𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭

Prakrit

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Sanskrit अलंकार (alaṃkāra)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (alaṃkāra)

Inherited from Sanskrit अलंकार (alaṃkāra). Cognate with Pali alaṃkāra.

Noun

𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (alaṃkāra) m (Devanagari अलंकार)

1. ornament, decoration

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁄 (alaṃkāro)	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (alaṃkārā)
Accusative	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀁 (alaṃkāraṃ)	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂 (alaṃkāre) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (alaṃkārā)
Instrumental	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡 (alaṃkāreṇa) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀡𑀁 (alaṃkāreṇaṃ)	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺 (alaṃkārehi) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (alaṃkārehiṃ)
Dative	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀅 (alaṃkārāa)	—
Ablative	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀑 (alaṃkārāo) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀉 (alaṃkārāu) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (alaṃkārā) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺 (alaṃkārāhi) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (alaṃkārāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀲𑁆𑀲 (alaṃkārassa)	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡 (alaṃkārāṇa) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸𑀡𑀁 (alaṃkārāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (alaṃkārammi) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂 (alaṃkāre)	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼 (alaṃkāresu) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (alaṃkāresuṃ)
Vocative	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (alaṃkāra) or 𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (alaṃkārā)	𑀅𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (alaṃkārā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “alaṃkā́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 31
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अलंकार”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 73.