शान्तśāntaA man who has subdued his passions, an ascetic.
Derived forms and compounds
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-न्तः
- A man who has subdued his passions, an ascetic.
- Tranquillity, quietism, the sentiment of quietism, the predominant feeling of which is indifference to worldly objects and pleasures; see निर्वेद and रस.
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-न्तम् Appeasing, pacifying.
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-न्तम् Indeclinable Enough, no more, not so, for shame, hush!, god (heaven) forbid!; शान्तं कथं दुर्जनाः पौरजानपदाः Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1; तामेव शान्तमथवा किमिहोत्तरेण 3.26.
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-आत्मन्, -चेतस् Adjective calm, tranquil-minded, sedate or composed in mind.
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-गुण Adjective deceased; नृपे शान्तगुणे जाते Rām.2.65.24.
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-तोय Adjective having still water.
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-रजस् Adjective
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शान्त śānta, Past passive participle
- शम्-क्त
- Appeased, allayed, calmed, satisfied, pacified; चचार सानुजः शान्तो वृद्धेक्ष्वाकुव्रतं युवा R. 12.2.
- Cured, alleviated; शान्तरोगः.
- Abated, subsided, put an end to, removed, extinguished; शान्त- रथक्षोभपरिश्रमम् R.1.58;5.47; शान्तार्चिषं दीपमिव प्रकाशः Ki.17.16.
- Ceased, stopped; शान्तमृगप्रचारम् Ku.3.42.
- Dead, deceased; तेषु सर्वेषु शान्तेषु गतेष्वविदितां गतिम्
- Stilled, hushed.
- Calm, quiet, undisturbed, tranquil, still; शान्तमिदमाश्रमपदम् Ś.1.16;4.19.
- Tamed; स्वमाश्रमं शान्तमिदमाश्रमपदम् R.14.79.
- Free from passions, at ease, contented; Bṛi. Up.4.4.23.
- Shaded.
- Gentle; शान्तानुकूलपवनश्च शिवश्च पन्थाः Ś.4.11;
- Purified.
- Meek, humble.
- Auspicious (in augury); (the phrase शान्तं पापम् which is sometimes repeated, means 'oh no!', 'how can it be', 'God forbid such an untoward or unlucky event'; Ś.5; Mu.1).
- Rendered ineffective, harmless (said of weapons).
- dustless.
- passionless.
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-रव Adjective uttering auspicious sounds.
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-रसः the sentiment of quietism; see शान्त above.
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-लाभ Adjective that which has ceased to bear interest.
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-विवाद Adjective reconciled, appeased.
In the Gita·18·53
विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
- शान्तःśāntaḥnominative singular of the masculine form of the adjective śānta (calm and luminously imPassive).
