शङ्ख

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • শঙ্খ (Assamese script)
  • ᬰᬗ᭄ᬔ (Balinese script)
  • শঙ্খ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰫𑰒𑰿𑰏 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀰𑀗𑁆𑀔 (Brahmi script)
  • ၐင်္ခ (Burmese script)
  • શઙ્ખ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ਼ਙ੍ਖ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌶𑌙𑍍𑌖 (Grantha script)
  • ꦯꦔ꧀ꦑ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂬𑂑𑂹𑂎 (Kaithi script)
  • ಶಙ್ಖ (Kannada script)
  • ឝង្ខ (Khmer script)
  • ຨງ຺ຂ (Lao script)
  • ശങ്ഖ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡧᠠᢛᡘᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘫𑘒𑘿𑘏 (Modi script)
  • ᠱᠠᢊᠻᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧋𑦲𑧠𑦯 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐱𑐒𑑂𑐏 (Newa script)
  • ଶଙ୍ଖ (Odia script)
  • ꢯꢖ꣄ꢓ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆯𑆕𑇀𑆒 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖫𑖒𑖿𑖏 (Siddham script)
  • ශඞ‍්ඛ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩿𑩠 𑪙𑩝 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚧𑚎𑚶𑚋 (Takri script)
  • ஶங்க² (Tamil script)
  • శఙ్ఖ (Telugu script)
  • ศงฺข (Thai script)
  • ཤ་ངྑ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒬𑒓𑓂𑒐 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨮𑨏𑩇𑨌 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os with unexplained devoicing of the velar stop; doubtfully connected to Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos).

Pronunciation

Noun

शङ्ख • (śaṅkhá) stem, m or n

  1. a shell, (especially) the conch-shell (used for making libations of water or as an ornament for the arms or for the temples of an elephant ; a conch-shell perforated at one end is also used as a wind instrument or horn; in the battles of epic poetry, each hero being represented as provided with a conch-shell which serves as his horn or trumpet and often has a name)
  2. a particularly high number (said to equal hundred of billions)

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of शङ्ख (śaṅkhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शङ्खः
śaṅkháḥ		 शङ्खौ / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhaú / śaṅkhā́¹		 शङ्खाः / शङ्खासः¹
śaṅkhā́ḥ / śaṅkhā́saḥ¹
Vocative शङ्ख
śáṅkha		 शङ्खौ / शङ्खा¹
śáṅkhau / śáṅkhā¹		 शङ्खाः / शङ्खासः¹
śáṅkhāḥ / śáṅkhāsaḥ¹
Accusative शङ्खम्
śaṅkhám		 शङ्खौ / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhaú / śaṅkhā́¹		 शङ्खान्
śaṅkhā́n
Instrumental शङ्खेन
śaṅkhéna		 शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām		 शङ्खैः / शङ्खेभिः¹
śaṅkhaíḥ / śaṅkhébhiḥ¹
Dative शङ्खाय
śaṅkhā́ya		 शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām		 शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Ablative शङ्खात्
śaṅkhā́t		 शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām		 शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Genitive शङ्खस्य
śaṅkhásya		 शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ		 शङ्खानाम्
śaṅkhā́nām
Locative शङ्खे
śaṅkhé		 शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ		 शङ्खेषु
śaṅkhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of शङ्ख (śaṅkhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शङ्खम्
śaṅkhám		 शङ्खे
śaṅkhé		 शङ्खानि / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhā́ni / śaṅkhā́¹
Vocative शङ्ख
śáṅkha		 शङ्खे
śáṅkhe		 शङ्खानि / शङ्खा¹
śáṅkhāni / śáṅkhā¹
Accusative शङ्खम्
śaṅkhám		 शङ्खे
śaṅkhé		 शङ्खानि / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhā́ni / śaṅkhā́¹
Instrumental शङ्खेन
śaṅkhéna		 शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām		 शङ्खैः / शङ्खेभिः¹
śaṅkhaíḥ / śaṅkhébhiḥ¹
Dative शङ्खाय
śaṅkhā́ya		 शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām		 शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Ablative शङ्खात्
śaṅkhā́t		 शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām		 शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Genitive शङ्खस्य
śaṅkhásya		 शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ		 शङ्खानाम्
śaṅkhā́nām
Locative शङ्खे
śaṅkhé		 शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ		 शङ्खेषु
śaṅkhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms
  • शङ्खक (śaṅkhaka)
  • शङ्खपाणि (śaṅkhapāṇi)

Descendants
  • Bengali: শাঁখ (śãkh)
  • Assamese: শাঁক (xãk)
  • Hindi: शंख (śaṅkh)
  • → Kannada: ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)
  • → Malayalam: ചങ്ക് (caṅkŭ), ശംഖ് (śaṅkhŭ), ശംഖം (śaṅkhaṁ)
  • → Tamil: சங்கு (caṅku)
  • → Telugu: శంఖము (śaṅkhamu)

References

Monier Monier-Williams (2008 February 4 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎

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