तथास्तु

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit तथास्तु (tathāstu, “let it be done”).

Adverb

तथास्तु • (tathāstu)

  1. (religion, Hinduism) amen

Synonyms
  • आमेन (āmen) ("amen", Christian)
  • आमीन (āmīn) ("amin", Muslim)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • তথাস্তু (Assamese script)
  • ᬢᬣᬵᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
  • তথাস্তু (Bengali script)
  • 𑰝𑰞𑰯𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀢𑀣𑀸𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • တထာသ္တု (Burmese script)
  • તથાસ્તુ (Gujarati script)
  • ਤਥਾਸ੍ਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌤𑌥𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
  • ꦠꦡꦴꦱ꧀ꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂞𑂟𑂰𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
  • ತಥಾಸ್ತು (Kannada script)
  • តថាស្តុ (Khmer script)
  • ຕຖາສ຺ຕຸ (Lao script)
  • തഥാസ്തു (Malayalam script)
  • ᢠᠠᡨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠰ᠌ᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘝𑘞𑘰𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
  • ᢐᠠᠲᠠᢗᠰᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦽𑦾𑧑𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐟𑐠𑐵𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
  • ତଥାସ୍ତୁ (Odia script)
  • ꢡꢢꢵꢱ꣄ꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆠𑆡𑆳𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖝𑖞𑖯𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
  • තථාස‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩫𑩬𑩛𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚙𑚚𑚭𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
  • தத²ாஸ்து (Tamil script)
  • తథాస్తు (Telugu script)
  • ตถาสฺตุ (Thai script)
  • ཏ་ཐཱ་སྟུ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒞𑒟𑒰𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨙𑨚𑨊𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of तथा (tathā, “so, thus”) +‎ अस्तु (astu, “let it be”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

तथास्तु • (tathā́stu)

  1. so be it, let it be done
  2. amen

Usage notes

In Hindu scriptures, this adverb was spoken by holy men and deities to tell their devotees that a blessing has been granted, to reward their dedicated devotion and service.

If a person expresses wish to a holy man/woman to make him/her healthy or wealthy, and if the holy man/ woman is happy with him or her, he/ she utters the word "tathastu" while blessing. What it means that I bless you that your wish will become true.

Descendants
  • → Hindi: तथास्तु (tathāstu) (learned)
  • → Tamil: ததாஸ்து (tatāstu)
  • → Malayalam: തഥാസ്തു (tathāstu)
  • → Telugu: తథాస్తు (tathāstu)
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