शांत (shaant)
adjective
An adjective describing calm or quiet -- covering both a peaceful state of mind or personality and a physically quiet/still place or thing.
Sense
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calm, peaceful (person, mind, temperament)
adjective
Synonyms: स्थिर (sthir, steady/composed), संयत (sanyat, restrained), सौम्य (saumy, gentle)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: This is the word behind the peace mantra ओम् शांति शांति शांति (om shaanti shaanti shaanti) chanted at the end of pujas and yoga sessions -- शांत (shaant) and शांति (shaanti, peace/the noun form) share this root, and a mother telling a fussy child शांत हो जाओ (shaant ho jaao, 'settle down') is drawing on the same idea of restoring calm.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners often reach for चुप (chup) when they mean शांत (shaant) -- चुप (chup) is specifically 'silent, not talking,' while शांत (shaant) describes an inner state of calm that may or may not involve silence. 2) होना (honaa) is used with शांत (shaant) for a state ('वह शांत है', vah shaant hai, 'he is calm'), while हो जाना (ho jaanaa) marks the change into that state ('शांत हो जाओ', shaant ho jaao, 'calm down') -- learners sometimes drop जाना (jaanaa) when they actually mean the transition.
Sample Sentences:
वह बहुत शांत स्वभाव का इंसान है।
He is a person of a very calm temperament.
(vah bahut shaant svabhaav kaa insaan hai।)
बच्चे, शांत हो जाओ, सब ठीक है।
Child, settle down, everything is fine.
(bachche, shaant ho jaao, sab thiik hai।)
ध्यान करने के बाद मेरा मन शांत हो जाता है।
After meditating, my mind becomes calm.
(dhyaan karne ke baad meraa man shaant ho jaataa hai।)
गुस्से में भी वह एकदम शांत बनी रही।
Even while angry, she remained completely calm.
(gusse men bhii vah ekdam shaant banii rahii।)
काश मैं भी उसकी तरह इतना शांत होता।
I wish I were as calm as him.
(kaash main bhii uskii tarah itnaa shaant hotaa।)
अगर तुम शांत रहते तो बहस इतनी नहीं बढ़ती।
If you had stayed calm, the argument wouldn't have escalated so much.
(agar tum shaant rahte to bahas itnii nahiin badhtii।)
डॉक्टर ने सलाह दी कि मरीज़ को शांत रखा जाए।
The doctor advised that the patient be kept calm.
(doktar ne salaah dii ki mariiz ko shaant rakhaa jaae।)
गुरुजी हमेशा इतने शांत रहते हैं कि कुछ भी उन्हें विचलित नहीं करता।
The guru is always so calm that nothing disturbs him.
(gurujii hameshaa itne shaant rahte hain ki kuchh bhii unhen vichlit nahiin kartaa।)
साधक ने वर्षों की साधना से अपने मन को शांत किया।
The seeker calmed his mind through years of spiritual practice.
(saadhak ne varshon kii saadhnaa se apne man ko shaant kiyaa।)
जब तूफान आया तो कप्तान बिलकुल शांत बना रहा और सबको हिम्मत दी।
When the storm hit, the captain stayed completely calm and gave everyone courage.
(jab toophaan aayaa to kaptaan bilkul shaant banaa rahaa aur sabko himmat dii।)
गहरी सांस लो और शांत रहो, घबराने की कोई बात नहीं।
Take a deep breath and stay calm, there's nothing to worry about.
(gahrii saans lo aur shaant raho, ghabraane kii koii baat nahiin।)
Sense
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quiet, still (place, environment, sound)
adjective
Synonyms: सुनसान (sunsaan, deserted/still), नीरव (niirav, literary), खामोश (khaamosh, hushed)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: You'll hear this used for a शांत गाँव (shaant gaanv, 'a quiet village') or a शांत झील (shaant jhiil, 'a still lake') -- it extends the calm-mind sense outward to describe an environment that has no disturbance, whether of noise, movement, or activity.
Sample Sentences:
रात के समय यह गाँव बहुत शांत हो जाता है।
At night, this village becomes very quiet.
(raat ke samay yah gaanv bahut shaant ho jaataa hai।)
झील का पानी बिल्कुल शांत था, जैसे कोई हिलचल ही न हो।
The lake's water was completely still, as if there was no movement at all.
(jhiil kaa paanii bilkul shaant thaa, jaise koii hilchal hii n ho।)
कृपया थोड़ा शांत रहो, बच्चे सो रहे हैं।
Please stay a bit quiet, the children are sleeping.
(kripyaa thodaa shaant raho, bachche so rahe hain।)
अगर सड़क इतनी शांत न होती तो यहाँ रहना मुश्किल होता।
If the street weren't so quiet, living here would be difficult.
(agar sadak itnii shaant n hotii to yahaan rahnaa mushkil hotaa।)
पहाड़ों की वह शांत घाटी अब भी मेरी आँखों में बसी है।
That quiet valley in the mountains still lives in my eyes.
(pahaadon kii vah shaant ghaatii ab bhii merii aankhon men basii hai।)
शहर के इस हिस्से में सड़कें शाम होते ही शांत हो जाती हैं।
In this part of the city, the streets become quiet as soon as evening falls.
(shahar ke is hisse men sadken shaam hote hii shaant ho jaatii hain।)
उम्मीद है कि तूफान के बाद समुद्र शांत हो जाए।
Hopefully the sea becomes calm after the storm.
(ummiid hai ki toophaan ke baad samudr shaant ho jaae।)
यह कमरा दफ्तर के सबसे शांत हिस्से में बनाया गया है।
This room has been built in the quietest part of the office.
(yah kamraa daphtar ke sabse shaant hisse men banaayaa gayaa hai।)
सुबह-सुबह पार्क बहुत शांत रहता है, कोई शोर नहीं होता।
Early in the morning, the park stays very quiet, there's no noise at all.
(subah-subah paark bahut shaant rahtaa hai, koii shor nahiin hotaa।)
क्या आपको कोई शांत जगह पसंद है जहाँ बैठकर पढ़ा जा सके?
Do you like some quiet place where one can sit and study?
(kyaa aapko koii shaant jagah pasand hai jahaan baithkar padhaa jaa sake?)
बारिश रुकने के बाद पूरा माहौल एकदम शांत हो गया।
After the rain stopped, the whole atmosphere became completely still.
(baarish rukne ke baad pooraa maahaul ekdam shaant ho gayaa।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
शांत
(shaant)