शंकर

Sanskrit

Etymology

From शम् (śam, “to prepare, arrange, rest or come to an end”) + कर (kara, “doer”)

Adjective

शंकर • (śaṃkara)

  1. causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent.

Noun

शंकर • (śaṃkara) m

  1. name of रुद्र or शिव.
  2. name of a son of कश्यप and दनु.
  3. name of स्कन्द.
  4. name of a serpent-demon.
  5. name of a चक्र-वर्तिन्.
  6. name of various authors and commentators, (esp.) of शंकराचार्य (» next page, col.1 ; also with भट्ट, पण्डित, शर्मन्, राजानक, etc.)
  7. name of a female.
  8. (music) a particular राग (raga) or musical mode.

Descendants

References
  • Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899
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