पस्तावणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀧𑀲𑀆𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀯𑀇 (*pasaāttavaï), *𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀅𑀢𑀯𑀇 (*pacchāatavaï) (compare 𑀧𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀅 (pacchuttāvia, past participle)), from Sanskrit पश्चात् (paścā́t) +‎ तपति (tápati) (compare पश्चात्ताप (paścāttāpa, “regret”), New Sanskrit पश्चात्तपति (paścāttapati, “regrets”)). Compare Gujarati પસ્તાવું (pastāvũ), Hindustani پَچْھتانا (pachtānā) / पछताना (pachtānā), Sindhi پَڇِتائِڻُ / पछिताइणु, Marwari पछताणौ (pachtāṇau), पिसताणौ (pistāṇau), Punjabi ਪਛਤਾਉਣਾ (pachtāuṇā) / پَچھتاؤݨا (pachtā'oṇā), Braj पछतान (pachtān), पछितान (pachitān), Nepali पछुताउनु (pachutāunu), Odia ପସ୍ତେଇବା (pôsteiba), ପସ୍ତାଇବା (pôstaiba), Maithili पछताएब (pachᵊtāēb) / 𑒣𑒕𑒞𑒰𑒋𑒥 (pachatāēba), Bengali পস্তানো (postanō), Sinhalese පසුතැවිල්ල (pasutæwilla).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /pəs.t̪aʋ.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /pəs.t̪aʋ.ɳə/

Verb

पस्तावणे • (pastāvṇe) (intransitive)

1. to regret, repent

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पस्तावणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 85.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पस्तावणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 497
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पस्तावणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paścōttāpa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452