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Etymology edit

Apparently from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śankʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćankʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóngʰ-os with unexplained devoicing of the velar stop; doubtfully connected to Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

शङ्ख (śaṅkhá) stemm or n

  1. a shell, (especially) the conch-shell (used for making libations of water or as an ornament for the arms or for the temples of an elephant ; a conch-shell perforated at one end is also used as a wind instrument or horn; in the battles of epic poetry, each hero being represented as provided with a conch-shell which serves as his horn or trumpet and often has a name)
  2. a particularly high number (said to equal hundred of billions)

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of शङ्ख (śaṅkhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शङ्खः
śaṅkháḥ
शङ्खौ / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhaú / śaṅkhā́¹
शङ्खाः / शङ्खासः¹
śaṅkhā́ḥ / śaṅkhā́saḥ¹
Vocative शङ्ख
śáṅkha
शङ्खौ / शङ्खा¹
śáṅkhau / śáṅkhā¹
शङ्खाः / शङ्खासः¹
śáṅkhāḥ / śáṅkhāsaḥ¹
Accusative शङ्खम्
śaṅkhám
शङ्खौ / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhaú / śaṅkhā́¹
शङ्खान्
śaṅkhā́n
Instrumental शङ्खेन
śaṅkhéna
शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām
शङ्खैः / शङ्खेभिः¹
śaṅkhaíḥ / śaṅkhébhiḥ¹
Dative शङ्खाय
śaṅkhā́ya
शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām
शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Ablative शङ्खात्
śaṅkhā́t
शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām
शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Genitive शङ्खस्य
śaṅkhásya
शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ
शङ्खानाम्
śaṅkhā́nām
Locative शङ्खे
śaṅkhé
शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ
शङ्खेषु
śaṅkhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of शङ्ख (śaṅkhá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शङ्खम्
śaṅkhám
शङ्खे
śaṅkhé
शङ्खानि / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhā́ni / śaṅkhā́¹
Vocative शङ्ख
śáṅkha
शङ्खे
śáṅkhe
शङ्खानि / शङ्खा¹
śáṅkhāni / śáṅkhā¹
Accusative शङ्खम्
śaṅkhám
शङ्खे
śaṅkhé
शङ्खानि / शङ्खा¹
śaṅkhā́ni / śaṅkhā́¹
Instrumental शङ्खेन
śaṅkhéna
शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām
शङ्खैः / शङ्खेभिः¹
śaṅkhaíḥ / śaṅkhébhiḥ¹
Dative शङ्खाय
śaṅkhā́ya
शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām
शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Ablative शङ्खात्
śaṅkhā́t
शङ्खाभ्याम्
śaṅkhā́bhyām
शङ्खेभ्यः
śaṅkhébhyaḥ
Genitive शङ्खस्य
śaṅkhásya
शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ
शङ्खानाम्
śaṅkhā́nām
Locative शङ्खे
śaṅkhé
शङ्खयोः
śaṅkháyoḥ
शङ्खेषु
śaṅkhéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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References edit

Monier Monier-Williams (accessed 2008-02-04), “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)[1]