# सँभालना
## Hindi
### Alternative forms

* संभालना (sambhālnā), सम्हालना (samhālnā), समालना (samālnā)

### Etymology

* Hindi verb set
* सँभलना (sambhalnā)
* सँभालना (sambhālnā)
* सँभलाना (sambhlānā)
* सँभलवाना (sambhalvānā)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (saṃbhārei, “garnishes”), 𑀲𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (saṃbhālia, “supported”), from Sanskrit संभारयति (saṃbhārayati, “causes to bring together, prepares, maintains”).
Cognates include Kashmiri संबालुन् (saṃbālun), Punjabi ਸੰਭਾਲਣਾ (sambhālṇā), Nepali समाल्नु (samālnu), Bengali সামলানো (śamlanō), Odia ସମ୍ଭାଳିବା (sambhāḷibā), Gujarati સંભાળવું (sambhāḷvũ), Marathi संभाळणे (sambhāḷṇe).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /səm.bʱɑːl.nɑː/, [sɐ̃m.bʱäːl.näː]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːlnɑː
* Hyphenation: सँ‧भाल‧ना

### Verb

सँभालना • (sambhālnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling سنبھالنا)
* to support, sustain; to hold up
    बोझ सँभालना ― bojh sambhālnā ― to sustain the burden
* to hold; not to let go
    Synonym: थामना (thāmnā)
* to keep in place; to adjust (clothing)
    अपनी फिसलती धोती को सँभालो।apnī phisaltī dhotī ko sambhālo.Hold onto your slipping dhoti.
* to assist, help
    Synonyms: सहायता करना (sahāytā karnā), उद्धार करना (uddhār karnā)
    उन्होंने ही हमें कठिन समय में सँभाला था।unhõne hī hamẽ kaṭhin samay mẽ sambhālā thā.He was the one who assisted us in difficult times.
* to maintain (as family)
    Synonyms: पालन-पोषण करना (pālan-poṣaṇ karnā), परवरिश करना (paravriś karnā)
* to take care of, to look after
    Synonyms: देख-रेख करना (dekh-rekh karnā), निगरानी करना (nigrānī karnā)
* to see to, set aright, settle (a matter)
* to manage
    Synonyms: प्रबंध करना (prabandh karnā), व्यवस्था करना (vyavasthā karnā), इंतज़ाम करना (intzām karnā)
* to superintend
* to regulate (as expenses, revenues)
    Synonyms: चलाना (calānā), निर्वाह करना (nirvāh karnā)
* to stop, retain (as illness, ailment)
    चिकित्सक अनुभवी था, इसीलिए तुम्हारा रोग सँभाल पाया।cikitsak anubhavī thā, isīlie tumhārā rog sambhāl pāyā.The doctor was experienced, that is why he could retain your disease.
* to restrain, check, curb (the tongue, feelings)
    अपनी ज़बान सँभाल! ― apnī zabān sambhāl! ― Hold your tongue!
* to correct (a child); to punish

#### Conjugation

$^1$The forms सँभालिये (sambhāliye) and सँभालियेगा (sambhāliyegā) can also be spelled without the y: सँभालिए (sambhālie) and सँभालिएगा (sambhāliegā).

#### Quotations

* 2021, Dr. Sudha Chauhan ‘Raj’, मध्यकालीन महोबा [madhyakālīn mahobā], Anjuman Prakashan, page 74:सुखपाल के दो बेटे हुए वासुदेवनंदन और सुखनंदन। ये दोनो भाई मिलकर राज-काज सँभालते थे।sukhpāl ke do beṭe hue vāsudevnandan aur sukhnandan. ye dono bhāī milkar rāj-kāj sambhālte the.Sukhpal had two sons Vasudevanandan and Sukhnandan. These two brothers used to manage the state affairs together.
* 2004, Alka Saraogi, कोई बात नहीं [koī bāt nahī̃], Rajkamal Prakashan, →ISBN, page 206:घर सँभालती, बच्चे सँभालती और रोज नई फैशन के कपड़े-लत्ते, गहने खरीदती घूमती […]ghar sambhāltī, bacce sambhāltī aur roj naī phaiśan ke kapṛe-latte, gahne kharīdtī ghūmtī […]She would look after the house, take care of the children and go around buying new fashion clothes and jewelry every day.
* 2021, Rajesh Aggarwal, अहंकार को करें बाय-बाय [ahaṅkār ko karẽ bāy-bāy], Prabhat Prakashan, page 15:देवर्षि ने नहुष की राजधानी पहुँचकर उनसे निवेदन किया, “हे राजन! इंद्र के अदृश्य हो जाने से अमरावती अवसाद में डूबी है, आप स्वर्ग चलकर देवराज इंद्र का पद सँभालें।”devarṣi ne nahuṣ kī rājdhānī pahũckar unse nivedan kiyā, “he rājan! indra ke adŕśya ho jāne se amrāvtī avsād mẽ ḍūbī hai, āp svarg calkar devrāj indra kā pad sambhālẽ.”The divine-sage reached Nahusha's capital and requested him, “O King! Amaravati is sunk in sorrow due to the disappearance of Indra. You go to Svarga and hold the position of the King of the Devas, Indra.”

### References

* Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सँभालना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
* McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सँभालना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
* Platts, John T. (1884) “संभालना”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
* S. W. Fallon (1879) “سنبهالنا”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.