शैव

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শৈৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬿᬯ (Balinese script)
• শৈব (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰹𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁃𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• ၐဲဝ (Burmese script)
• શૈવ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੈਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍈𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦻꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂶𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಶೈವ (Kannada script)
• ឝៃវ (Khmer script)
• ໄຨວ (Lao script)
• ശൈവ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᡳᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘺𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠧᠧᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧛𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐿𑐰 (Newa script)
• ଶୈଵ (Odia script)
• ꢯꣀꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆽𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖹𑖪 (Siddham script)
• ශෛව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩗𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚳𑚦 (Takri script)
• ஶைவ (Tamil script)
• శైవ (Telugu script)
• ไศว (Thai script)
• ཤཻ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒻𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨇𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of शिव (śivá).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑːj.ʋɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑj.ʋɐ/

Adjective

शैव • (śaiva) stem

1. relating to, belonging to, or sacred to Shiva

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शैव (śaiva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैवः śaivaḥ	शैवौ / शैवा¹ śaivau / śaivā¹	शैवाः / शैवासः¹ śaivāḥ / śaivāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शैव śaiva	शैवौ / शैवा¹ śaivau / śaivā¹	शैवाः / शैवासः¹ śaivāḥ / śaivāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शैवम् śaivam	शैवौ / शैवा¹ śaivau / śaivā¹	शैवान् śaivān
Instrumental	शैवेन śaivena	शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām	शैवैः / शैवेभिः¹ śaivaiḥ / śaivebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैवाय śaivāya	शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām	शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैवात् śaivāt	शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām	शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैवस्य śaivasya	शैवयोः śaivayoḥ	शैवानाम् śaivānām
Locative	शैवे śaive	शैवयोः śaivayoḥ	शैवेषु śaiveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शैवी (śaivī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैवी śaivī	शैव्यौ / शैवी¹ śaivyau / śaivī¹	शैव्यः / शैवीः¹ śaivyaḥ / śaivīḥ¹
Vocative	शैवि śaivi	शैव्यौ / शैवी¹ śaivyau / śaivī¹	शैव्यः / शैवीः¹ śaivyaḥ / śaivīḥ¹
Accusative	शैवीम् śaivīm	शैव्यौ / शैवी¹ śaivyau / śaivī¹	शैवीः śaivīḥ
Instrumental	शैव्या śaivyā	शैवीभ्याम् śaivībhyām	शैवीभिः śaivībhiḥ
Dative	शैव्यै śaivyai	शैवीभ्याम् śaivībhyām	शैवीभ्यः śaivībhyaḥ
Ablative	शैव्याः / शैव्यै² śaivyāḥ / śaivyai²	शैवीभ्याम् śaivībhyām	शैवीभ्यः śaivībhyaḥ
Genitive	शैव्याः / शैव्यै² śaivyāḥ / śaivyai²	शैव्योः śaivyoḥ	शैवीनाम् śaivīnām
Locative	शैव्याम् śaivyām	शैव्योः śaivyoḥ	शैवीषु śaivīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शैव (śaiva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैवम् śaivam	शैवे śaive	शैवानि / शैवा¹ śaivāni / śaivā¹
Vocative	शैव śaiva	शैवे śaive	शैवानि / शैवा¹ śaivāni / śaivā¹
Accusative	शैवम् śaivam	शैवे śaive	शैवानि / शैवा¹ śaivāni / śaivā¹
Instrumental	शैवेन śaivena	शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām	शैवैः / शैवेभिः¹ śaivaiḥ / śaivebhiḥ¹
Dative	शैवाय śaivāya	शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām	शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ
Ablative	शैवात् śaivāt	शैवाभ्याम् śaivābhyām	शैवेभ्यः śaivebhyaḥ
Genitive	शैवस्य śaivasya	शैवयोः śaivayoḥ	शैवानाम् śaivānām
Locative	शैवे śaive	शैवयोः śaivayoḥ	शैवेषु śaiveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शैव • (śaiva) stem, m

1. a worshipper of Shiva, a follower of Shaivism

Descendants

• → Assamese: শৈব (xoibo)
• → Bengali: শৈব (śōib)
• → English: Saiva
  • ⇒ English: Saivite, Shaivist, Shaivism
• → Gujarati: શૈવ (śaiv)
• → Hindi: शैव (śaiv)
• → Kannada: ಶೈವ (śaiva)
• → Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: शैव (śaiva)

  Modi script: 𑘫𑘺𑘪 (śaiva)

  • → Marathi: शैव (śaiv)
• → Punjabi: ਸ਼ੈਵ (śaiv)
• → Sinhalese: ශෛව (śaiwa)
• → Tamil: சைவ (caiva)
• ⇒ Telugu: శైవము (śaivamu), Telugu: శైవుడు (śaivuḍu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शैव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1090, column 2.