Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sr̥gás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sr̥gás, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥ǵ-ós, from *selǵ- (to let go, send), possibly related to सृग (sṛgá) and English sulk. The final ka in sṛká can be obtained if one hypothesizes an athematic PIE noun *sl̥ǵ that would yield सृक् (sṛk) due to devoicing of final consonants, followed by its reanalysis as a thematic noun to give sṛká. However, given that Proto-Indo-European yields Sanskrit j instead of g, an innovation can be considered, or a borrowing from some centum branch of Indo-European.

Monier-Williams suggests a derivation from the Sanskrit roots which in turn derive from PIE *selǵ: सृ (sṛ, to run, flow, speed, glide) or सृज् (sṛj, to throw, cast, eject), and also proposes a derivation from an obsolete root सृक् (sṛk, to be pointed).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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सृक (sṛká) stemm

  1. arrow, spear
  2. wind
  3. a lotus flower

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of सृक (sṛká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सृकः
sṛkáḥ
सृकौ / सृका¹
sṛkaú / sṛkā́¹
सृकाः / सृकासः¹
sṛkā́ḥ / sṛkā́saḥ¹
Vocative सृक
sṛ́ka
सृकौ / सृका¹
sṛ́kau / sṛ́kā¹
सृकाः / सृकासः¹
sṛ́kāḥ / sṛ́kāsaḥ¹
Accusative सृकम्
sṛkám
सृकौ / सृका¹
sṛkaú / sṛkā́¹
सृकान्
sṛkā́n
Instrumental सृकेण
sṛkéṇa
सृकाभ्याम्
sṛkā́bhyām
सृकैः / सृकेभिः¹
sṛkaíḥ / sṛkébhiḥ¹
Dative सृकाय
sṛkā́ya
सृकाभ्याम्
sṛkā́bhyām
सृकेभ्यः
sṛkébhyaḥ
Ablative सृकात्
sṛkā́t
सृकाभ्याम्
sṛkā́bhyām
सृकेभ्यः
sṛkébhyaḥ
Genitive सृकस्य
sṛkásya
सृकयोः
sṛkáyoḥ
सृकाणाम्
sṛkā́ṇām
Locative सृके
sṛké
सृकयोः
sṛkáyoḥ
सृकेषु
sṛkéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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Monier Williams (1899) “सृक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1245.