शरु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérus (“pointed stick, arrow, sword”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus, “sword”), Old Norse hjǫrr (“sword”), Old English heoru (“sword”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́.ɾu/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ.ɾu/

Noun

शरु • (śáru) stem, m or f

1. arrow, dart, missile
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.125.6:

     अ॒हं रु॒द्राय॒ धनु॒रा त॑नोमि ब्रह्म॒द्विषे॒ शर॑वे॒ हन्त॒वा उ॑ ।

     aháṃ rudrā́ya dhánurā́ tanomi brahmadvíṣe śárave hántavā́ u.

     I bend the bow for Rudra that his arrow may strike and slay the hater of devotion.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of शरु (śáru)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शरुः śáruḥ	शरू śárū	शरवः śáravaḥ
Vocative	शरो śáro	शरू śárū	शरवः śáravaḥ
Accusative	शरुम् śárum	शरू śárū	शरून् śárūn
Instrumental	शरुणा / शर्वा¹ śáruṇā / śárvā¹	शरुभ्याम् śárubhyām	शरुभिः śárubhiḥ
Dative	शरवे / शर्वे¹ śárave / śárve¹	शरुभ्याम् śárubhyām	शरुभ्यः śárubhyaḥ
Ablative	शरोः / शर्वः¹ śároḥ / śárvaḥ¹	शरुभ्याम् śárubhyām	शरुभ्यः śárubhyaḥ
Genitive	शरोः / शर्वः¹ śároḥ / śárvaḥ¹	शर्वोः śárvoḥ	शरूणाम् śárūṇām
Locative	शरौ śárau	शर्वोः śárvoḥ	शरुषु śáruṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Hindi: सर (sar, “arrow”)