तथास्तु
Hindi
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Sanskrit तथा (tathā)
Hindi तथास्तु (tathāstu)
Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit तथास्तु (tathāstu, “let it be done”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ə.t̪ʰɑːs.t̪uː/, [t̪ɐ.t̪ʰäːs.t̪uː]
Phrase
तथास्तु • (tathāstu)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- তথাস্তু (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬣᬵᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
- তথাস্তু (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰞𑰯𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑀣𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- တထာသ္တု (Burmese script)
- તથાસ્તુ (Gujarati script)
- ਤਥਾਸ੍ਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦡꦴꦱ꧀ꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂟𑂰𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ತಥಾಸ್ತು (Kannada script)
- តថាស្តុ (Khmer script)
- ຕຖາສ຺ຕຸ (Lao script)
- തഥാസ്തു (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᠠᡨᠠ᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘞𑘰𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠠᠲᠠᢗᠰᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑦾𑧑𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐠𑐵𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
- ତଥାସ୍ତୁ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢢꢵꢱ꣄ꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆡𑆳𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖞𑖯𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
- තථාස්තු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩬𑩛𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚚𑚭𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
- தத²ாஸ்து (Tamil script)
- తథాస్తు (Telugu script)
- ตถาสฺตุ (Thai script)
- ཏ་ཐཱ་སྟུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒟𑒰𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨚𑨊𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
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Sanskrit तथा (tathā)
Sanskrit तथास्तु (tathāstu)
Compound of तथा (tathā, “so, thus”) + अस्तु (astu, “let it be”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐ.tʰɑ́ːs.tu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪ɐ.t̪ʰɑːs̪.t̪u/
Phrase
तथास्तु • (tathā́stu)
Usage notes
In Hindu scriptures, this adverb was spoken by holy men and deities to tell their devotees that a blessing has been granted, to reward their dedicated devotion and service.
If a person expresses a wish to a holy man/woman to make him/her healthy or wealthy, and if the holy person is happy with him or her, he/she utters the word "tathastu" while blessing. It means, "I bless you that your wish will become true."