तीर्थंकर
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara), a compound of तीर्थ (tīrtha, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the Jain philosophical concept of samsara.
Noun
[edit]तीर्थंकर • (tīrthaṅkar) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھنکر)
- (Jainism) a Tirthankara (one of the 24 teachers of the dharma)
Declension
[edit]Declension of तीर्थंकर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
| oblique | तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
तीर्थंकरों tīrthaṅkarõ |
| vocative | तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
तीर्थंकरो tīrthaṅkaro |
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तीर्थंकर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha