श्लोक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃloːk/

Noun

श्लोक • (ślok) m

  1. (Hinduism) verse, line (of a holy text, especially the Rigveda)
  2. fame, renown

Declension
Declension of श्लोक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct श्लोक
ślok		 श्लोक
ślok
oblique श्लोक
ślok		 श्लोकों
ślokõ
vocative श्लोक
ślok		 श्लोको
śloko

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • শ্লোক (Assamese script)
  • ᬰ᭄ᬮᭀᬓ (Balinese script)
  • শ্লোক (Bengali script)
  • 𑰫𑰿𑰩𑰺𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀰𑁆𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • ၐ္လောက (Burmese script)
  • શ્લોક (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ਼੍ਲੋਕ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍋𑌕 (Grantha script)
  • ꦯ꧀ꦭꦺꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂬𑂹𑂪𑂷𑂍 (Kaithi script)
  • ಶ್ಲೋಕ (Kannada script)
  • ឝ្លោក (Khmer script)
  • ຨ຺ໂລກ (Lao script)
  • ശ്ലോക (Malayalam script)
  • ᡧᠯᠣᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘫𑘿𑘩𑘻𑘎 (Modi script)
  • ᠱᠯᠣᠸᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧋𑧠𑧉𑧜𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐱𑑂𑐮𑑀𑐎 (Newa script)
  • ଶ୍ଲୋକ (Odia script)
  • ꢯ꣄ꢭꣂꢒ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆯𑇀𑆬𑆾𑆑 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖫𑖿𑖩𑖺𑖎 (Siddham script)
  • ශ‍්ලොක (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩿 𑪙𑩽𑩕𑩜 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚧𑚶𑚥𑚴𑚊 (Takri script)
  • ஶ்லோக (Tamil script)
  • శ్లోక (Telugu script)
  • ศฺโลก (Thai script)
  • ཤློ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒬𑓂𑒪𑒼𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨮𑩇𑨬𑨆𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śláwkas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (“to listen, to hear”). Related to शृणोति (śṛṇoti, “to hear”) and श्रवण (śravaṇa, “hearing”).

Pronunciation

Noun

श्लोक • (ślóka) stem, m

  1. sound; noise, call, voice
  2. praise, hymn of praise
  3. a verse couplet in Sanskrit comprising two 16-syllable lines or else four 8-syllable hemistichs
  4. glory, fame, renown

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of श्लोक (ślóka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्लोकः
ślókaḥ		 श्लोकौ / श्लोका¹
ślókau / ślókā¹		 श्लोकाः / श्लोकासः¹
ślókāḥ / ślókāsaḥ¹
Vocative श्लोक
ślóka		 श्लोकौ / श्लोका¹
ślókau / ślókā¹		 श्लोकाः / श्लोकासः¹
ślókāḥ / ślókāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्लोकम्
ślókam		 श्लोकौ / श्लोका¹
ślókau / ślókā¹		 श्लोकान्
ślókān
Instrumental श्लोकेन
ślókena		 श्लोकाभ्याम्
ślókābhyām		 श्लोकैः / श्लोकेभिः¹
ślókaiḥ / ślókebhiḥ¹
Dative श्लोकाय
ślókāya		 श्लोकाभ्याम्
ślókābhyām		 श्लोकेभ्यः
ślókebhyaḥ
Ablative श्लोकात्
ślókāt		 श्लोकाभ्याम्
ślókābhyām		 श्लोकेभ्यः
ślókebhyaḥ
Genitive श्लोकस्य
ślókasya		 श्लोकयोः
ślókayoḥ		 श्लोकानाम्
ślókānām
Locative श्लोके
ślóke		 श्लोकयोः
ślókayoḥ		 श्लोकेषु
ślókeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants
  • → Classical Tibetan:
    • → Middle Mongol: ᠱᠯᠦᠺ (šlük)
      • → Buryat: ᠰᠢᠯᠦᠭ᠋ (silüg), шүлэг (šüleg)
      • Classical Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠯᠦᠭ᠋ (silüg)
        • Mongolian: ᠰᠢᠯᠦᠭ᠋ (silüg), шүлэг (šüleg)
    • Tibetan:
  • → Czech: sloka
  • → English: shloka
  • → Hindi: श्लोक (ślok)
  • → Kannada: ಶ್ಲೋಕ (ślōka)
  • → Khmer: ស្លោក (slaok)
  • → Old Javanese:
    • Javanese: ꦱꦭꦺꦴꦏ (saloka)
  • Pali: siloka
    • → Lao: ສໂລກ (sa lōk)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Old Hindi:
      • Hindi: सलोक (salok)
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