परिवारः
Family Members in Sanskrit
26 family and people words in Sanskrit, each in Devanagari with transliteration and its Hindi and English meaning.
Family & People in Sanskrit (परिवारः)
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Hindi | English |
| माता | mātā | माँ | mother |
| पिता | pitā | पिता | father |
| भ्राता | bhrātā | भाई | brother |
| भगिनी | bhaginī | बहन | sister |
| अग्रजः | agrajaḥ | बड़ा भाई | elder brother |
| अनुजः | anujaḥ | छोटा भाई | younger brother |
| अग्रजा | agrajā | बड़ी बहन | elder sister |
| अनुजा | anujā | छोटी बहन | younger sister |
| पुत्रः | putraḥ | बेटा | son |
| पुत्री / दुहिता | putrī / duhitā | बेटी | daughter |
| पितामहः | pitāmahaḥ | दादा | paternal grandfather |
| पितामही | pitāmahī | दादी | paternal grandmother |
| मातामहः | mātāmahaḥ | नाना | maternal grandfather |
| मातामही | mātāmahī | नानी | maternal grandmother |
| पितृव्यः | pitṛvyaḥ | चाचा | father's brother |
| मातुलः | mātulaḥ | मामा | mother's brother |
| मातुलानी | mātulānī | मामी | mother's brother's wife |
| पितृष्वसा | pitṛṣvasā | बुआ | father's sister |
| मातृष्वसा | mātṛṣvasā | मौसी | mother's sister |
| श्वशुरः | śvaśuraḥ | ससुर | father-in-law |
| श्वश्रूः | śvaśrūḥ | सास | mother-in-law |
| जामाता | jāmātā | दामाद | son-in-law |
| स्नुषा | snuṣā | बहू | daughter-in-law |
| पौत्रः | pautraḥ | पोता | grandson (son's son) |
| पतिः | patiḥ | पति | husband |
| पत्नी | patnī | पत्नी | wife |
Every word for mother, father and teacher
- Mother: माता, जननी, अम्बा, जनयित्री. माता is the everyday word; जननी ("she who gives birth") is poetic.
- Father: पिता, जनकः, तातः. तात is also an affectionate way elders address a child.
- Teacher: गुरुः, आचार्यः, अध्यापकः, शिक्षकः, उपाध्यायः (woman: अध्यापिका, शिक्षिका). गुरु is a spiritual guide, आचार्य a teacher of a discipline, अध्यापक and शिक्षक school teachers.
Essays on all three: my mother, my father, my teacher.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Sanskrit word for mother?
माता (mātā). Other words: जननी, अम्बा.
What is the Sanskrit word for father?
पिता (pitā). Other words: जनकः, तातः.
What is the Sanskrit word for teacher?
गुरुः, आचार्यः, अध्यापकः or शिक्षकः; a woman teacher is अध्यापिका or शिक्षिका.