सङ्घ

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• saṅgha (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀗𑁆𑀖 (Brahmi script)
• সঙ্ঘ (Bengali script)
• සඞ‍්ඝ (Sinhalese script)
• သင်္ဃ or သင်္ꧠ or သင်ꧠ (Burmese script)
• สงฺฆ or สังฆะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩘᨥ (Tai Tham script)
• ສງ຺ຆ or ສັງຆະ (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): /ˈs̪ɐŋ.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 (saṅgha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सङ्घः saṅghaḥ	सङ्घौ / सङ्घा¹ saṅghau / saṅghā¹	सङ्घाः / सङ्घासः¹ saṅghāḥ / saṅghāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सङ्घ saṅgha	सङ्घौ / सङ्घा¹ saṅghau / saṅghā¹	सङ्घाः / सङ्घासः¹ saṅghāḥ / saṅghāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सङ्घम् saṅgham	सङ्घौ / सङ्घा¹ saṅghau / saṅghā¹	सङ्घान् saṅghān
Instrumental	सङ्घेन saṅghena	सङ्घाभ्याम् saṅghābhyām	सङ्घैः / सङ्घेभिः¹ saṅghaiḥ / 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
Notes	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.