तीर्थंकर
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit तीर्थंकर (tīrthaṃkara), a compound of तीर्थ (tīrtha, “ford”) + कर (kara, “maker”), where "ford" refers to the Jain philosophical concept of samsara.
Noun[edit]
तीर्थंकर • (tīrthaṅkar) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھنکر)
- (Jainism) a Tirthankara (one of the 24 teachers of the dharma)
Declension[edit]
Declension of तीर्थंकर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
| oblique | तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
तीर्थंकरों tīrthaṅkarõ |
| vocative | तीर्थंकर tīrthaṅkar |
तीर्थंकरो tīrthaṅkaro |
References[edit]
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तीर्थंकर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha