शृङ्खल
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬰᬺᬗ᭄ᬔᬮ (Balinese script)
- শৃঙ্খল (Assamese script)
- শৃঙ্খল (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰴𑰒𑰿𑰏𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀾𑀗𑁆𑀔𑀮 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌖𑌲 (Grantha script)
- શૃઙ્ખલ (Gujarati script)
- ꦯꦽꦔ꧀ꦑꦭ (Javanese script)
- ಶೃಙ್ಖಲ (Kannada script)
- ၐၖင္ခလ (Burmese script)
- ଶୃଙ୍ଖଲ (Oriya script)
- ꢯꢺꢖ꣄ꢓꢭ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆸𑆕𑇀𑆒𑆬 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖴𑖒𑖿𑖏𑖩 (Siddham script)
- శృఙ్ఖల (Telugu script)
- ཤྲྀངྑལ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒵𑒓𑓂𑒐𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“rope”). Cognate with Ancient Greek καῖρος (kaîros), Old Armenian սարդ (sard) and Albanian thur.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕr̩ŋ.kʰɐ.l̪ɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕr̩ŋ.kʰɐ.l̪ɐ/
Noun
शृङ्खल • (śṛṅkhala) m
- chain, fetter
- measuring chain
- a belt
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of शृङ्खल | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | शृङ्खलः (śṛṅkhalaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | शृङ्खलस्य (śṛṅkhalasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शृङ्खलः (śṛṅkhalaḥ) | शृङ्खलौ (śṛṅkhalau) | शृङ्खलाः (śṛṅkhalāḥ) |
| Vocative | शृङ्खल (śṛṅkhala) | शृङ्खलौ (śṛṅkhalau) | शृङ्खलाः (śṛṅkhalāḥ) |
| Accusative | शृङ्खलम् (śṛṅkhalam) | शृङ्खलौ (śṛṅkhalau) | शृङ्खलान् (śṛṅkhalān) |
| Instrumental | शृङ्खलेन (śṛṅkhalena) | शृङ्खलाभ्याम् (śṛṅkhalābhyām) | शृङ्खलैः (śṛṅkhalaiḥ) |
| Dative | शृङ्खलाय (śṛṅkhalāya) | शृङ्खलाभ्याम् (śṛṅkhalābhyām) | शृङ्खलेभ्यः (śṛṅkhalebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | शृङ्खलात् (śṛṅkhalāt) | शृङ्खलाभ्याम् (śṛṅkhalābhyām) | शृङ्खलेभ्यः (śṛṅkhalebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | शृङ्खलस्य (śṛṅkhalasya) | शृङ्खलयोः (śṛṅkhalayoḥ) | शृङ्खलानाम् (śṛṅkhalānām) |
| Locative | शृङ्खले (śṛṅkhale) | शृङ्खलयोः (śṛṅkhalayoḥ) | शृङ्खलेषु (śṛṅkhaleṣu) |
Descendants
- Bengali: শিকল (śikôl)
- Old Gujarati: सांकलउं
- Gujarati: સાંકળું (sā̃kaḷũ)