शंकर
Sanskrit
Etymology
From शम् (śam, “to prepare, arrange, rest or come to an end”) + कर (kara, “doer”)
Adjective
शंकर • (śaṃkara)
- causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent.
Noun
शंकर • (śaṃkara) stem, m
- name of रुद्र or शिव.
- name of a son of कश्यप and दनु.
- name of स्कन्द.
- name of a serpent-demon.
- name of a चक्र-वर्तिन्.
- name of various authors and commentators, (esp.) of शंकराचार्य (» next page, col.1 ; also with भट्ट, पण्डित, शर्मन्, राजानक, etc.)
- name of a female.
- (music) a particular राग (raga) or musical mode.
Descendants
- Telugu: శంకరాభరణము (śaṅkarābharaṇamu)
- Telugu: సంకరము (saṅkaramu)
References
- Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899