ
Accusative निन्दाम्
nindā́m
निन्दे
nindé
निन्दाः
nindā́ḥ
Instrumental निन्दया / निन्दा¹
nindáyā / nindā́¹
निन्दाभ्याम्
nindā́bhyām
निन्दाभिः
nindā́bhiḥ
Dative निन्दायै
nindā́yai
निन्दाभ्याम्
nindā́bhyām
निन्दाभ्यः
nindā́bhyaḥ
Ablative निन्दायाः / निन्दायै²
nindā́yāḥ / nindā́yai²
निन्दाभ्याम्
nindā́bhyām
निन्दाभ्यः
nindā́bhyaḥ
Genitive निन्दायाः / निन्दायै²
nindā́yāḥ / nindā́yai²
निन्दयोः
nindáyoḥ
निन्दानाम्
nindā́nām
Locative निन्दायाम्
nindā́yām
निन्दयोः
nindáyoḥ
निन्दासु
nindā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

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