स्कन्ध

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ᬲ᭄ᬓᬦ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
  • স্কন্ধ (Assamese script)
  • স্কন্ধ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰿𑰎𑰡𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
  • સ્કન્ધ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸੑਕਨੑਧ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
  • ស្កន្ធ (Khmer script)
  • ಸ್ಕನ್ಧ (Kannada script)
  • ສ຺ກນ຺ຘ (Lao script)
  • സ്കന്ധ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᢉᠠᠨᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠰᡬᠠᠨᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
  • သ္ကန္ဓ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧍𑧠𑦮𑧁𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑑂𑐎𑐣𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
  • ସ୍କନ୍ଧ (Odia script)
  • ꢱ꣄ꢒꢥ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑇀𑆑𑆤𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖿𑖎𑖡𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
  • ස‍්කන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
  • ஸ்கந்த⁴ (Tamil script)
  • స్కన్ధ (Telugu script)
  • สฺกนฺธ (Thai script)
  • སྐ་ནྡྷ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑓂𑒏𑒢𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)

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).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्कन्ध • (skandhá) stem, m

  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

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Hyponyms
skandha

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
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