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

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

(Hinduism) Shiva
Synonym: महादेव (mahādev)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

शङ्कर (śaṅkará)

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): /ɕɐŋ.kɐ.ɾɐ/

Proper noun

शंकर • (śaṃkará) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शंकर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंकरः (śaṃkaráḥ)	शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)	शंकराः (śaṃkarā́ḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śaṃkarā́saḥ¹)
vocative	शंकर (śáṃkara)	शंकरौ (śáṃkarau) शंकरा¹ (śáṃkarā¹)	शंकराः (śáṃkarāḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śáṃkarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शंकरम् (śaṃkarám)	शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)	शंकरान् (śaṃkarā́n)
instrumental	शंकरेण (śaṃkaréṇa)	शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām)	शंकरैः (śaṃkaraíḥ) शंकरेभिः¹ (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)

¹Vedic

Adjective

शंकर • (śaṃkará) stem

causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शंकर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंकरः (śaṃkaráḥ)	शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)	शंकराः (śaṃkarā́ḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śaṃkarā́saḥ¹)
vocative	शंकर (śáṃkara)	शंकरौ (śáṃkarau) शंकरा¹ (śáṃkarā¹)	शंकराः (śáṃkarāḥ) शंकरासः¹ (śáṃkarāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शंकरम् (śaṃkarám)	शंकरौ (śaṃkaraú) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)	शंकरान् (śaṃkarā́n)
instrumental	शंकरेण (śaṃkaréṇa)	शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām)	शंकरैः (śaṃkaraíḥ) शंकरेभिः¹ (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)

¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शंकरी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंकरी (śaṃkarī́)	शंकर्यौ (śaṃkaryaù) शंकरी¹ (śaṃkarī́¹)	शंकर्यः (śaṃkaryàḥ) शंकरीः¹ (śaṃkarī́ḥ¹)
vocative	शंकरि (śáṃkari)	शंकर्यौ (śáṃkaryau) शंकरी¹ (śáṃkarī¹)	शंकर्यः (śáṃkaryaḥ) शंकरीः¹ (śáṃkarīḥ¹)
accusative	शंकरीम् (śaṃkarī́m)	शंकर्यौ (śaṃkaryaù) शंकरी¹ (śaṃkarī́¹)	शंकरीः (śaṃkarī́ḥ)
instrumental	शंकर्या (śaṃkaryā́)	शंकरीभ्याम् (śaṃkarī́bhyām)	शंकरीभिः (śaṃkarī́bhiḥ)
dative	शंकर्यै (śaṃkaryaí)	शंकरीभ्याम् (śaṃkarī́bhyām)	शंकरीभ्यः (śaṃkarī́bhyaḥ)
ablative	शंकर्याः (śaṃkaryā́ḥ) शंकर्यै² (śaṃkaryaí²)	शंकरीभ्याम् (śaṃkarī́bhyām)	शंकरीभ्यः (śaṃkarī́bhyaḥ)
genitive	शंकर्याः (śaṃkaryā́ḥ) शंकर्यै² (śaṃkaryaí²)	शंकर्योः (śaṃkaryóḥ)	शंकरीणाम् (śaṃkarī́ṇām)
locative	शंकर्याम् (śaṃkaryā́m)	शंकर्योः (śaṃkaryóḥ)	शंकरीषु (śaṃkarī́ṣu)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ā-stem declension of शंकरा
	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 (śaṃkaráyā) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)	शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām)	शंकराभिः (śaṃkarā́bhiḥ)
dative	शंकरायै (śaṃkarā́yai)	शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām)	शंकराभ्यः (śaṃkarā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	शंकरायाः (śaṃkarā́yāḥ) शंकरायै² (śaṃkarā́yai²)	शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām)	शंकराभ्यः (śaṃkarā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	शंकरायाः (śaṃkarā́yāḥ) शंकरायै² (śaṃkarā́yai²)	शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ)	शंकराणाम् (śaṃkarā́ṇām)
locative	शंकरायाम् (śaṃkarā́yām)	शंकरयोः (śaṃkaráyoḥ)	शंकरासु (śaṃkarā́su)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शंकर
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शंकरम् (śaṃkarám)	शंकरे (śaṃkaré)	शंकराणि (śaṃkarā́ṇi) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)
vocative	शंकर (śáṃkara)	शंकरे (śáṃkare)	शंकराणि (śáṃkarāṇi) शंकरा¹ (śáṃkarā¹)
accusative	शंकरम् (śaṃkarám)	शंकरे (śaṃkaré)	शंकराणि (śaṃkarā́ṇi) शंकरा¹ (śaṃkarā́¹)
instrumental	शंकरेण (śaṃkaréṇa)	शंकराभ्याम् (śaṃkarā́bhyām)	शंकरैः (śaṃkaraíḥ) शंकरेभिः¹ (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)

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.