श्लोक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃloːk/
Noun
श्लोक • (ślok) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | श्लोक ślok |
श्लोक ślok |
| oblique | श्लोक ślok |
श्लोकों ślokõ |
| vocative | श्लोक ślok |
श्लोको śloko |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “श्लोक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শ্লোক (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬮᭀᬓ (Balinese script)
- শ্লোক (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰩𑰺𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ၐ္လောက (Burmese script)
- શ્લોક (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਲੋਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦯ꧀ꦭꦺꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂪𑂷𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ಲೋಕ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្លោក (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ໂລກ (Lao script)
- ശ്ലോക (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠯᠣᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘩𑘻𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠯᠣᠸᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧉𑧜𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐮𑑀𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ଲୋକ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢭꣂꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆬𑆾𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖩𑖺𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ශ්ලොක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩽𑩕𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚥𑚴𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஶ்லோக (Tamil script)
- శ్లోక (Telugu script)
- ศฺโลก (Thai script)
- ཤློ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒪𑒼𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨬𑨆𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to listen, to hear”). Related to शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “to hear”) and श्रवण (śravaṇa, “hearing”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕlɐ́w.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕl̪oː.kɐ/
Noun
श्लोक • (ślóka) stem, m
- sound; noise, call, voice
- praise, hymn of praise
- a verse couplet in Sanskrit comprising two 16-syllable lines or else four 8-syllable hemistichs
- glory, fame, renown
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्लोकः (ślókaḥ) | श्लोकौ (ślókau) श्लोका¹ (ślókā¹) |
श्लोकाः (ślókāḥ) श्लोकासः¹ (ślókāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्लोकम् (ślókam) | श्लोकौ (ślókau) श्लोका¹ (ślókā¹) |
श्लोकान् (ślókān) |
| instrumental | श्लोकेन (ślókena) | श्लोकाभ्याम् (ślókābhyām) | श्लोकैः (ślókaiḥ) श्लोकेभिः¹ (ślókebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्लोकाय (ślókāya) | श्लोकाभ्याम् (ślókābhyām) | श्लोकेभ्यः (ślókebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्लोकात् (ślókāt) | श्लोकाभ्याम् (ślókābhyām) | श्लोकेभ्यः (ślókebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्लोकस्य (ślókasya) | श्लोकयोः (ślókayoḥ) | श्लोकानाम् (ślókānām) |
| locative | श्लोके (ślóke) | श्लोकयोः (ślókayoḥ) | श्लोकेषु (ślókeṣu) |
| vocative | श्लोक (ślóka) | श्लोकौ (ślókau) श्लोका¹ (ślókā¹) |
श्लोकाः (ślókāḥ) श्लोकासः¹ (ślókāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic