Hindi

Noun

स्वप्न • ‎(svapn) m ‎(Urdu spelling سوپن)

1. dream
2. sleep

Declension

Synonyms

• सपना ‎(sapnā)
• ख़्वाब ‎(xvāb)

Derived terms

• स्वप्न देखना ‎(svapna dekhnā)

Sanskrit

Etymology

Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *súpnos ‎(“dream”), which both are derived from Proto-Indo-European *swep-. Cognates include Latin somnus, Ancient Greek ὕπνος ‎(húpnos), Lithuanian sapnas, Russian сон ‎(son) and Old English swefn (English sweven).

Noun

स्वप्न • ‎(svápna) m

1. sleep, sleeping
   • RV 7.86.6

     न स सवो दक्षो वरुण धरुतिः सा सुरा मन्युर्विभीदकोचित्तिः |

     अस्ति जयायान कनीयस उपारे सवप्नश्चनेदन्र्तस्य परयोता ||

     na sa svo dakṣo varuṇa dhrutiḥ sā surā manyurvibhīdakoacittiḥ |

     asti jyāyān kanīyasa upāre svapnaścanedanṛtasya prayotā ||

     Not our own will betrayed us, but seduction, thoughtlessness, Varuṇa wine, dice, or anger.

     The old is near to lead astray the younger: even sleep removeth not all evil-doing.

2. sleepiness, drowsiness
3. sleeping too much, sloth, indolence
4. dreaming, dream

Declension

Descendants

• Bengali: স্বপ্ন ‎(shôpnô)
• Gujarati: સોણું ‎(sōṇũ), સમણું ‎(samṇũ)
• Hindi: सपना ‎(sapnā), स्वप्न ‎(svapna)
• Pali: soppa
• Urdu: سوپن ‎(svapna)