शलभ
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit शलभ (śalabha).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
शलभ • (śalabh) m
- locust, grasshopper
- moth
- Synonym: फतिंगा (phatiṅgā)
Declension[edit]
Declension of शलभ (masc cons-stem)
Sanskrit[edit]
Noun[edit]
शलभ • (śalabha) m
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem declension of शलभ | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | शलभः (śalabhaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | शलभस्य (śalabhasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शलभः (śalabhaḥ) | शलभौ (śalabhau) | शलभाः (śalabhāḥ) |
| Vocative | शलभ (śalabha) | शलभौ (śalabhau) | शलभाः (śalabhāḥ) |
| Accusative | शलभम् (śalabham) | शलभौ (śalabhau) | शलभान् (śalabhān) |
| Instrumental | शलभेन (śalabhena) | शलभाभ्याम् (śalabhābhyām) | शलभैः (śalabhaiḥ) |
| Dative | शलभाय (śalabhāya) | शलभाभ्याम् (śalabhābhyām) | शलभेभ्यः (śalabhebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | शलभात् (śalabhāt) | शलभाभ्याम् (śalabhābhyām) | शलभेभ्यः (śalabhebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | शलभस्य (śalabhasya) | शलभयोः (śalabhayoḥ) | शलभानाम् (śalabhānām) |
| Locative | शलभे (śalabhe) | शलभयोः (śalabhayoḥ) | शलभेषु (śalabheṣu) |
Derived terms[edit]
- शलभी (śalabhī, “grasshopper, locust”)
- शालभञ्जिका (śālabhañjikā, “meretrix, courtesan”)
Descendants[edit]
- English: salabhasana
- Hindi: शलभ (śalabh)
- Telugu: శలభము (śalabhamu), శలభం (śalabhaṃ)
References[edit]
- Monier Williams (1899) , “शलभ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1059.