शङ्ख

{ śaṅkhḥ, śaṅkha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

A Kekaya prince. He and his four brothers were mahārathas on the side of the Pāṇḍavas. [Udyoga Parva, Chapter 171, Verse 15] .
ŚAṄKHA I   Considered to be a great, sublime treasure, found in Kubera's court. Brahmadatta, King of Pāñcāla attained heaven as he used to give Śaṅkha to good brahmins. [Śānti Parva, Chapter 234] ; [Anuśāsana Parva, Chapter 137] . Śaṅkha appeared on earth, according to one belief, from the bones of Śaṅkhacūḍa. (For details see under Tulasī, Para 2).
ŚAṄKHA II   A nāga born to Kaśyapaprajāpati of Kadrū. The following information about it is from the Mahābhārata.
(i) Nārada once introduced Śaṅkha to Mātali, charioteer of Indra [Udyoga Parva, Chapter 103, Verse 12] .
(ii) Śaṅkha was one of the chief nāgas which came to lead the soul of Balabhadra to Pātāla at the time of his death. [Mausala Parva, Chapter 4, Verse 7] .
ŚAṄKHA III   Son of the Virāṭa King.
(i) He was present at the wedding of Draupadī in the company of his brother Uttara and sister Uttarā. [Ādi Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 16] .
(ii) He also came out to fight Duryodhana and others when they lifted the cows of the Virāṭa King. [Virāṭa Parva, Chapter 31, Verse 16] .
(iii) On the first day of the great war he clashed with Bhūriśravas. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 49, Verse 26] .
(iv) He was killed in fighting with Droṇa at Kurukṣetra. [Bhīṣma Parva, Chapter 5, Verse 17] .
(v) After death he got absorbed in the Viśvadevas. [Svargārohaṇa Parva, Chapter 5, Verse 17] .
ŚAṄKHA IV   A maharṣi, who was the elder brother of Likhitamaharṣi. Likhita once punished Śaṅkha for plucking fruits from his garden without his permission. (For details see under Likhita).
ŚAṄKHA VI   The asura called Hayagrīva. (See under Hayagrīva).

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : शंख, शंख, कनपटी, शंखचूड़, शंख, शंख, शंख, शंख

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

noun  एउटा ठुलो घुँगी जसको खोल पवित्र मानिन्छ र देवताहरूको सामुन्ने बजाइन्छ   Ex. शङ्ख एउटा जलीय जन्तु हो

ONTOLOGY:

जलीय-जन्तु (Aquatic Animal) ➜ जन्तु (Fauna) ➜ सजीव (Animate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

asm শংখ

bd संख

ben শঙ্খ

guj શંખ

hin शंख

kan ಬಸವನ ಹುಳು

kas شَنٛکھ

kok शंख

mal ജലജന്തു

mni ꯃꯣꯏꯕꯨꯡ

ori ଶଂଖ

pan ਸ਼ੰਖ

san शङ्खः

tel శంఖం

urd ناقوس , شنکھ

adjective  सौ पद्म   Ex. जलमा शङ्खभन्दा पनि अधिक जीव बस्छन्

MODIFIES NOUN:

अवस्था तत्त्व क्रिया

ONTOLOGY:

संख्यासूचक (Numeral) ➜ विवरणात्मक (Descriptive) ➜ विशेषण (Adjective)

Wordnet:

ben শঙ্খ

guj પરાર્ધ

kan 10000000000000000000

kas شَنکھ , ہَتھ کاڑرِلِیَن , ۱٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠٠

mal ശംഖ്

mni ꯁꯪꯈ

pan ਸੰਖ

tam பத்தாயிரம் பில்லியன்

tel పది లక్షల పదివేలకోట్లు

urd شنکھ , ۱۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰۰

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शङ्ख  f.  mn. ( ifc. f( आ).) a shell, ( esp.) the conch-shell (used for making libations of water or as an ornament for the arms or for the temples of an elephant; a conch-shell perforated at one end is also used as a wind instrument or horn; in the battles of epic poetry, each hero being represented as provided with a conch-shell which serves as his horn or trumpet and often has a name), [AV.] &c. &c., [IW. 403]
a partic. high number (said to = a hundred billions or 100, 000 krores), [MBh.]
शङ्ख  m.  m. the temporal bone, temple ( accord. to some also ‘the bone of the forehead’ or, ‘frontal bone’), [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c.
हस्ति-दन्त-मध्य   an elephant's cheek or the part between the tusks (), [L.]

ROOTS:

हस्ति दन्त मध्य

N. of the teeth of an elephant 23 years old, [VarBṛS.]
Unguis Odoratus, [L.]
a partic. मन्त्र, [Gobh.]
a kind of metre, [Ked.]N. of one of कुबेर's treasures and of the being presiding over it, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
a military drum or other martial instrument, [W.]
N. of one of the 8 chiefs of the नागs ( q.v.), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
of a दैत्य (who conquered the gods, stole the वेदs, and carried them off to the bottom of the sea, from whence they were recovered by विष्णु in the form of a fish), ib.
of a demon dangerous to children, [ĀpGṛ.] Sch.
of a mythical elephant, [R.]
N. of various men ( pl. N. of a गोत्र), [AV.] &c. &c.
of a son of विराट, [MBh.]
of a son of वज्र-नाभ, [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
of a law-giver (often mentioned together with his brother लिखित, q.v.), [Yājñ.]; [MBh.] &c. ( cf. comp. below)
of the author of [RV. x, 15] (having the patr. यामायन.), [Anukr.]
of another poet, [Cat.]
शण्डिकादि   of a country in the south of India (said to abound in shells), [VarBṛS.] ( cf. g.)
of a mountain, [Hariv.]; [Pur.]
of a forest, [VP.]
शङ्ख   [ cf. Gk., κόγχη; Lat. concha, cangius.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

शङ्खः [śaṅkhḥ] ङ्खम् [ṅkham]   ङ्खम् [शम्-ख [Uṇ.1.12] ]
The conch-shell, a shell; न श्वेतभावमुज्झति शङ्खः शिखिभुक्तमुक्तोऽपि [Pt.4.11;] शङ्खान् दध्मुः पृथक् पृथक् [Bg.1.18.]
The bone on the forehead; शङ्खान्तरद्योति विलोचनं यत् [Ku.7.33;] [Rām.6.] 48.1.
The temporal bone.
The part between the tusks of an elephant.
A hundred billions.
A military drum or other martial instrument.
A kind of perfume (नखी).
One of the nine treasures of Kubera.
 N. N. of a demon slain by Viṣṇu.
 N. N. of the author of a Smriti (mentioned in conjunction with लिखित q. v.).
A bracelet (made of conchshell); अवघ्नन्त्या प्रकोष्ठस्थाश्चक्रुः शङ्खाः स्वनं महत् [Bhāg.11.] 9.6. -Comp.
-अन्तरम्   the forehead.
आवर्तः the convolution of a shell.
a kind of fistula in the rectum.-उदकम् the water poured into a conch-shell.
-कारः, -कारकः   a shell-cutter described as a kind of mixed caste.
-क्षीरम्   an impossibility; cf. खपुष्प.
-चरी, -चर्ची   a mark made with sandal (on the forehead).
-चूर्णम्   powder produced from shells.
-जः   a large pearl (of the shape of a pigeon's egg).
-द्रावः, -द्रावकः   a solvent for dissolving shells.
-द्राविन्   Rumex Vesicarius (आम्ल- वेतस्, Mar. चुका).
-ध्मः, -ध्मा  m. m. a shell-blower, conchblower; शङ्खस्य तु ग्रहणेन शङ्खध्मस्य वा शब्दो गृहीतः [BriUp.2.4.8.]
-ध्वनिः   the sound of a conch (sometimes, but erroneously, used to denote a cry of alarm or despair).
-नखः   a kind of aquatic animal, snail; लग्नैः शङ्खनखैः [Mb.13.5.2.]
पालः an epithet of the sun.
a kind of sweetmeat (Mar. शंकरपाळे).
a kind of snake.
-प्रस्थः   a spot on the moon.
-भृत्  m. m. an epithet of Viṣṇu.
-मुखः   an alligator.
-मुक्ता   the mother of pearls.
-लिखितः   a righteous or just king. (-dual) N. of two writers of Smṛitis.
-वलयः   a shell-bracelet.-वेला the hour at which the conch is blown; यथा शङ्खवेलायामागन्तव्यमिति यस्मिन्नपि ग्रामे शङ्खो नाध्मायते तस्मिन्नपि स तथाकालोऽस्तीति न आगमनं परिहास्यते ŚB. on [MS.6.4.42.] -स्वनः the sound of a conch.

Shabda-Sagara

शङ्ख  mn.  ( -ङ्खः-ङ्खं) The conch-shell used by the Hindus, in two ways especially; offering libations with it, or when perforated at one end blowing it as a horn at sacrifices: frequent mention of it occurs in the battle pieces of the poets, each hero being provided with a conch as his horn.
 m.  ( -ङ्खः)
1. One of KUVERA'S trea- sures.
2. The temple or temporal bone, sometimes comprising the frontal bone also.
3. A perfume, commonly Nakhi, appa- rently a dried shell-fish.
4. A military drum.
5. One of the eight chiefs of the Nāgas or serpents of Pātāla described as of a yellow colour.
6. An elephant's cheek.
7. A large number, “a hundred billions.”
8. The name of a saint and legislator.
9. A poet, one of the nine gems, &c.
E. शम् to pacify, &c., Unādi aff. ख .

ROOTS:

शम् ख .