सङ्घ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• saṅgha (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• সঙ্ঘ (Bengali script)
• සඞ‍්ඝ (Sinhalese script)
• သင်္ဃ or သံဃ or သင်္ꧠ or သင်ꧠ (Burmese script)
• สงฺฆ or สังฆะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩘᨥ (Tai Tham script)
• ສງ຺ຆ or ສັງຆະ or ສັງຄະ or ສັງຄ຺ະ (Lao script)
• សង្ឃ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄋𑄴𑄊 (Chakma script)

Noun

सङ्घ m

1. Devanagari script form of saṅgha

Declension

Declension table of "सङ्घ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सङ्घो (saṅgho)	सङ्घा (saṅghā)
Accusative (second)	सङ्घं (saṅghaṃ)	सङ्घे (saṅghe)
Instrumental (third)	सङ्घेन (saṅghena)	सङ्घेहि (saṅghehi) or सङ्घेभि (saṅghebhi)
Dative (fourth)	सङ्घस्स (saṅghassa) or सङ्घाय (saṅghāya) or सङ्घत्थं (saṅghatthaṃ)	सङ्घानं (saṅghānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सङ्घस्मा (saṅghasmā) or सङ्घम्हा (saṅghamhā) or सङ्घा (saṅghā)	सङ्घेहि (saṅghehi) or सङ्घेभि (saṅghebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सङ्घस्स (saṅghassa)	सङ्घानं (saṅghānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सङ्घस्मिं (saṅghasmiṃ) or सङ्घम्हि (saṅghamhi) or सङ्घे (saṅghe)	सङ्घेसु (saṅghesu)
Vocative (calling)	सङ्घ (saṅgha)	सङ्घा (saṅghā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• संघ (saṃgha)

Alternative scripts

• সঙ্ঘ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬗ᭄ᬖ (Balinese script)
• সঙ্ঘ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰒𑰿𑰑 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• သင်္ဃ (Burmese script)
• સઙ્ઘ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਙ੍ਘ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌘 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦔ꧀ꦓ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂑𑂹𑂐 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಙ್ಘ (Kannada script)
• សង្ឃ (Khmer script)
• ສງ຺ຆ (Lao script)
• സങ്ഘ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᢛᢚᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘒𑘿𑘑 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢊᠺᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑦲𑧠𑦱 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐒𑑂𑐑 (Newa script)
• ସଙ୍ଘ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢖ꣄ꢕ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆕𑇀𑆔 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖒𑖿𑖑 (Siddham script)
• සඞ‍්ඝ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩠 𑪙𑩟 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚎𑚶𑚍 (Takri script)
• ஸங்க⁴ (Tamil script)
• సఙ్ఘ (Telugu script)
• สงฺฆ (Thai script)
• ས་ངྒྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒓𑓂𑒒 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨏𑩇𑨎 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सं- (saṃ-) +‎ हन् (han).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐŋ.ɡʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐŋ.ɡʱɐ/

Noun

सङ्घ • (saṅgha) stem, m

1. close contact or combination
2. assembly, association, group
3. (Hinduism, Buddhism) sangha

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सङ्घ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सङ्घः (saṅghaḥ)	सङ्घौ (saṅghau) सङ्घा¹ (saṅghā¹)	सङ्घाः (saṅghāḥ) सङ्घासः¹ (saṅghāsaḥ¹)
vocative	सङ्घ (saṅgha)	सङ्घौ (saṅghau) सङ्घा¹ (saṅghā¹)	सङ्घाः (saṅghāḥ) सङ्घासः¹ (saṅghāsaḥ¹)
accusative	सङ्घम् (saṅgham)	सङ्घौ (saṅghau) सङ्घा¹ (saṅghā¹)	सङ्घान् (saṅghān)
instrumental	सङ्घेन (saṅghena)	सङ्घाभ्याम् (saṅghābhyām)	सङ्घैः (saṅghaiḥ) सङ्घेभिः¹ (saṅghebhiḥ¹)
dative	सङ्घाय (saṅghāya)	सङ्घाभ्याम् (saṅghābhyām)	सङ्घेभ्यः (saṅghebhyaḥ)
ablative	सङ्घात् (saṅghāt)	सङ्घाभ्याम् (saṅghābhyām)	सङ्घेभ्यः (saṅghebhyaḥ)
genitive	सङ्घस्य (saṅghasya)	सङ्घयोः (saṅghayoḥ)	सङ्घानाम् (saṅghānām)
locative	सङ्घे (saṅghe)	सङ्घयोः (saṅghayoḥ)	सङ्घेषु (saṅgheṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: সঙ্ঘ (śoṅgho)
• → English: sangha
• → Hindi: संघ (saṅgh)
  • → English: sanghi
• → Indonesian: sangga
• Malayalam: സംഘ (saṅgha)
• → Marathi: संघ (saṅgha)
• → Nepali: संघ (saṅgha)
• → Odia: ସଙ୍ଘ (saṅgha)
• → Pali: saṅgha
  • → Burmese: သံဃာ (samgha)
  • → Indonesian: sangha
  • → Khmer: សង្ឃ (sɑng)
  • → Lao: ສົງ (song)
  • → Sinhalese: සංඝයා (saṁghayā), සංඝ (saṁgha)
  • → Thai: สงฆ์ (sǒng)
  • → Old Tamil: 𑀘𑀗𑁆𑀓𑀫𑁆 (caṅkam)
    • → Tamil: சங்கம் (caṅkam)
• → Chinese: 僧伽
  • → Japanese: 僧伽
  • → Korean: 승가 (seungga)
  • → Vietnamese: tăng già

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सङ्घ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1129.