शाकुन

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শাকুন (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬵᬓᬸᬦ (Balinese script)
• শাকুন (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰯𑰎𑰲𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀸𑀓𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ၐာကုန (Burmese script)
• શાકુન (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਾਕੁਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌾𑌕𑍁𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦴꦏꦸꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂰𑂍𑂳𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಾಕುನ (Kannada script)
• ឝាកុន (Khmer script)
• ຨາກຸນ (Lao script)
• ശാകുന (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᡠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘰𑘎𑘳𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠠᢗᢉᠤᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧑𑦮𑧔𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐵𑐎𑐸𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଶାକୁନ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢵꢒꢸꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆳𑆑𑆶𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖯𑖎𑖲𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ශාකුන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩛𑩜𑩒𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚭𑚊𑚰𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஶாகுந (Tamil script)
• శాకున (Telugu script)
• ศากุน (Thai script)
• ཤཱ་ཀུ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒰𑒏𑒳𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨊𑨋𑨃𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of शकुन (śakuna, “bird; omen”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.ku.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑː.ku.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

शाकुन • (śākuna) stem

1. relating to coming from birds
2. ominous

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शाकुन (śākuna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाकुनः śākunaḥ	शाकुनौ / शाकुना¹ śākunau / śākunā¹	शाकुनाः / शाकुनासः¹ śākunāḥ / śākunāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शाकुन śākuna	शाकुनौ / शाकुना¹ śākunau / śākunā¹	शाकुनाः / शाकुनासः¹ śākunāḥ / śākunāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शाकुनम् śākunam	शाकुनौ / शाकुना¹ śākunau / śākunā¹	शाकुनान् śākunān
Instrumental	शाकुनेन śākunena	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनैः / शाकुनेभिः¹ śākunaiḥ / śākunebhiḥ¹
Dative	शाकुनाय śākunāya	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनेभ्यः śākunebhyaḥ
Ablative	शाकुनात् śākunāt	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनेभ्यः śākunebhyaḥ
Genitive	शाकुनस्य śākunasya	शाकुनयोः śākunayoḥ	शाकुनानाम् śākunānām
Locative	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनयोः śākunayoḥ	शाकुनेषु śākuneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of शाकुनी (śākunī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाकुनी śākunī	शाकुन्यौ / शाकुनी¹ śākunyau / śākunī¹	शाकुन्यः / शाकुनीः¹ śākunyaḥ / śākunīḥ¹
Vocative	शाकुनि śākuni	शाकुन्यौ / शाकुनी¹ śākunyau / śākunī¹	शाकुन्यः / शाकुनीः¹ śākunyaḥ / śākunīḥ¹
Accusative	शाकुनीम् śākunīm	शाकुन्यौ / शाकुनी¹ śākunyau / śākunī¹	शाकुनीः śākunīḥ
Instrumental	शाकुन्या śākunyā	शाकुनीभ्याम् śākunībhyām	शाकुनीभिः śākunībhiḥ
Dative	शाकुन्यै śākunyai	शाकुनीभ्याम् śākunībhyām	शाकुनीभ्यः śākunībhyaḥ
Ablative	शाकुन्याः / शाकुन्यै² śākunyāḥ / śākunyai²	शाकुनीभ्याम् śākunībhyām	शाकुनीभ्यः śākunībhyaḥ
Genitive	शाकुन्याः / शाकुन्यै² śākunyāḥ / śākunyai²	शाकुन्योः śākunyoḥ	शाकुनीनाम् śākunīnām
Locative	शाकुन्याम् śākunyām	शाकुन्योः śākunyoḥ	शाकुनीषु śākunīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शाकुन (śākuna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाकुनम् śākunam	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनानि / शाकुना¹ śākunāni / śākunā¹
Vocative	शाकुन śākuna	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनानि / शाकुना¹ śākunāni / śākunā¹
Accusative	शाकुनम् śākunam	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनानि / शाकुना¹ śākunāni / śākunā¹
Instrumental	शाकुनेन śākunena	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनैः / शाकुनेभिः¹ śākunaiḥ / śākunebhiḥ¹
Dative	शाकुनाय śākunāya	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनेभ्यः śākunebhyaḥ
Ablative	शाकुनात् śākunāt	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनेभ्यः śākunebhyaḥ
Genitive	शाकुनस्य śākunasya	शाकुनयोः śākunayoḥ	शाकुनानाम् śākunānām
Locative	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनयोः śākunayoḥ	शाकुनेषु śākuneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शाकुन • (śākuna) stem, n

1. flesh or meat of a bird
   • c. 200 BCE – 200 CE, Manusmṛti 3.268:

     द्वौ मासौ मत्स्यमांसेन त्रीन् मासान् हारिणेन तु ।
     औरभ्रेणाथ चतुरः शाकुनेनाथ पञ्च वै ॥

     dvau māsau matsyamāṃsena trīn māsān hāriṇena tu.
     aurabhreṇātha caturaḥ śākunenātha pañca vai.

     [The Pitṛs are satisfied] for two months, with fish-meat; for three months with deer-meat;
     for four months with sheep-meat; for five months with bird-meat.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शाकुन (śākuna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शाकुनम् śākunam	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनानि / शाकुना¹ śākunāni / śākunā¹
Vocative	शाकुन śākuna	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनानि / शाकुना¹ śākunāni / śākunā¹
Accusative	शाकुनम् śākunam	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनानि / शाकुना¹ śākunāni / śākunā¹
Instrumental	शाकुनेन śākunena	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनैः / शाकुनेभिः¹ śākunaiḥ / śākunebhiḥ¹
Dative	शाकुनाय śākunāya	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनेभ्यः śākunebhyaḥ
Ablative	शाकुनात् śākunāt	शाकुनाभ्याम् śākunābhyām	शाकुनेभ्यः śākunebhyaḥ
Genitive	शाकुनस्य śākunasya	शाकुनयोः śākunayoḥ	शाकुनानाम् śākunānām
Locative	शाकुने śākune	शाकुनयोः śākunayoḥ	शाकुनेषु śākuneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शाकुन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1062.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śākuna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “शाकुन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1542