श्रम
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See also: शर्म
Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रम (śrama).
Noun[edit]
श्रम • (śram) m
Declension[edit]
Declension of श्रम (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms[edit]
- श्रम करना (śram karnā)
Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From श्रम् (śram, “to be or become weary or tired, be tired of doing anything”).
Noun[edit]
श्रम • (śráma) m
- fatigue, weariness, exhaustion (RV.)
- exertion, labour, toil, exercise, effort either bodily or mental, hard work of any kind (as in performing acts of bodily mortification, religious exercises and austerity, pains or trouble bestowed on (locative or compound) (AV. etc.)
- śramaṃ-√kṛ — to work hard at one's studies
- military exercise, drill (W.)
- name of a son of Āpa (Hariv.)
- name of a son of Vasudeva (BhP.)
Declension[edit]
| Masculine a-stem declension of श्रम | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | श्रमः (śramaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | श्रमस्य (śramasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्रमः (śramaḥ) | श्रमौ (śramau) | श्रमाः (śramāḥ) |
| Vocative | श्रम (śrama) | श्रमौ (śramau) | श्रमाः (śramāḥ) |
| Accusative | श्रमम् (śramam) | श्रमौ (śramau) | श्रमान् (śramān) |
| Instrumental | श्रमेण (śrameṇa) | श्रमाभ्याम् (śramābhyām) | श्रमैः (śramaiḥ) |
| Dative | श्रमाय (śramāya) | श्रमाभ्याम् (śramābhyām) | श्रमेभ्यः (śramebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | श्रमात् (śramāt) | श्रमाभ्याम् (śramābhyām) | श्रमेभ्यः (śramebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | श्रमस्य (śramasya) | श्रमयोः (śramayoḥ) | श्रमाणाम् (śramāṇām) |
| Locative | श्रमे (śrame) | श्रमयोः (śramayoḥ) | श्रमेषु (śrameṣu) |
Related terms[edit]
- श्रमण (śramaṇa)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Monier Williams (1899), “श्रम”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1096.