शुभ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćubʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewbʰ- (pretty), an extension of *ḱew- (to shine). See शुभ्र (śubhra, bright, beautiful) for more.

Pronunciation

for the noun:

Root

शुभ् • (śubh)

  1. to beautify, embellish

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    शोभति (śóbhati, present, class 1, parasmaipada)
    शोभयति (śobhayati, causative)
    शुशोभिषते (śuśobhiṣate, desiderative)
    शुभे (śubhé, infinitive)
    शोभसे (śobháse, infinitive)
    शुभितुम् (śubhitum, infinitive)

Noun

शुभ् • (śúbh) stem, f

  1. beauty, splendour, radiance, lustre
  2. happiness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सुख
  3. victory
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जय
  4. ornament
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अलंकार
  5. an auspicious offering
  6. water
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जल
  7. a brilliant chariot

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “शुभ्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1083/1.
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शुभ्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 175
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “शुभ्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 647; 657-8
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