स्कन्ध

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Perhaps from the root स्कन्द् (skand) (in the sense of “rising”), in which case from Proto-Indo-Aryan *skandʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *skandʰás, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *skendʰ- (to jump). Cognate to Latin scandō (I climb) and Finnish kanto.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    स्क॒न्ध • (skandhá) stemm

    1. shoulder, torso
    2. tree trunk
    3. large branch or bough
    4. multitude, quantity, aggregate
    5. part, division (especially of a military array)
    6. chapter, section (of a book)
    7. tract, path (especially of the winds)
    8. (philosophy) the five objects of sense
    9. (Buddhism) Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate, skandha
    10. body
    11. king, prince
    12. sage, teacher
    13. war, battle
    14. any article used at a coronation of a king

    Inflection

    Masculine a-stem declension of स्क॒न्ध
    singular dual plural
    nominative स्क॒न्धः (skandháḥ) स्क॒न्धौ (skandháu)
    स्क॒न्धा¹ (skandhā́¹)
    स्क॒न्धाः (skandhā́ḥ)
    स्क॒न्धासः॑¹ (skandhā́saḥ¹)
    accusative स्क॒न्धम् (skandhám) स्क॒न्धौ (skandháu)
    स्क॒न्धा¹ (skandhā́¹)
    स्क॒न्धान् (skandhā́n)
    instrumental स्क॒न्धेन॑ (skandhéna) स्क॒न्धाभ्या॑म् (skandhā́bhyām) स्क॒न्धैः (skandháiḥ)
    स्क॒न्धेभिः॑¹ (skandhébhiḥ¹)
    dative स्क॒न्धाय॑ (skandhā́ya) स्क॒न्धाभ्या॑म् (skandhā́bhyām) स्क॒न्धेभ्यः॑ (skandhébhyaḥ)
    ablative स्क॒न्धात् (skandhā́t) स्क॒न्धाभ्या॑म् (skandhā́bhyām) स्क॒न्धेभ्यः॑ (skandhébhyaḥ)
    genitive स्क॒न्धस्य॑ (skandhásya) स्क॒न्धयोः॑ (skandháyoḥ) स्क॒न्धाना॑म् (skandhā́nām)
    locative स्क॒न्धे (skandhé) स्क॒न्धयोः॑ (skandháyoḥ) स्क॒न्धेषु॑ (skandhéṣu)
    vocative स्कन्ध॑ (skándha) स्कन्धौ॑ (skándhau)
    स्कन्धा॑¹ (skándhā¹)
    स्कन्धाः॑ (skándhāḥ)
    स्कन्धा॑सः¹ (skándhāsaḥ¹)
    • ¹Vedic

    Hyponyms

    Descendants

    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: কান্ধ (kandho)
      • Bengali: কাঁধ (kãdh)
      • Chakma: 𑄇𑄧𑄚𑄳𑄙 (kandhā), 𑄇𑄧𑄚𑄴𑄙 (kandhā)
      • Rohingya: hañdá
      • Sylheti: ꠇꠣꠘ꠆ꠗ (xandó)
    • Pali: khandha
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀁𑀥 (khaṃdha)
      • Old Marathi: 𑘏𑘰𑘽𑘟 (khāṃda)
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • English: skandha
    • Tamil: கந்து (kantu)

    References