शम्भु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শম্ভু (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬫ᭄ᬪᬸ (Balinese script)
• শম্ভু (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰦𑰿𑰥𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀫𑁆𑀪𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ၐမ္ဘု (Burmese script)
• શમ્ભુ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਮ੍ਭੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌮𑍍𑌭𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦩ꧀ꦨꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂧𑂹𑂦𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಮ್ಭು (Kannada script)
• ឝម្ភុ (Khmer script)
• ຨມ຺ຠຸ (Lao script)
• ശമ്ഭു (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᠮᢨᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘦𑘿𑘥𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᠮᠪᠾᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧆𑧠𑧅𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐩𑑂𑐨𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଶମ୍ଭୁ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢪ꣄ꢩꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆩𑇀𑆨𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖦𑖿𑖥𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ශම‍්භු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩴 𑪙𑩳𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚢𑚶𑚡𑚰 (Takri script)
• ஶம்பு⁴ (Tamil script)
• శమ్భు (Telugu script)
• ศมฺภุ (Thai script)
• ཤ་མྦྷུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒧𑓂𑒦𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨢𑩇𑨡𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From शम् (śam, “auspiciously”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐm.bʱu/

Adjective

शम्भु • (śambhu) stem

1. being or existing for happiness or welfare, granting or causing happiness, beneficent, benevolent, helpful, kind.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शम्भु (śambhu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शम्भुः śambhuḥ	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भवः śambhavaḥ
Vocative	शम्भो śambho	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भवः śambhavaḥ
Accusative	शम्भुम् śambhum	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भून् śambhūn
Instrumental	शम्भुना śambhunā	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभिः śambhubhiḥ
Dative	शम्भवे śambhave	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Ablative	शम्भोः śambhoḥ	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Genitive	शम्भोः śambhoḥ	शम्भ्वोः śambhvoḥ	शम्भूनाम् śambhūnām
Locative	शम्भौ śambhau	शम्भ्वोः śambhvoḥ	शम्भुषु śambhuṣu

Feminine u-stem declension of शम्भु (śambhu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शम्भुः śambhuḥ	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भवः śambhavaḥ
Vocative	शम्भो śambho	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भवः śambhavaḥ
Accusative	शम्भुम् śambhum	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भूः śambhūḥ
Instrumental	शम्भ्वा śambhvā	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभिः śambhubhiḥ
Dative	शम्भवे / शम्भ्वै¹ śambhave / śambhvai¹	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Ablative	शम्भोः / शम्भ्वाः¹ śambhoḥ / śambhvāḥ¹	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Genitive	शम्भोः / शम्भ्वाः¹ śambhoḥ / śambhvāḥ¹	शम्भ्वोः śambhvoḥ	शम्भूनाम् śambhūnām
Locative	शम्भौ / शम्भ्वाम्¹ śambhau / śambhvām¹	शम्भ्वोः śambhvoḥ	शम्भुषु śambhuṣu
Notes	¹Later Sanskrit

Neuter u-stem declension of शम्भु (śambhu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शम्भु śambhu	शम्भुनी śambhunī	शम्भूनि śambhūni
Vocative	शम्भु / शम्भो śambhu / śambho	शम्भुनी śambhunī	शम्भूनि śambhūni
Accusative	शम्भु śambhu	शम्भुनी śambhunī	शम्भूनि śambhūni
Instrumental	शम्भुना śambhunā	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभिः śambhubhiḥ
Dative	शम्भुने śambhune	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Ablative	शम्भुनः śambhunaḥ	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Genitive	शम्भुनः śambhunaḥ	शम्भुनोः śambhunoḥ	शम्भूनाम् śambhūnām
Locative	शम्भुनि śambhuni	शम्भुनोः śambhunoḥ	शम्भुषु śambhuṣu

Proper noun

शम्भु • (śambhu) stem, m

1. an epithet of Siva.
2. an epithet of Brahma.
3. an epithet of Vishnu.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शम्भु (śambhu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शम्भुः śambhuḥ	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भवः śambhavaḥ
Vocative	शम्भो śambho	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भवः śambhavaḥ
Accusative	शम्भुम् śambhum	शम्भू śambhū	शम्भून् śambhūn
Instrumental	शम्भुना śambhunā	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभिः śambhubhiḥ
Dative	शम्भवे śambhave	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Ablative	शम्भोः śambhoḥ	शम्भुभ्याम् śambhubhyām	शम्भुभ्यः śambhubhyaḥ
Genitive	शम्भोः śambhoḥ	शम्भ्वोः śambhvoḥ	शम्भूनाम् śambhūnām
Locative	शम्भौ śambhau	शम्भ्वोः śambhvoḥ	शम्भुषु śambhuṣu

Descendants

• Telugu: శంభుడు (śambhuḍu), శంభువు (śambhuvu)