शंकर

See also: शुक्र and शिकार

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃəŋ.kəɾ/, [ʃɐ̃ŋ.kɐɾ]

Proper noun

शंकर • (śaṅkar) m

1. (Hinduism) Shiva

   Synonyms: शिव (śiv), महादेव (mahādev), शंभु (śambhu), रुद्र (rudra)

2. a male given name, Shankar, from Sanskrit, of Hindu usage

   शंकर महादेवन ― śaṅkar mahādevan ― Shankar Mahadevan

Declension

Declension of शंकर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शंकर śaṅkar	शंकर śaṅkar
oblique	शंकर śaṅkar	शंकरों śaṅkarõ
vocative	शंकर śaṅkar	शंकरो śaṅkaro

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃəŋ.kəːɾ/

Proper noun

शंकर • (śaṅkar) (Latin script Xencor, Kannada script ಶಂಕರ್)

1. (Hinduism) Shiva

   Synonym: महादेव (mahādev)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• शङ्कर (śaṅkará)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শংকৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬂᬓᬭ (Balinese script)
• শংকর (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰽𑰎𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀁𑀓𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ၐံကရ (Burmese script)
• શંકર (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਂਕਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌂𑌕𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦁꦏꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂁𑂍𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಂಕರ (Kannada script)
• ឝំករ (Khmer script)
• ຨໍກຣ (Lao script)
• ശംകര (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᡧᠠᡬᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘽𑘎𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠱᠠᢉᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧞𑦮𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑄𑐎𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଶଂକର (Odia script)
• ꢯꢀꢒꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆁𑆑𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖽𑖎𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ශංකර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑪖𑩜𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚫𑚊𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஶஂகர (Tamil script)
• శంకర (Telugu script)
• ศํกร (Thai script)
• ཤཾ་ཀ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓀𑒏𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨸𑨋𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of शम् (śam, “auspiciously, fortunately”) +‎ कर (kará, “doer”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

शंकर • (śaṃkará) stem, m

1. the "maker of happiness"; an epithet of Rudra, a manifestation of Shiva
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.8.10:

     नमः॑ शंक॒राय॑ च मयस्क॒राय॑ च॒ नमः॑ शि॒वाय॑ च शि॒वत॑राय च॒

     námaḥ śaṃkarā́ya ca mayaskarā́ya ca námaḥ śivā́ya ca śivátarāya ca

     Homage to the maker of happiness, and to the maker of delight.
     Homage to the auspicious, and to the more auspicious.

2. name of various authors and commentators, especially of Adi Shankara

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शंकर (śaṃkará)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंकरः śaṃkaráḥ	शंकरौ / शंकरा¹ śaṃkaraú / śaṃkarā́¹	शंकराः / शंकरासः¹ śaṃkarā́ḥ / śaṃkarā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शंकर śáṃkara	शंकरौ / शंकरा¹ śáṃkarau / śáṃkarā¹	शंकराः / शंकरासः¹ śáṃkarāḥ / śáṃkarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शंकरम् śaṃkarám	शंकरौ / शंकरा¹ śaṃkaraú / śaṃkarā́¹	शंकरान् śaṃkarā́n
Instrumental	शंकरेण śaṃkaréṇa	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरैः / शंकरेभिः¹ śaṃkaraíḥ / śaṃkarébhiḥ¹
Dative	शंकराय śaṃkarā́ya	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरेभ्यः śaṃkarébhyaḥ
Ablative	शंकरात् śaṃkarā́t	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरेभ्यः śaṃkarébhyaḥ
Genitive	शंकरस्य śaṃkarásya	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकराणाम् śaṃkarā́ṇām
Locative	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकरेषु śaṃkaréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

शंकर • (śaṃkará) stem

1. causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शंकर (śaṃkará)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंकरः śaṃkaráḥ	शंकरौ / शंकरा¹ śaṃkaraú / śaṃkarā́¹	शंकराः / शंकरासः¹ śaṃkarā́ḥ / śaṃkarā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शंकर śáṃkara	शंकरौ / शंकरा¹ śáṃkarau / śáṃkarā¹	शंकराः / शंकरासः¹ śáṃkarāḥ / śáṃkarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शंकरम् śaṃkarám	शंकरौ / शंकरा¹ śaṃkaraú / śaṃkarā́¹	शंकरान् śaṃkarā́n
Instrumental	शंकरेण śaṃkaréṇa	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरैः / शंकरेभिः¹ śaṃkaraíḥ / śaṃkarébhiḥ¹
Dative	शंकराय śaṃkarā́ya	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरेभ्यः śaṃkarébhyaḥ
Ablative	शंकरात् śaṃkarā́t	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरेभ्यः śaṃkarébhyaḥ
Genitive	शंकरस्य śaṃkarásya	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकराणाम् śaṃkarā́ṇām
Locative	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकरेषु śaṃkaréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शंकरी (śaṃkarī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंकरी śaṃkarī́	शंकर्यौ / शंकरी¹ śaṃkaryaù / śaṃkarī́¹	शंकर्यः / शंकरीः¹ śaṃkaryàḥ / śaṃkarī́ḥ¹
Vocative	शंकरि śáṃkari	शंकर्यौ / शंकरी¹ śáṃkaryau / śáṃkarī¹	शंकर्यः / शंकरीः¹ śáṃkaryaḥ / śáṃkarīḥ¹
Accusative	शंकरीम् śaṃkarī́m	शंकर्यौ / शंकरी¹ śaṃkaryaù / śaṃkarī́¹	शंकरीः śaṃkarī́ḥ
Instrumental	शंकर्या śaṃkaryā́	शंकरीभ्याम् śaṃkarī́bhyām	शंकरीभिः śaṃkarī́bhiḥ
Dative	शंकर्यै śaṃkaryaí	शंकरीभ्याम् śaṃkarī́bhyām	शंकरीभ्यः śaṃkarī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	शंकर्याः / शंकर्यै² śaṃkaryā́ḥ / śaṃkaryaí²	शंकरीभ्याम् śaṃkarī́bhyām	शंकरीभ्यः śaṃkarī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	शंकर्याः / शंकर्यै² śaṃkaryā́ḥ / śaṃkaryaí²	शंकर्योः śaṃkaryóḥ	शंकरीणाम् śaṃkarī́ṇām
Locative	शंकर्याम् śaṃkaryā́m	शंकर्योः śaṃkaryóḥ	शंकरीषु śaṃkarī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ā-stem declension of शंकरा (śaṃkarā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंकरा śaṃkarā́	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकराः śaṃkarā́ḥ
Vocative	शंकरे śáṃkare	शंकरे śáṃkare	शंकराः śáṃkarāḥ
Accusative	शंकराम् śaṃkarā́m	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकराः śaṃkarā́ḥ
Instrumental	शंकरया / शंकरा¹ śaṃkaráyā / śaṃkarā́¹	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकराभिः śaṃkarā́bhiḥ
Dative	शंकरायै śaṃkarā́yai	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकराभ्यः śaṃkarā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	शंकरायाः / शंकरायै² śaṃkarā́yāḥ / śaṃkarā́yai²	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकराभ्यः śaṃkarā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	शंकरायाः / शंकरायै² śaṃkarā́yāḥ / śaṃkarā́yai²	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकराणाम् śaṃkarā́ṇām
Locative	शंकरायाम् śaṃkarā́yām	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकरासु śaṃkarā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शंकर (śaṃkará)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शंकरम् śaṃkarám	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकराणि / शंकरा¹ śaṃkarā́ṇi / śaṃkarā́¹
Vocative	शंकर śáṃkara	शंकरे śáṃkare	शंकराणि / शंकरा¹ śáṃkarāṇi / śáṃkarā¹
Accusative	शंकरम् śaṃkarám	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकराणि / शंकरा¹ śaṃkarā́ṇi / śaṃkarā́¹
Instrumental	शंकरेण śaṃkaréṇa	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरैः / शंकरेभिः¹ śaṃkaraíḥ / śaṃkarébhiḥ¹
Dative	शंकराय śaṃkarā́ya	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरेभ्यः śaṃkarébhyaḥ
Ablative	शंकरात् śaṃkarā́t	शंकराभ्याम् śaṃkarā́bhyām	शंकरेभ्यः śaṃkarébhyaḥ
Genitive	शंकरस्य śaṃkarásya	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकराणाम् śaṃkarā́ṇām
Locative	शंकरे śaṃkaré	शंकरयोः śaṃkaráyoḥ	शंकरेषु śaṃkaréṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → English: Shankar
• → Hindi: शंकर (śaṅkar)
• → Kannada: ಶಂಕರ (śaṅkara)
• → Konkani: शंकर (śaṅkar)
• → Marathi: शंकर (śaṅkar)
• → Tamil: சங்கரன் (caṅkaraṉ)
• → Telugu: శంకరుడు (śaṅkaruḍu)
  • ⇒ Telugu: శంకరాభరణము (śaṅkarābharaṇamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शंकर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1054, column 3.