शरु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérus (“pointed stick, arrow, sword”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus, “sword”), Old Norse hjǫrr (“sword”), Old English heoru (“sword”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́.ɾu/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ.ɾu/

Noun

शरु • (śáru) stem, m or f

arrow, dart, missile
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.125.6:
  अ॒हं रु॒द्राय॒ धनु॒रा त॑नोमि ब्रह्म॒द्विषे॒ शर॑वे॒ हन्त॒वा उ॑ ।
  aháṃ rudrā́ya dhánurā́ tanomi brahmadvíṣe śárave hántavā́ u.
  I bend the bow for Rudra that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शरु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शरुः (śáruḥ)	शरू (śárū)	शरवः (śáravaḥ)
accusative	शरुम् (śárum)	शरू (śárū)	शरून् (śárūn)
instrumental	शरुणा (śáruṇā) शर्वा¹ (śárvā¹)	शरुभ्याम् (śárubhyām)	शरुभिः (śárubhiḥ)
dative	शरवे (śárave) शर्वे¹ (śárve¹)	शरुभ्याम् (śárubhyām)	शरुभ्यः (śárubhyaḥ)
ablative	शरोः (śároḥ) शर्वः¹ (śárvaḥ¹)	शरुभ्याम् (śárubhyām)	शरुभ्यः (śárubhyaḥ)
genitive	शरोः (śároḥ) शर्वः¹ (śárvaḥ¹)	शर्वोः (śárvoḥ)	शरूणाम् (śárūṇām)
locative	शरौ (śárau)	शर्वोः (śárvoḥ)	शरुषु (śáruṣu)
vocative	शरो (śáro)	शरू (śárū)	शरवः (śáravaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Hindi: सर (sar, “arrow”)