शवस्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śáwHas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćáwHas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéwh₁-os, from *ḱewh₁- (to swell, be strong, grow).

Pronunciation

Noun

शव॑स् • (śávas) stemn (root शू)

  1. strength, power, might, superiority
  2. prowess, valour, heroism
  3. a dead body

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of शव॑स्
singular dual plural
nominative शवः॑ (śávaḥ) शव॑सी (śávasī) शवां॑सि (śávāṃsi)
accusative शवः॑ (śávaḥ) शव॑सी (śávasī) शवां॑सि (śávāṃsi)
instrumental शव॑सा (śávasā) शवो॑भ्याम् (śávobhyām) शवो॑भिः (śávobhiḥ)
dative शव॑से (śávase) शवो॑भ्याम् (śávobhyām) शवो॑भ्यः (śávobhyaḥ)
ablative शव॑सः (śávasaḥ) शवो॑भ्याम् (śávobhyām) शवो॑भ्यः (śávobhyaḥ)
genitive शव॑सः (śávasaḥ) शव॑सोः (śávasoḥ) शव॑साम् (śávasām)
locative शव॑सि (śávasi) शव॑सोः (śávasoḥ) शवः॑सु (śávaḥsu)
vocative शवः॑ (śávaḥ) शव॑सी (śávasī) शवां॑सि (śávāṃsi)

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