शंकर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃəŋ.kəɾ/, [ʃɐ̃ŋ.kɐɾ]
Proper noun
शंकर • (śaṅkar) m
- (Hinduism) Shiva
- a male given name, Shankar, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage
- शंकर महादेवन ― śaṅkar mahādevan ― Shankar Mahadevan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शंकर śaṅkar |
शंकर śaṅkar |
| oblique | शंकर śaṅkar |
शंकरों śaṅkarõ |
| vocative | शंकर śaṅkar |
शंकरो śaṅkaro |
Konkani
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃəŋ.kəːɾ/
Proper noun
शंकर • (śaṅkar) (Latin script Xencor, Kannada script ಶಂಕರ್)
- (Hinduism) Shiva
- Synonym: महादेव (mahādev)
- a male given name, Shankar, from Sanskrit
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕəŋ.kəɾ/
Proper noun
शंकर • (śaṅkar) m
- (Hinduism) Shiva
- Synonym: महादेव (mahādev)
- a male given name, Shankar, from Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- शङ्कर (śaṅkará)
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শংকৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬂᬓᬭ (Balinese script)
- শংকর (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰽𑰎𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀁𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ၐံကရ (Burmese script)
- શંકર (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਂਕਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦁꦏꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂁𑂍𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಂಕರ (Kannada script)
- ឝំករ (Khmer script)
- ຨໍກຣ (Lao script)
- ശംകര (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᡧᠠᡬᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘽𑘎𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠱᠠᢉᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧞𑦮𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑄𑐎𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଶଂକର (Odia script)
- ꢯꢀꢒꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆁𑆑𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖽𑖎𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ශංකර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑪖𑩜𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚫𑚊𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஶஂகர (Tamil script)
- శంకర (Telugu script)
- ศํกร (Thai script)
- ཤཾ་ཀ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓀𑒏𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨸𑨋𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of शम् (śam, “auspiciously, fortunately”) + कर (kará, “doer”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/
Proper noun
शंकर • (śaṃkará) stem, m
- the "maker of happiness"; an epithet of Rudra, a manifestation of Shiva
- c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.8.10:
- नमः॑ शंक॒राय॑ च मयस्क॒राय॑ च॒ नमः॑ शि॒वाय॑ च शि॒वत॑राय च॒
- námaḥ śaṃkarā́ya ca mayaskarā́ya ca námaḥ śivā́ya ca śivátarāya ca
- Homage to the maker of happiness, and to the maker of delight.
Homage to the auspicious, and to the more auspicious.
- नमः॑ शंक॒राय॑ च मयस्क॒राय॑ च॒ नमः॑ शि॒वाय॑ च शि॒वत॑राय च॒
- name of various authors and commentators, especially of Adi Shankara
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंकरः (śaṃkaráḥ) | शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
शंकराः (śaṃkarā́ḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śaṃkarā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | शंकरम् (śaṃkarám) | शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
शंकरान् (śaṃkarā́n) |
| instrumental | शंकरेण (śaṃkaréṇa) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरैः (śaṃkaraíḥ) शंकरेभिः¹ (śaṃkarébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शंकराय (śaṃkarā́ya) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरेभ्यः (śaṃkarébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंकरात् (śaṃkarā́t) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरेभ्यः (śaṃkarébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंकरस्य (śaṃkarásya) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकराणाम् (śaṃkarā́ṇām) |
| locative | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकरेषु (śaṃkaréṣu) |
| vocative | शंकर (śáṃkara) | शंकरौ (śáṃkarau) शंकरा¹ (śáṃkarā¹) |
शंकराः (śáṃkarāḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śáṃkarāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Adjective
शंकर • (śaṃkará) stem
- causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंकरः (śaṃkaráḥ) | शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
शंकराः (śaṃkarā́ḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śaṃkarā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | शंकरम् (śaṃkarám) | शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
शंकरान् (śaṃkarā́n) |
| instrumental | शंकरेण (śaṃkaréṇa) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरैः (śaṃkaraíḥ) शंकरेभिः¹ (śaṃkarébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शंकराय (śaṃkarā́ya) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरेभ्यः (śaṃkarébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंकरात् (śaṃkarā́t) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरेभ्यः (śaṃkarébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंकरस्य (śaṃkarásya) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकराणाम् (śaṃkarā́ṇām) |
| locative | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकरेषु (śaṃkaréṣu) |
| vocative | शंकर (śáṃkara) | शंकरौ (śáṃkarau) शंकरा¹ (śáṃkarā¹) |
शंकराः (śáṃkarāḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śáṃkarāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंकरी (śaṃkarī́) | शंकर्यौ (śaṃkaryaù) शंकरी¹ (śaṃkarī́¹) |
शंकर्यः (śaṃkaryàḥ) शंकरीः¹ (śaṃkarī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | शंकरीम् (śaṃkarī́m) | शंकर्यौ (śaṃkaryaù) शंकरी¹ (śaṃkarī́¹) |
शंकरीः (śaṃkarī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | शंकर्या (śaṃkaryā́) | शंकरीभ्याम् (śaṃkarī́bhyām) | शंकरीभिः (śaṃkarī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | शंकर्यै (śaṃkaryaí) | शंकरीभ्याम् (śaṃkarī́bhyām) | शंकरीभ्यः (śaṃkarī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंकर्याः (śaṃkaryā́ḥ) शंकर्यै² (śaṃkaryaí²) |
शंकरीभ्याम् (śaṃkarī́bhyām) | शंकरीभ्यः (śaṃkarī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंकर्याः (śaṃkaryā́ḥ) शंकर्यै² (śaṃkaryaí²) |
शंकर्योः (śaṃkaryóḥ) | शंकरीणाम् (śaṃkarī́ṇām) |
| locative | शंकर्याम् (śaṃkaryā́m) | शंकर्योः (śaṃkaryóḥ) | शंकरीषु (śaṃkarī́ṣu) |
| vocative | शंकरि (śáṃkari) | शंकर्यौ (śáṃkaryau) शंकरी¹ (śáṃkarī¹) |
शंकर्यः (śáṃkaryaḥ) शंकरीः¹ (śáṃkarīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंकरा (śaṃkarā́) | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकराः (śaṃkarā́ḥ) |
| accusative | शंकराम् (śaṃkarā́m) | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकराः (śaṃkarā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | शंकरया (śaṃkaráyā) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकराभिः (śaṃkarā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | शंकरायै (śaṃkarā́yai) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकराभ्यः (śaṃkarā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंकरायाः (śaṃkarā́yāḥ) शंकरायै² (śaṃkarā́yai²) |
शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकराभ्यः (śaṃkarā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंकरायाः (śaṃkarā́yāḥ) शंकरायै² (śaṃkarā́yai²) |
शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकराणाम् (śaṃkarā́ṇām) |
| locative | शंकरायाम् (śaṃkarā́yām) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकरासु (śaṃkarā́su) |
| vocative | शंकरे (śáṃkare) | शंकरे (śáṃkare) | शंकराः (śáṃkarāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शंकरम् (śaṃkarám) | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकराणि (śaṃkarā́ṇi) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
| accusative | शंकरम् (śaṃkarám) | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकराणि (śaṃkarā́ṇi) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹) |
| instrumental | शंकरेण (śaṃkaréṇa) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरैः (śaṃkaraíḥ) शंकरेभिः¹ (śaṃkarébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शंकराय (śaṃkarā́ya) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरेभ्यः (śaṃkarébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शंकरात् (śaṃkarā́t) | शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām) | शंकरेभ्यः (śaṃkarébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शंकरस्य (śaṃkarásya) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकराणाम् (śaṃkarā́ṇām) |
| locative | शंकरे (śaṃkaré) | शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ) | शंकरेषु (śaṃkaréṣu) |
| vocative | शंकर (śáṃkara) | शंकरे (śáṃkare) | शंकराणि (śáṃkarāṇi) शंकरा¹ (śáṃkarā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → English: Shankar
- → Hindi: शंकर (śaṅkar)
- → Kannada: ಶಂಕರ (śaṅkara)
- → Konkani: शंकर (śaṅkar)
- → Marathi: शंकर (śaṅkar)
- → Tamil: சங்கரன் (caṅkaraṉ)
- → Telugu: శంకరుడు (śaṅkaruḍu)
- ⇒ Telugu: శంకరాభరణము (śaṅkarābharaṇamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शंकर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1054, column 3.