अर्थालंकार

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra). By surface analysis, अर्थ (arth) +‎ अलंकार (alaṅkār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /əɾ.t̪ʰɑː.ləŋ.kɑːɾ/, [ɐɾ.t̪ʰäː.lɐ̃ŋ.käːɾ]

Noun

अर्थालंकार • (arthālaṅkār) m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sense by poetical figures, etc.

Declension

Declension of अर्थालंकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār
oblique	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār	अर्थालंकारों arthālaṅkārõ
vocative	अर्थालंकार arthālaṅkār	अर्थालंकारो arthālaṅkāro

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अर्थालंकार”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৰ্থালংকাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬃᬣᬵᬮᬂᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• অর্থালংকার (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰨𑰿𑰞𑰯𑰩𑰽𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀭𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• အရ်္ထာလံကာရ (Burmese script)
• અર્થાલંકાર (Gujarati script)
• ਅਰ੍ਥਾਲਂਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌾𑌲𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦂꦡꦴꦭꦁꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂩𑂹𑂟𑂰𑂪𑂁𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಅರ್ಥಾಲಂಕಾರ (Kannada script)
• អថ៌ាលំការ (Khmer script)
• ອຣ຺ຖາລໍກາຣ (Lao script)
• അര്ഥാലംകാര (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡵᡨᠠᢇᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘨𑘿𑘞𑘰𑘩𑘽𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠷᠲᠠ᠋᠎ᠠᢀ᠋ᠯᠠᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧈𑧠𑦾𑧑𑧉𑧞𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐬𑑂𑐠𑐵𑐮𑑄𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଅର୍ଥାଲଂକାର (Odia script)
• ꢂꢬ꣄ꢢꢵꢭꢀꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆫𑇀𑆡𑆳𑆬𑆁𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖨𑖿𑖞𑖯𑖩𑖽𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• අර්‍ථාලංකාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩼 𑪙𑩬𑩛𑩽𑪖𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚤𑚶𑚚𑚭𑚥𑚫𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• அர்த²ாலஂகார (Tamil script)
• అర్థాలంకార (Telugu script)
• อรฺถาลํการ (Thai script)
• ཨ་རྠཱ་ལཾ་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒩𑓂𑒟𑒰𑒪𑓀𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨫𑩇𑨚𑨊𑨬𑨸𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From अर्थ (artha) +‎ अलंकार (alaṃkāra).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.tʰɑː.lɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɾ.t̪ʰɑː.l̪ɐŋ.kɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

अर्थालंकार • (arthālaṃkāra) stem, m

1. (rhetoric) embellishment of the sense by poetical figures, etc.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अर्थालंकार

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अर्थालंकारः (arthālaṃkāraḥ)	अर्थालंकारौ (arthālaṃkārau) अर्थालंकारा¹ (arthālaṃkārā¹)	अर्थालंकाराः (arthālaṃkārāḥ) अर्थालंकारासः¹ (arthālaṃkārāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अर्थालंकारम् (arthālaṃkāram)	अर्थालंकारौ (arthālaṃkārau) अर्थालंकारा¹ (arthālaṃkārā¹)	अर्थालंकारान् (arthālaṃkārān)
instrumental	अर्थालंकारेण (arthālaṃkāreṇa)	अर्थालंकाराभ्याम् (arthālaṃkārābhyām)	अर्थालंकारैः (arthālaṃkāraiḥ) अर्थालंकारेभिः¹ (arthālaṃkārebhiḥ¹)
dative	अर्थालंकाराय (arthālaṃkārāya)	अर्थालंकाराभ्याम् (arthālaṃkārābhyām)	अर्थालंकारेभ्यः (arthālaṃkārebhyaḥ)
ablative	अर्थालंकारात् (arthālaṃkārāt)	अर्थालंकाराभ्याम् (arthālaṃkārābhyām)	अर्थालंकारेभ्यः (arthālaṃkārebhyaḥ)
genitive	अर्थालंकारस्य (arthālaṃkārasya)	अर्थालंकारयोः (arthālaṃkārayoḥ)	अर्थालंकाराणाम् (arthālaṃkārāṇām)
locative	अर्थालंकारे (arthālaṃkāre)	अर्थालंकारयोः (arthālaṃkārayoḥ)	अर्थालंकारेषु (arthālaṃkāreṣu)
vocative	अर्थालंकार (arthālaṃkāra)	अर्थालंकारौ (arthālaṃkārau) अर्थालंकारा¹ (arthālaṃkārā¹)	अर्थालंकाराः (arthālaṃkārāḥ) अर्थालंकारासः¹ (arthālaṃkārāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Related terms

• शब्दालंकार (śabdālaṃkāra)

Descendants

• → Hindi: अर्थालंकार (arthālaṅkār)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “अर्थालंकार”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 91.