षड्यंत्र

Hindi

Alternative forms

षड्यन्त्र (ṣaḍyantra)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit षड्यन्त्र (ṣaḍyantra), or constructed as षड्- (ṣaḍ-, “hexa-”) +‎ यंत्र (yantra, “device”), both of which are from Sanskrit.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʂəɽ.jən.t̪ɾᵊ/, [ʃɐɽ.jɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾᵊ], /ʂəɖ.jən.t̪ɾᵊ/, [ʃɐɖ.jɐ̃n̪.t̪ɾᵊ]

Noun

षड्यंत्र • (ṣaḍyantra) m (Urdu spelling شڈینتر)

conspiracy; plot
Synonym: साज़िश (sāziś)

मुझे कभी ऐसा लगता है कि दुनिया ने मेरे विरुद्ध एक षड्यंत्र रचा है.
mujhe kabhī aisā lagtā hai ki duniyā ne mere viruddh ek ṣaḍyantra racā hai.
Sometimes it seems to me that the world has formed a conspiracy against me.

इस षड्यंत्र में उसका हाथ है।
is ṣaḍyantra mẽ uskā hāth hai.
He has a hand in this conspiracy.

Declension

Declension of षड्यंत्र (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	षड्यंत्र ṣaḍyantra	षड्यंत्र ṣaḍyantra
oblique	षड्यंत्र ṣaḍyantra	षड्यंत्रों ṣaḍyantrõ
vocative	षड्यंत्र ṣaḍyantra	षड्यंत्रो ṣaḍyantro

Derived terms

षड्यंत्रकारी (ṣaḍyantrakārī, “conspirator”)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “षड्यंत्र”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

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