शेखर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Related to शिखर (śikhara, peak, top).

Pronunciation

Noun

शेखर • (śekhara) stemm (Classical Sanskrit)

  1. the top or crown of the head
  2. a chaplet or wreath of flowers worn on the top of the head, crown, diadem, crest
  3. a peak, summit, crest (of a mountain)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शेखर
singular dual plural
nominative शेखरः (śekharaḥ) शेखरौ (śekharau)
शेखरा¹ (śekharā¹)
शेखराः (śekharāḥ)
शेखरासः¹ (śekharāsaḥ¹)
accusative शेखरम् (śekharam) शेखरौ (śekharau)
शेखरा¹ (śekharā¹)
शेखरान् (śekharān)
instrumental शेखरेण (śekhareṇa) शेखराभ्याम् (śekharābhyām) शेखरैः (śekharaiḥ)
शेखरेभिः¹ (śekharebhiḥ¹)
dative शेखराय (śekharāya) शेखराभ्याम् (śekharābhyām) शेखरेभ्यः (śekharebhyaḥ)
ablative शेखरात् (śekharāt) शेखराभ्याम् (śekharābhyām) शेखरेभ्यः (śekharebhyaḥ)
genitive शेखरस्य (śekharasya) शेखरयोः (śekharayoḥ) शेखराणाम् (śekharāṇām)
locative शेखरे (śekhare) शेखरयोः (śekharayoḥ) शेखरेषु (śekhareṣu)
vocative शेखर (śekhara) शेखरौ (śekharau)
शेखरा¹ (śekharā¹)
शेखराः (śekharāḥ)
शेखरासः¹ (śekharāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: sekhara

References