सृक
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *sr̥gás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sr̥gás, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *sl̥ǵ-ós, from *selǵ- (“to let go, send”), possibly related to सृग (sṛgá) and English sulk. The final ka in sṛká can be obtained if one hypothesizes an athematic PIE noun *sl̥ǵ that would yield सृक् (sṛk) due to devoicing of final consonants, followed by its reanalysis as a thematic noun to give sṛká. However, given that Proto-Indo-European *ǵ yields Sanskrit j instead of g, an innovation can be considered, or a borrowing from some centum branch of Indo-European.
Monier-Williams suggests a derivation from the Sanskrit roots which in turn derive from PIE *selǵ: सृ (sṛ, “to run, flow, speed, glide”) or सृज् (sṛj, “to throw, cast, eject”), and also proposes a derivation from an obsolete root सृक् (sṛk, “to be pointed”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /s̪r̩.kɐ́/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈs̪r̩.kɐ/
Noun
सृक • (sṛká) m
- arrow, spear
- wind
- a lotus flower
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of सृक (sṛká) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | सृकः sṛkáḥ | सृकौ sṛkaú | सृकाः / सृकासः¹ sṛkā́ḥ / sṛkā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | सृक sṛ́ka | सृकौ sṛ́kau | सृकाः / सृकासः¹ sṛ́kāḥ / sṛ́kāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | सृकम् sṛkám | सृकौ sṛkaú | सृकान् sṛkā́n |
| Instrumental | सृकेण sṛkéṇa | सृकाभ्याम् sṛkā́bhyām | सृकैः / सृकेभिः¹ sṛkaíḥ / sṛkébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | सृकाय sṛkā́ya | सृकाभ्याम् sṛkā́bhyām | सृकेभ्यः sṛkébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | सृकात् sṛkā́t | सृकाभ्याम् sṛkā́bhyām | सृकेभ्यः sṛkébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | सृकस्य sṛkásya | सृकयोः sṛkáyoḥ | सृकाणाम् sṛkā́ṇām |
| Locative | सृके sṛké | सृकयोः sṛkáyoḥ | सृकेषु sṛkéṣu |
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References
Monier Williams (1899), “सृक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1245.