श्लोक

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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श्लोक (ślokm

  1. (Hinduism) verse, line (of a holy text, especially the Rigveda)
  2. fame, renown

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (to listen, to hear). Related to शृणोति (śṛṇoti, to hear) and श्रवण (śravaṇa, hearing).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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श्लोक (ślóka) stemm

  1. sound; noise, call, voice
  2. praise, hymn of praise
  3. a verse couplet in Sanskrit comprising two 16-syllable lines or else four 8-syllable hemistichs
  4. glory, fame, renown

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of श्लोक (ślóka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्लोकः
ślókaḥ
श्लोकौ / श्लोका¹
ślókau / ślókā¹
श्लोकाः / श्लोकासः¹
ślókāḥ / ślókāsaḥ¹
Vocative श्लोक
ślóka
श्लोकौ / श्लोका¹
ślókau / ślókā¹
श्लोकाः / श्लोकासः¹
ślókāḥ / ślókāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्लोकम्
ślókam
श्लोकौ / श्लोका¹
ślókau / ślókā¹
श्लोकान्
ślókān
Instrumental श्लोकेन
ślókena
श्लोकाभ्याम्
ślókābhyām
श्लोकैः / श्लोकेभिः¹
ślókaiḥ / ślókebhiḥ¹
Dative श्लोकाय
ślókāya
श्लोकाभ्याम्
ślókābhyām
श्लोकेभ्यः
ślókebhyaḥ
Ablative श्लोकात्
ślókāt
श्लोकाभ्याम्
ślókābhyām
श्लोकेभ्यः
ślókebhyaḥ
Genitive श्लोकस्य
ślókasya
श्लोकयोः
ślókayoḥ
श्लोकानाम्
ślókānām
Locative श्लोके
ślóke
श्लोकयोः
ślókayoḥ
श्लोकेषु
ślókeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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