अर्थालंकार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra). By surface analysis, अर्थ (arth) +‎ अलंकार (alaṅkār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əɾ.t̪ʰɑː.ləŋ.kɑːɾ/, [ɐɾ.t̪ʰäː.lɐ̃ŋ.käːɾ]

Noun

अर्थालंकार • (arthālaṅkār) m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sense by poetical figures, etc.

Declension

Declension of अर्थालंकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār
oblique	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār	अर्थालंकारों arthālaṅkārõ
vocative	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār	अर्थालंकारो arthālaṅkāro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “अर्थालंकार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৰ্থালংকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬃᬣᬵᬮᬂᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• অর্থালংকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰯𑰩𑰽𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• အရ်္ထာလံကာရ (Burmese script)
• અર્થાલંકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਅਰ੍ਥਾਲਂਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦂꦡꦴꦭꦁꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂰𑂪𑂁𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಅರ್ಥಾಲಂಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• អថ៌ាលំការ (Khmer script)
• ອຣ຺ຖາລໍກາຣ (Lao script)
• അര്ഥാലംകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡵᡨᠠᢇᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘰𑘩𑘽𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠷᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧈𑧠𑦾𑧑𑧉𑧞𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐵𑐮𑑄𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଅର୍ଥାଲଂକାର (Odia script)
• ꢂꢬ꣄ꢢꢵꢭꢀꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆳𑆬𑆁𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖯𑖩𑖽𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• අර්‍ථාලංකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩛𑩽𑪖𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚭𑚥𑚫𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• அர்த²ாலஂகார (Tamil script)
• అర్థాలంకార (Telugu script)
• อรฺถาลํการ (Thai script)
• ཨ་རྠཱ་ལཾ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒰𑒪𑓀𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨊𑨬𑨸𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अर्थ (artha) +‎ अलंकार (alaṃkāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.tʰɑː.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.t̪ʰɑː.l̪ɐŋˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

अर्थालंकार • (arthālaṃkāra) stem, m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sense by poetical figures, etc.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अर्थालंकारः arthālaṃkāraḥ	अर्थालंकारौ / अर्थालंकारा¹ arthālaṃkārau / arthālaṃkārā¹	अर्थालंकाराः / अर्थालंकारासः¹ arthālaṃkārāḥ / arthālaṃkārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अर्थालंकार arthālaṃkāra	अर्थालंकारौ / अर्थालंकारा¹ arthālaṃkārau / arthālaṃkārā¹	अर्थालंकाराः / अर्थालंकारासः¹ arthālaṃkārāḥ / arthālaṃkārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अर्थालंकारम् arthālaṃkāram	अर्थालंकारौ / अर्थालंकारा¹ arthālaṃkārau / arthālaṃkārā¹	अर्थालंकारान् arthālaṃkārān
Instrumental	अर्थालंकारेण arthālaṃkāreṇa	अर्थालंकाराभ्याम् arthālaṃkārābhyām	अर्थालंकारैः / अर्थालंकारेभिः¹ arthālaṃkāraiḥ / arthālaṃkārebhiḥ¹
Dative	अर्थालंकाराय arthālaṃkārāya	अर्थालंकाराभ्याम् arthālaṃkārābhyām	अर्थालंकारेभ्यः arthālaṃkārebhyaḥ
Ablative	अर्थालंकारात् arthālaṃkārāt	अर्थालंकाराभ्याम् arthālaṃkārābhyām	अर्थालंकारेभ्यः arthālaṃkārebhyaḥ
Genitive	अर्थालंकारस्य arthālaṃkārasya	अर्थालंकारयोः arthālaṃkārayoḥ	अर्थालंकाराणाम् arthālaṃkārāṇām
Locative	अर्थालंकारे arthālaṃkāre	अर्थालंकारयोः arthālaṃkārayoḥ	अर्थालंकारेषु arthālaṃkāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra)

Descendants

• → Hindi: अर्थालंकार (arthālaṅkār)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अर्थालंकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 91.