सैन्धव

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সৈন্ধৱ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬿᬦ᭄ᬥᬯ (Balinese script)
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• 𑀲𑁃𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀯 (Brahmi script)
• သဲန္ဓဝ (Burmese script)
• સૈન્ધવ (Gujarati script)
• ਸੈਨ੍ਧਵ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍈𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌵 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦻꦤ꧀ꦣꦮ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂶𑂢𑂹𑂡𑂫 (Kaithi script)
• ಸೈನ್ಧವ (Kannada script)
• សៃន្ធវ (Khmer script)
• ໄສນ຺ຘວ (Lao script)
• സൈന്ധവ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡳᠨᢡᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘺𑘡𑘿𑘠𑘪 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠧᠧᠨᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧛𑧁𑧠𑧀𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐿𑐣𑑂𑐢𑐰 (Newa script)
• ସୈନ୍ଧଵ (Odia script)
• ꢱꣀꢥ꣄ꢤꢮ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆽𑆤𑇀𑆣𑆮 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖹𑖡𑖿𑖠𑖪 (Siddham script)
• සෛන්‍ධව (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩗𑩯 𑪙𑩮𑩾 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚳𑚝𑚶𑚜𑚦 (Takri script)
• ஸைந்த⁴வ (Tamil script)
• సైన్ధవ (Telugu script)
• ไสนฺธว (Thai script)
• སཻ་ནྡྷ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒻𑒢𑓂𑒡𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨇𑨝𑩇𑨜𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of सिन्धु (síndhu, “Indus; great river; sea”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɑːjn.dʱɐ.ʋɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɑjn̪.d̪ʱɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

सैन्धव • (saindhavá) stem

1. relating to the sea
2. pertaining to Sindh or the Indus river

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सैन्धव (saindhavá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सैन्धवः saindhaváḥ	सैन्धवौ / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavaú / saindhavā́¹	सैन्धवाः / सैन्धवासः¹ saindhavā́ḥ / saindhavā́saḥ¹
Vocative	सैन्धव saíndhava	सैन्धवौ / सैन्धवा¹ saíndhavau / saíndhavā¹	सैन्धवाः / सैन्धवासः¹ saíndhavāḥ / saíndhavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सैन्धवम् saindhavám	सैन्धवौ / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavaú / saindhavā́¹	सैन्धवान् saindhavā́n
Instrumental	सैन्धवेन saindhavéna	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavā́bhyām	सैन्धवैः / सैन्धवेभिः¹ saindhavaíḥ / saindhavébhiḥ¹
Dative	सैन्धवाय saindhavā́ya	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavā́bhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavébhyaḥ
Ablative	सैन्धवात् saindhavā́t	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavā́bhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavébhyaḥ
Genitive	सैन्धवस्य saindhavásya	सैन्धवयोः saindhaváyoḥ	सैन्धवानाम् saindhavā́nām
Locative	सैन्धवे saindhavé	सैन्धवयोः saindhaváyoḥ	सैन्धवेषु saindhavéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of सैन्धवी (saindhavī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सैन्धवी saindhavī́	सैन्धव्यौ / सैन्धवी¹ saindhavyaù / saindhavī́¹	सैन्धव्यः / सैन्धवीः¹ saindhavyàḥ / saindhavī́ḥ¹
Vocative	सैन्धवि saíndhavi	सैन्धव्यौ / सैन्धवी¹ saíndhavyau / saíndhavī¹	सैन्धव्यः / सैन्धवीः¹ saíndhavyaḥ / saíndhavīḥ¹
Accusative	सैन्धवीम् saindhavī́m	सैन्धव्यौ / सैन्धवी¹ saindhavyaù / saindhavī́¹	सैन्धवीः saindhavī́ḥ
Instrumental	सैन्धव्या saindhavyā́	सैन्धवीभ्याम् saindhavī́bhyām	सैन्धवीभिः saindhavī́bhiḥ
Dative	सैन्धव्यै saindhavyaí	सैन्धवीभ्याम् saindhavī́bhyām	सैन्धवीभ्यः saindhavī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	सैन्धव्याः / सैन्धव्यै² saindhavyā́ḥ / saindhavyaí²	सैन्धवीभ्याम् saindhavī́bhyām	सैन्धवीभ्यः saindhavī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	सैन्धव्याः / सैन्धव्यै² saindhavyā́ḥ / saindhavyaí²	सैन्धव्योः saindhavyóḥ	सैन्धवीनाम् saindhavī́nām
Locative	सैन्धव्याम् saindhavyā́m	सैन्धव्योः saindhavyóḥ	सैन्धवीषु saindhavī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सैन्धव (saindhavá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सैन्धवम् saindhavám	सैन्धवे saindhavé	सैन्धवानि / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavā́ni / saindhavā́¹
Vocative	सैन्धव saíndhava	सैन्धवे saíndhave	सैन्धवानि / सैन्धवा¹ saíndhavāni / saíndhavā¹
Accusative	सैन्धवम् saindhavám	सैन्धवे saindhavé	सैन्धवानि / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavā́ni / saindhavā́¹
Instrumental	सैन्धवेन saindhavéna	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavā́bhyām	सैन्धवैः / सैन्धवेभिः¹ saindhavaíḥ / saindhavébhiḥ¹
Dative	सैन्धवाय saindhavā́ya	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavā́bhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavébhyaḥ
Ablative	सैन्धवात् saindhavā́t	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavā́bhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavébhyaḥ
Genitive	सैन्धवस्य saindhavásya	सैन्धवयोः saindhaváyoḥ	सैन्धवानाम् saindhavā́nām
Locative	सैन्धवे saindhavé	सैन्धवयोः saindhaváyoḥ	सैन्धवेषु saindhavéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

सैन्धव • (saindhava) stem, m

1. a king of Sindh
2. an inhabitant of Sindh

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सैन्धव (saindhava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सैन्धवः saindhavaḥ	सैन्धवौ / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavau / saindhavā¹	सैन्धवाः / सैन्धवासः¹ saindhavāḥ / saindhavāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सैन्धव saindhava	सैन्धवौ / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavau / saindhavā¹	सैन्धवाः / सैन्धवासः¹ saindhavāḥ / saindhavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सैन्धवम् saindhavam	सैन्धवौ / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavau / saindhavā¹	सैन्धवान् saindhavān
Instrumental	सैन्धवेन saindhavena	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavābhyām	सैन्धवैः / सैन्धवेभिः¹ saindhavaiḥ / saindhavebhiḥ¹
Dative	सैन्धवाय saindhavāya	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavābhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavebhyaḥ
Ablative	सैन्धवात् saindhavāt	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavābhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavebhyaḥ
Genitive	सैन्धवस्य saindhavasya	सैन्धवयोः saindhavayoḥ	सैन्धवानाम् saindhavānām
Locative	सैन्धवे saindhave	सैन्धवयोः saindhavayoḥ	सैन्धवेषु saindhaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

सैन्धव • (saindhava) stem, n or m

1. a kind of rock salt (found in Sindh)
2. any salt

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of सैन्धव (saindhava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सैन्धवम् saindhavam	सैन्धवे saindhave	सैन्धवानि / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavāni / saindhavā¹
Vocative	सैन्धव saindhava	सैन्धवे saindhave	सैन्धवानि / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavāni / saindhavā¹
Accusative	सैन्धवम् saindhavam	सैन्धवे saindhave	सैन्धवानि / सैन्धवा¹ saindhavāni / saindhavā¹
Instrumental	सैन्धवेन saindhavena	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavābhyām	सैन्धवैः / सैन्धवेभिः¹ saindhavaiḥ / saindhavebhiḥ¹
Dative	सैन्धवाय saindhavāya	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavābhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavebhyaḥ
Ablative	सैन्धवात् saindhavāt	सैन्धवाभ्याम् saindhavābhyām	सैन्धवेभ्यः saindhavebhyaḥ
Genitive	सैन्धवस्य saindhavasya	सैन्धवयोः saindhavayoḥ	सैन्धवानाम् saindhavānām
Locative	सैन्धवे saindhave	सैन्धवयोः saindhavayoḥ	सैन्धवेषु saindhaveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: سیںدا (seṉdā, sīṉdā)
    • Sindhi: سندو (sendo)
• Maithili: सेन्हीया (sēnhīyā, “inhabitant of the Indus”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saindhavá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 784
• Monier Williams (1899) “सैन्धव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1248, column 1.