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श्लोक

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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श्लोक (ślokm

  1. (Hinduism) verse, line (of a holy text, especially the Rigveda)
  2. fame, renown

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (to listen, to hear). Related to शृणोति (śṛṇoti, to hear) and श्रवण (śravaṇa, hearing).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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श्लोक (ślóka) stemm

  1. sound; noise, call, voice
  2. praise, hymn of praise
  3. a verse couplet in Sanskrit comprising two 16-syllable lines or else four 8-syllable hemistichs
  4. glory, fame, renown

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of श्लोक
singular dual plural
nominative श्लोकः (ślókaḥ) श्लोकौ (ślókau)
श्लोका¹ (ślókā¹)
श्लोकाः (ślókāḥ)
श्लोकासः¹ (ślókāsaḥ¹)
vocative श्लोक (ślóka) श्लोकौ (ślókau)
श्लोका¹ (ślókā¹)
श्लोकाः (ślókāḥ)
श्लोकासः¹ (ślókāsaḥ¹)
accusative श्लोकम् (ślókam) श्लोकौ (ślókau)
श्लोका¹ (ślókā¹)
श्लोकान् (ślókān)
instrumental श्लोकेन (ślókena) श्लोकाभ्याम् (ślókābhyām) श्लोकैः (ślókaiḥ)
श्लोकेभिः¹ (ślókebhiḥ¹)
dative श्लोकाय (ślókāya) श्लोकाभ्याम् (ślókābhyām) श्लोकेभ्यः (ślókebhyaḥ)
ablative श्लोकात् (ślókāt) श्लोकाभ्याम् (ślókābhyām) श्लोकेभ्यः (ślókebhyaḥ)
genitive श्लोकस्य (ślókasya) श्लोकयोः (ślókayoḥ) श्लोकानाम् (ślókānām)
locative श्लोके (ślóke) श्लोकयोः (ślókayoḥ) श्लोकेषु (ślókeṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

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