स्कन्ध
Sanskrit
Etymology
Perhaps from the root स्कन्द् (skand) (in the sense of “rising”), in which case ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *skend- (“to jump”).
Pronunciation
Noun
स्कन्ध • (skandhá) m
- shoulder, torso
- tree trunk
- large branch or bough
- multitude, quantity, aggregate
- part, division (especially of a military array)
- chapter, section (of a book)
- tract, path (especially of the winds)
- (philosophy) the five objects of sense
- (Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate, skandha
- body
- king, prince
- sage, teacher
- war, battle
- Any article used at a coronation of a king.
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem declension of स्कन्ध | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | स्कन्धः (skandhaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | स्कन्धस्य (skandhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | स्कन्धः (skandhaḥ) | स्कन्धौ (skandhau) | स्कन्धाः (skandhāḥ) |
| Vocative | स्कन्ध (skandha) | स्कन्धौ (skandhau) | स्कन्धाः (skandhāḥ) |
| Accusative | स्कन्धम् (skandham) | स्कन्धौ (skandhau) | स्कन्धान् (skandhān) |
| Instrumental | स्कन्धेन (skandhena) | स्कन्धाभ्याम् (skandhābhyām) | स्कन्धैः (skandhaiḥ) |
| Dative | स्कन्धाय (skandhāya) | स्कन्धाभ्याम् (skandhābhyām) | स्कन्धेभ्यः (skandhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | स्कन्धात् (skandhāt) | स्कन्धाभ्याम् (skandhābhyām) | स्कन्धेभ्यः (skandhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | स्कन्धस्य (skandhasya) | स्कन्धयोः (skandhayoḥ) | स्कन्धानाम् (skandhānām) |
| Locative | स्कन्धे (skandhe) | स्कन्धयोः (skandhayoḥ) | स्कन्धेषु (skandheṣu) |
Hyponyms
References
- Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0256
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