सगर
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- সগৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬲᬕᬭ (Balinese script)
- সগর (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰐𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑀕𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- သဂရ (Burmese script)
- સગર (Gujarati script)
- ਸਗਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑌗𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦱꦒꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂏𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಸಗರ (Kannada script)
- សគរ (Khmer script)
- ສຄຣ (Lao script)
- സഗര (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠠᡤᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘐𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠰᠠᠺᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑦰𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑐐𑐬 (Newa script)
- ସଗର (Odia script)
- ꢱꢔꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑆓𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖐𑖨 (Siddham script)
- සගර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁𑩞𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚌𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஸக³ர (Tamil script)
- సగర (Telugu script)
- สคร (Thai script)
- ས་ག་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑒑𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑨍𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sɐ.ɡɐ.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪ɐ.ɡɐ.ɾɐ/
Etymology 1
Of uncertain origin.
Probably a compound word. Its first component is most likely स- (sa-, conjunction prefix); compare the usage of the related सम्- (sam-, “together”) in समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).
The second component has a more ambiguous interpretation. Various theories have been proposed:
- From गॄ (gṝ, “to devour”), whence गर (gara, “swallowing; a beverage”).
- From the same root that जल (jala, “water”) comes from, perhaps गल् (gal, “to drip”).
- Related to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (ăgorā́, “assembly”). See also नगर (nagara).
- Less likely, from गॄ (gṝ, “to invoke, call; welcome, pronounce”), with the interpretation of the full word as "accompanied by praise".
Noun
सगर • (sagara) stem, m
- (rare) ocean
Usage notes
Rare in practice. Its vṛddhi derivative, सागर (sāgara), is used much more frequently instead.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सगरः (sagaraḥ) | सगरौ (sagarau) सगरा¹ (sagarā¹) |
सगराः (sagarāḥ) सगरासः¹ (sagarāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | सगरम् (sagaram) | सगरौ (sagarau) सगरा¹ (sagarā¹) |
सगरान् (sagarān) |
| instrumental | सगरेण (sagareṇa) | सगराभ्याम् (sagarābhyām) | सगरैः (sagaraiḥ) सगरेभिः¹ (sagarebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | सगराय (sagarāya) | सगराभ्याम् (sagarābhyām) | सगरेभ्यः (sagarebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सगरात् (sagarāt) | सगराभ्याम् (sagarābhyām) | सगरेभ्यः (sagarebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सगरस्य (sagarasya) | सगरयोः (sagarayoḥ) | सगराणाम् (sagarāṇām) |
| locative | सगरे (sagare) | सगरयोः (sagarayoḥ) | सगरेषु (sagareṣu) |
| vocative | सगर (sagara) | सगरौ (sagarau) सगरा¹ (sagarā¹) |
सगराः (sagarāḥ) सगरासः¹ (sagarāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
Compound of स- (sa-, “with”) + गर (gará, “poison”).
Proper noun
सगर • (sagara) stem, m
- (Hinduism) Sagara, a king of Ayodhya, and the father of Asamanjasa.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सगरः (sagaraḥ) | सगरौ (sagarau) | सगराः (sagarāḥ) |
| accusative | सगरम् (sagaram) | सगरौ (sagarau) | सगरान् (sagarān) |
| instrumental | सगरेण (sagareṇa) | सगराभ्याम् (sagarābhyām) | सगरैः (sagaraiḥ) |
| dative | सगराय (sagarāya) | सगराभ्याम् (sagarābhyām) | सगरेभ्यः (sagarebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सगरात् (sagarāt) | सगराभ्याम् (sagarābhyām) | सगरेभ्यः (sagarebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सगरस्य (sagarasya) | सगरयोः (sagarayoḥ) | सगराणाम् (sagarāṇām) |
| locative | सगरे (sagare) | सगरयोः (sagarayoḥ) | सगरेषु (sagareṣu) |
| vocative | सगर (sagara) | सगरौ (sagarau) | सगराः (sagarāḥ) |
References
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 685
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 414