सुप्रभातं सर्वेभ्यः
suprabhātaṃ sarvebhyaḥ
The English phrase "good morning everyone" is translated into Sanskrit as सुप्रभातं सर्वेभ्यः (suprabhātaṃ sarvebhyaḥ).
This phrase is a polite greeting used to say hello to a group of people in the morning.
What does it mean word for word?
The word सर्वेभ्यः is the dative plural form of sarva, which means "to all" or "for all".
How do you pronounce it?
suprabhātaṃ sarvebhyaḥ
Did you know?
- In ancient India, greetings were often tied to the act of waking up and the spiritual purity of the early hours known as ब्रह्ममुहूर्त, or the time of the creator.
- In traditional settings, a morning greeting might be accompanied by the अंजलि मुद्रा gesture, where palms are pressed together at the heart.
- While the greeting is polite, in ancient or highly traditional Sanskrit contexts, one might instead use a specialized greeting like नमस्ते or नमो नमः to acknowledge the divinity within the group being addressed.
Example conversation
Kavya enters a classroom and greets her classmates.
- काव्या Kavyaसुप्रभातं सर्वेभ्यः।suprabhātaṃ sarvebhyaḥGood morning everyone.
- आर्यन Aryanसुप्रभातं काव्ये!suprabhātaṃ kāvyeGood morning Kavya!
- काव्या Kavyaभवन्तः कथम् सन्ति?bhavantaḥ katham santiHow are you all?
- आर्यन Aryanवयं कुशलिनः स्मः।vayaṃ kuśalinaḥ smaḥWe are doing well.
