शङ्ख
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os, from *ḱongʰ- (“shell”). Cognate with Latin congius, Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos). Compare also English conch, an Ancient Greek borrowing.
Noun
शङ्ख • (śaṅkhá) m or n
- 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 of ten has a name)
- 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 śaṅkhaú |
शङ्खाः / शङ्खासः¹ śaṅkhā́ḥ / śaṅkhā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | शङ्ख śáṅkha |
शङ्खौ śáṅkhau |
शङ्खाः / शङ्खासः¹ śáṅkhāḥ / śáṅkhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | शङ्खम् śaṅkhám |
शङ्खौ śaṅkhaú |
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 |
| ||
| 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 |
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Derived terms
- शङ्खक (śaṅkhaka)
- शङ्खपाणि (śaṅkhapāṇi)
Descendants
- → Telugu: శంఖము (śaṅkhamu)
- → Kannada: ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)
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