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शङ्ख
शङ्ख
Sanskrit
Noun
शङ्ख • (śaṅkhá) m, 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | शङ्खस्य (śaṅkhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शङ्खः (śaṅkhaḥ) | शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) | शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) |
| Vocative | शङ्ख (śaṅkha) | शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) | शङ्खाः (śaṅkhāḥ) |
| Accusative | शङ्खम् (śaṅkham) | शङ्खौ (śaṅkhau) | शङ्खान् (śaṅkhān) |
| Instrumental | शङ्खेन (śaṅkhena) | शङ्खाभ्याम् (śaṅkhābhyām) | शङ्खैः (śaṅkhaiḥ) |
| Dative | शङ्खाय (śaṅkhāya) | शङ्खाभ्याम् (śaṅkhābhyām) | शङ्खेभ्यः (śaṅkhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | शङ्खात् (śaṅkhāt) | शङ्खाभ्याम् (śaṅkhābhyām) | शङ्खेभ्यः (śaṅkhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | शङ्खस्य (śaṅkhasya) | शङ्खयोः (śaṅkhayoḥ) | शङ्खानाम् (śaṅkhānām) |
| Locative | शङ्खे (śaṅkhe) | शङ्खयोः (śaṅkhayoḥ) | शङ्खेषु (śaṅkheṣu) |
Derived terms
- शङ्खक (śaṅkhaka)
- शङ्खपाणि (śaṅkhapāṇi)
Descendants
- Telugu: శంఖము (śaṃkhamu)
References
Monier Monier-Williams (accessed 2008-02-04), “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)
