shanti

interjectionnounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ʃɑːnti//
United States//ʃɑnti//
United States/[-ɾi]/
India//ˈʃaːnt̪i//

A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

interjection

1
A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.
[lines 431–432, page 49] Datta. Dayadhvam. Damyata. / Shantih shantih shantih […] [page 64, note 433] Shantih. Repeated as here, a formal ending to a Upanishad. "The Peace which passeth understanding" is a feeble translation of the content of this word.
Om Shanti Shanti Om

Etymology

Transliteration of Sanskrit शान्ति (śānti, “calmness, peace, tranquillity; quietness, rest”), from शम् (śam, “to exert or fatigue oneself, toil at; to become tired, come to an end, finish, stop; to be calm, contented, quiet, or satisfied; to calm, pacify, settle, soothe”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱemh₂- (“to exert oneself, toil”)) + -ति (-ti, suffix denoting a state of being).

noun

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Peace, tranquility.

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shanti · A call for peace, often recited three times as a prayer for peace of the soul.

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