सङ्ग

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• saṅga (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• সঙ্গ (Bengali script)
• සඞ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• သင်္ဂ or သင်္ၷ or သင်ၷ (Burmese script)
• สงฺค or สังคะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩘᨣ (Tai Tham script)
• ສງ຺ຄ or ສັງຄະ (Lao script)
• សង្គ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄋𑄴𑄉 (Chakma script)

Noun

सङ्ग m

1. Devanagari script form of saṅga (“attachment”)

Declension

Declension table of "सङ्ग" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सङ्गो (saṅgo)	सङ्गा (saṅgā)
Accusative (second)	सङ्गं (saṅgaṃ)	सङ्गे (saṅge)
Instrumental (third)	सङ्गेन (saṅgena)	सङ्गेहि (saṅgehi) or सङ्गेभि (saṅgebhi)
Dative (fourth)	सङ्गस्स (saṅgassa) or सङ्गाय (saṅgāya) or सङ्गत्थं (saṅgatthaṃ)	सङ्गानं (saṅgānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सङ्गस्मा (saṅgasmā) or सङ्गम्हा (saṅgamhā) or सङ्गा (saṅgā)	सङ्गेहि (saṅgehi) or सङ्गेभि (saṅgebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सङ्गस्स (saṅgassa)	सङ्गानं (saṅgānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सङ्गस्मिं (saṅgasmiṃ) or सङ्गम्हि (saṅgamhi) or सङ्गे (saṅge)	सङ्गेसु (saṅgesu)
Vocative (calling)	सङ्ग (saṅga)	सङ्गा (saṅgā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সঙ্গ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬗ᭄ᬕ (Balinese script)
• সঙ্গ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰒𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• သင်္ဂ (Burmese script)
• સઙ્ગ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਙ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦔ꧀ꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂑𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಙ್ಗ (Kannada script)
• សង្គ (Khmer script)
• ສງ຺ຄ (Lao script)
• സങ്ഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᢛᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘒𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢊᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑦲𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐒𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
• ସଙ୍ଗ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢖ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆕𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖒𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
• සඞ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩠 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚎𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
• ஸங்க³ (Tamil script)
• సఙ్గ (Telugu script)
• สงฺค (Thai script)
• ས་ངྒ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒓𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨏𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from the root सञ्ज् (sañj).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐŋ.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐŋ.ɡɐ/

Noun

सङ्ग • (saṅga) stem, m

1. sticking, clinging to, touch, contact with
2. relation to, association or sexual intercourse with
3. addiction or devotion to, propensity for, (especially worldly or selfish attachment or affection, desire, wish, cupidity)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सङ्ग (saṅga)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सङ्गः saṅgaḥ	सङ्गौ / सङ्गा¹ saṅgau / saṅgā¹	सङ्गाः / सङ्गासः¹ saṅgāḥ / saṅgāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सङ्ग saṅga	सङ्गौ / सङ्गा¹ saṅgau / saṅgā¹	सङ्गाः / सङ्गासः¹ saṅgāḥ / saṅgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सङ्गम् saṅgam	सङ्गौ / सङ्गा¹ saṅgau / saṅgā¹	सङ्गान् saṅgān
Instrumental	सङ्गेन saṅgena	सङ्गाभ्याम् saṅgābhyām	सङ्गैः / सङ्गेभिः¹ saṅgaiḥ / saṅgebhiḥ¹
Dative	सङ्गाय saṅgāya	सङ्गाभ्याम् saṅgābhyām	सङ्गेभ्यः saṅgebhyaḥ
Ablative	सङ्गात् saṅgāt	सङ्गाभ्याम् saṅgābhyām	सङ्गेभ्यः saṅgebhyaḥ
Genitive	सङ्गस्य saṅgasya	सङ्गयोः saṅgayoḥ	सङ्गानाम् saṅgānām
Locative	सङ्गे saṅge	सङ्गयोः saṅgayoḥ	सङ्गेषु saṅgeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सङ्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1132.