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)

SanskritTransliterationHindiEnglish
माताmātāमाँmother
पिताpitāपिताfather
भ्राताbhrātāभाईbrother
भगिनीbhaginīबहनsister
अग्रजःagrajaḥबड़ा भाईelder brother
अनुजःanujaḥछोटा भाईyounger brother
अग्रजाagrajāबड़ी बहनelder sister
अनुजाanujāछोटी बहनyounger sister
पुत्रःputraḥबेटाson
पुत्री / दुहिताputrī / duhitāबेटीdaughter
पितामहःpitāmahaḥदादाpaternal grandfather
पितामहीpitāmahīदादीpaternal grandmother
मातामहःmātāmahaḥनानाmaternal grandfather
मातामहीmātāmahīनानीmaternal grandmother
पितृव्यःpitṛvyaḥचाचाfather's brother
मातुलःmātulaḥमामाmother's brother
मातुलानीmātulānīमामीmother's brother's wife
पितृष्वसाpitṛṣvasāबुआfather's sister
मातृष्वसाmātṛṣvasāमौसीmother's sister
श्वशुरःśvaśuraḥससुरfather-in-law
श्वश्रूःśvaśrūḥसासmother-in-law
जामाताjāmātāदामादson-in-law
स्नुषाsnuṣāबहूdaughter-in-law
पौत्रःpautraḥपोताgrandson (son's son)
पतिःpatiḥपतिhusband
पत्नीpatnīपत्नीwife

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.

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.