शवस्

See also: श्वन्, श्वास, and श्वस्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শৱস্ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬯᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• শবস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰪𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀯𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ၐဝသ် (Burmese script)
• શવસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਵਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌵𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦮꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂫𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಶವಸ್ (Kannada script)
• ឝវស៑ (Khmer script)
• ຨວສ຺ (Lao script)
• ശവസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠᠸᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘪𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᠸᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧊𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐰𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଶଵସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢮꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆮𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖪𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ශවස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩾𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚦𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• ஶவஸ் (Tamil script)
• శవస్ (Telugu script)
• ศวสฺ (Thai script)
• ཤ་ཝ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒫𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨭𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śáwHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáwHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéwh₁-os, from *ḱewh₁- (“to swell, be strong, grow”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐ́.ʋɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɐ.ʋɐs̪/

Noun

शवस् • (śávas) stem, n

1. strength, power, might, superiority
2. prowess, valour, heroism
3. a dead body

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of शवस् (śávas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शवः śávaḥ	शवसी śávasī	शवांसि śávāṃsi
Vocative	शवः śávaḥ	शवसी śávasī	शवांसि śávāṃsi
Accusative	शवः śávaḥ	शवसी śávasī	शवांसि śávāṃsi
Instrumental	शवसा śávasā	शवोभ्याम् śávobhyām	शवोभिः śávobhiḥ
Dative	शवसे śávase	शवोभ्याम् śávobhyām	शवोभ्यः śávobhyaḥ
Ablative	शवसः śávasaḥ	शवोभ्याम् śávobhyām	शवोभ्यः śávobhyaḥ
Genitive	शवसः śávasaḥ	शवसोः śávasoḥ	शवसाम् śávasām
Locative	शवसि śávasi	शवसोः śávasoḥ	शवःसु śávaḥsu