शार्दूल

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শাৰ্দূল (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬵᬃᬤᬹᬮ (Balinese script)
• শার্দূল (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰨𑰿𑰟𑰳𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀭𑁆𑀤𑀽𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ၐာရ်္ဒူလ (Burmese script)
• શાર્દૂલ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਰ੍ਦੂਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑍂𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦴꦂꦢꦹꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂰𑂩𑂹𑂠𑂴𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಾರ್ದೂಲ (Kannada script)
• ឝាទ៌ូល (Khmer script)
• ຨາຣ຺ທູລ (Lao script)
• ശാര്ദൂല (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᡩᡠᡠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘟𑘴𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᠷᢑᠤᠤᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑧈𑧠𑦿𑧕𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐬𑑂𑐡𑐹𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଶାର୍ଦୂଲ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢵꢬ꣄ꢣꢹꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆫𑇀𑆢𑆷𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖨𑖿𑖟𑖳𑖩 (Siddham script)
• ශාර්‍දූල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩭𑩒𑩛𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚭𑚤𑚶𑚛𑚱𑚥 (Takri script)
• ஶார்தூ³ல (Tamil script)
• శార్దూల (Telugu script)
• ศารฺทูล (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་རྡཱུ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒩𑓂𑒠𑒴𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨛𑨃𑨊𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-Iranian *cārduš, a variant of cárguš “predatory animal”, possibly through an Iranian intermediary.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑːɾ.duː.lɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɑːɾˈd̪uː.l̪ɐ/

Noun

शार्दूल • (śārdūlá) stem, m

1. tiger
2. lion
3. panther
4. leopard
5. Plumbago zeylanica
6. excellence
7. an eminent person

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शार्दूल (śārdūlá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शार्दूलः śārdūláḥ	शार्दूलौ / शार्दूला¹ śārdūlaú / śārdūlā́¹	शार्दूलाः / शार्दूलासः¹ śārdūlā́ḥ / śārdūlā́saḥ¹
Vocative	शार्दूल śā́rdūla	शार्दूलौ / शार्दूला¹ śā́rdūlau / śā́rdūlā¹	शार्दूलाः / शार्दूलासः¹ śā́rdūlāḥ / śā́rdūlāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शार्दूलम् śārdūlám	शार्दूलौ / शार्दूला¹ śārdūlaú / śārdūlā́¹	शार्दूलान् śārdūlā́n
Instrumental	शार्दूलेन śārdūléna	शार्दूलाभ्याम् śārdūlā́bhyām	शार्दूलैः / शार्दूलेभिः¹ śārdūlaíḥ / śārdūlébhiḥ¹
Dative	शार्दूलाय śārdūlā́ya	शार्दूलाभ्याम् śārdūlā́bhyām	शार्दूलेभ्यः śārdūlébhyaḥ
Ablative	शार्दूलात् śārdūlā́t	शार्दूलाभ्याम् śārdūlā́bhyām	शार्दूलेभ्यः śārdūlébhyaḥ
Genitive	शार्दूलस्य śārdūlásya	शार्दूलयोः śārdūláyoḥ	शार्दूलानाम् śārdūlā́nām
Locative	शार्दूले śārdūlé	शार्दूलयोः śārdūláyoḥ	शार्दूलेषु śārdūléṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• शार्दूली (śārdūlī) (feminine)

Descendants

• → Hindi: शार्दूल (śārdūl) (learned)
• → Telugu: శార్దూలము (śārdūlamu) (learned)