सकण्टक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sə.kəɳ.ʈək/, [sɐ.kɐ̃ɳ.ʈɐk]

Adjective

सकण्टक • (sakaṇṭak) (indeclinable)

1. alternative spelling of सकंटक (sakaṇṭak)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• sakaṇṭaka (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• সকণ্টক (Bengali script)
• සකණ‍්ටක (Sinhalese script)
• သကဏ္ဋက or သၵꧣ္ꩦၵ or သၵꧣ်ꩦၵ (Burmese script)
• สกณฺฏก or สะกัณฏะกะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨠᨱ᩠ᨭᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ສກຓ຺ຏກ or ສະກັຓຏະກະ (Lao script)
• សកណ្ដក (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄇𑄕𑄴𑄑𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

सकण्टक

1. Devanagari script form of sakaṇṭaka

Declension

Declension table of "सकण्टक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सकण्टको (sakaṇṭako)	सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)
Accusative (second)	सकण्टकं (sakaṇṭakaṃ)	सकण्टके (sakaṇṭake)
Instrumental (third)	सकण्टकेन (sakaṇṭakena)	सकण्टकेहि (sakaṇṭakehi) or सकण्टकेभि (sakaṇṭakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	सकण्टकस्स (sakaṇṭakassa) or सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya) or सकण्टकत्थं (sakaṇṭakatthaṃ)	सकण्टकानं (sakaṇṭakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सकण्टकस्मा (sakaṇṭakasmā) or सकण्टकम्हा (sakaṇṭakamhā) or सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)	सकण्टकेहि (sakaṇṭakehi) or सकण्टकेभि (sakaṇṭakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सकण्टकस्स (sakaṇṭakassa)	सकण्टकानं (sakaṇṭakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सकण्टकस्मिं (sakaṇṭakasmiṃ) or सकण्टकम्हि (sakaṇṭakamhi) or सकण्टके (sakaṇṭake)	सकण्टकेसु (sakaṇṭakesu)
Vocative (calling)	सकण्टक (sakaṇṭaka)	सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)

Declension table of "सकण्टका" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)	सकण्टकायो (sakaṇṭakāyo) or सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)
Accusative (second)	सकण्टकं (sakaṇṭakaṃ)	सकण्टकायो (sakaṇṭakāyo) or सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)
Instrumental (third)	सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya)	सकण्टकाहि (sakaṇṭakāhi) or सकण्टकाभि (sakaṇṭakābhi)
Dative (fourth)	सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya)	सकण्टकानं (sakaṇṭakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya)	सकण्टकाहि (sakaṇṭakāhi) or सकण्टकाभि (sakaṇṭakābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya)	सकण्टकानं (sakaṇṭakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya) or सकण्टकायं (sakaṇṭakāyaṃ)	सकण्टकासु (sakaṇṭakāsu)
Vocative (calling)	सकण्टके (sakaṇṭake)	सकण्टकायो (sakaṇṭakāyo) or सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)

Declension table of "सकण्टकी" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सकण्टकी (sakaṇṭakī)	सकण्टकियो (sakaṇṭakiyo) or सकण्टकी (sakaṇṭakī)
Accusative (second)	सकण्टकिं (sakaṇṭakiṃ) or सकण्टकियं (sakaṇṭakiyaṃ)	सकण्टकियो (sakaṇṭakiyo) or सकण्टकी (sakaṇṭakī)
Instrumental (third)	सकण्टकिया (sakaṇṭakiyā)	सकण्टकीहि (sakaṇṭakīhi) or सकण्टकीभि (sakaṇṭakībhi)
Dative (fourth)	सकण्टकिया (sakaṇṭakiyā)	सकण्टकीनं (sakaṇṭakīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सकण्टकिया (sakaṇṭakiyā)	सकण्टकीहि (sakaṇṭakīhi) or सकण्टकीभि (sakaṇṭakībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सकण्टकिया (sakaṇṭakiyā)	सकण्टकीनं (sakaṇṭakīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सकण्टकिया (sakaṇṭakiyā) or सकण्टकियं (sakaṇṭakiyaṃ)	सकण्टकीसु (sakaṇṭakīsu)
Vocative (calling)	सकण्टकि (sakaṇṭaki)	सकण्टकियो (sakaṇṭakiyo) or सकण्टकी (sakaṇṭakī)

Declension table of "सकण्टक" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सकण्टकं (sakaṇṭakaṃ)	सकण्टकानि (sakaṇṭakāni)
Accusative (second)	सकण्टकं (sakaṇṭakaṃ)	सकण्टकानि (sakaṇṭakāni)
Instrumental (third)	सकण्टकेन (sakaṇṭakena)	सकण्टकेहि (sakaṇṭakehi) or सकण्टकेभि (sakaṇṭakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	सकण्टकस्स (sakaṇṭakassa) or सकण्टकाय (sakaṇṭakāya) or सकण्टकत्थं (sakaṇṭakatthaṃ)	सकण्टकानं (sakaṇṭakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सकण्टकस्मा (sakaṇṭakasmā) or सकण्टकम्हा (sakaṇṭakamhā) or सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)	सकण्टकेहि (sakaṇṭakehi) or सकण्टकेभि (sakaṇṭakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सकण्टकस्स (sakaṇṭakassa)	सकण्टकानं (sakaṇṭakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सकण्टकस्मिं (sakaṇṭakasmiṃ) or सकण्टकम्हि (sakaṇṭakamhi) or सकण्टके (sakaṇṭake)	सकण्टकेसु (sakaṇṭakesu)
Vocative (calling)	सकण्टक (sakaṇṭaka)	सकण्टकानि (sakaṇṭakāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সকণ্টক (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬓᬡ᭄ᬝᬓ (Balinese script)
• সকণ্টক (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰎𑰜𑰿𑰘𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀓𑀡𑁆𑀝𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• သကဏ္ဋက (Burmese script)
• સકણ્ટક (Gujarati script)
• ਸਕਣ੍ਟਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌕𑌣𑍍𑌟𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦏꦟ꧀ꦛꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂍𑂝𑂹𑂗𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಕಣ್ಟಕ (Kannada script)
• សកណ្ដក (Khmer script)
• ສກຓ຺ຏກ (Lao script)
• സകണ്ടക (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡬᠠᢏᢞᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘎𑘜𑘿𑘘𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢉᠠᢏᢌᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑦮𑦼𑧠𑦸𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐎𑐞𑑂𑐚𑐎 (Newa script)
• ସକଣ୍ଟକ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢒꢠ꣄ꢜꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆑𑆟𑇀𑆛𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖎𑖜𑖿𑖘𑖎 (Siddham script)
• සකණ‍්ටක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩜𑩪 𑪙𑩦𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚊𑚘𑚶𑚔𑚊 (Takri script)
• ஸகண்டக (Tamil script)
• సకణ్టక (Telugu script)
• สกณฺฏก (Thai script)
• ས་ཀ་ཎྚ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒏𑒝𑓂𑒙𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨋𑨘𑩇𑨔𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From स- (sa-, “with”) +‎ कण्टक (kaṇṭaka, “thorn; prickle; anything pointed; erection of body hair”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈkɐɳ.ʈɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

सकण्टक • (sakaṇṭaka) stem (Classical Sanskrit)

1. spiny, prickly, thorny (having thorns)
   • c. 400 BCE, Cāṇakya
   • c. 1100, Govardhana, Āryāsaptaśatī 4.2:

     धनुषि स्मरेण निहितः सकण्टकः केतकेषुरिव ॥

     dhanuṣi smareṇa nihitaḥ sakaṇṭakaḥ ketakeṣuriva.

     Like the thorny bow of screw pine put in the arrow by Kāma.

   1. (by extension) troublesome, perilous
2. “with the body hair erected”; thrilled
   • c. 1000, Somadeva, Kathāsaritsāgara

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सकण्टक (sakaṇṭaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सकण्टकः sakaṇṭakaḥ	सकण्टकौ sakaṇṭakau	सकण्टकाः sakaṇṭakāḥ
Vocative	सकण्टक sakaṇṭaka	सकण्टकौ sakaṇṭakau	सकण्टकाः sakaṇṭakāḥ
Accusative	सकण्टकम् sakaṇṭakam	सकण्टकौ sakaṇṭakau	सकण्टकान् sakaṇṭakān
Instrumental	सकण्टकेन sakaṇṭakena	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकैः sakaṇṭakaiḥ
Dative	सकण्टकाय sakaṇṭakāya	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकेभ्यः sakaṇṭakebhyaḥ
Ablative	सकण्टकात् sakaṇṭakāt	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकेभ्यः sakaṇṭakebhyaḥ
Genitive	सकण्टकस्य sakaṇṭakasya	सकण्टकयोः sakaṇṭakayoḥ	सकण्टकानाम् sakaṇṭakānām
Locative	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकयोः sakaṇṭakayoḥ	सकण्टकेषु sakaṇṭakeṣu

Feminine ā-stem declension of सकण्टका (sakaṇṭakā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सकण्टका sakaṇṭakā	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकाः sakaṇṭakāḥ
Vocative	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकाः sakaṇṭakāḥ
Accusative	सकण्टकाम् sakaṇṭakām	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकाः sakaṇṭakāḥ
Instrumental	सकण्टकया sakaṇṭakayā	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकाभिः sakaṇṭakābhiḥ
Dative	सकण्टकायै sakaṇṭakāyai	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकाभ्यः sakaṇṭakābhyaḥ
Ablative	सकण्टकायाः sakaṇṭakāyāḥ	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकाभ्यः sakaṇṭakābhyaḥ
Genitive	सकण्टकायाः sakaṇṭakāyāḥ	सकण्टकयोः sakaṇṭakayoḥ	सकण्टकानाम् sakaṇṭakānām
Locative	सकण्टकायाम् sakaṇṭakāyām	सकण्टकयोः sakaṇṭakayoḥ	सकण्टकासु sakaṇṭakāsu

Neuter a-stem declension of सकण्टक (sakaṇṭaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सकण्टकम् sakaṇṭakam	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकानि sakaṇṭakāni
Vocative	सकण्टक sakaṇṭaka	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकानि sakaṇṭakāni
Accusative	सकण्टकम् sakaṇṭakam	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकानि sakaṇṭakāni
Instrumental	सकण्टकेन sakaṇṭakena	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकैः sakaṇṭakaiḥ
Dative	सकण्टकाय sakaṇṭakāya	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकेभ्यः sakaṇṭakebhyaḥ
Ablative	सकण्टकात् sakaṇṭakāt	सकण्टकाभ्याम् sakaṇṭakābhyām	सकण्टकेभ्यः sakaṇṭakebhyaḥ
Genitive	सकण्टकस्य sakaṇṭakasya	सकण्टकयोः sakaṇṭakayoḥ	सकण्टकानाम् sakaṇṭakānām
Locative	सकण्टके sakaṇṭake	सकण्टकयोः sakaṇṭakayoḥ	सकण्टकेषु sakaṇṭakeṣu

Descendants

• Pali: sakaṇṭaka

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “सकण्टक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1123, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “सकण्टक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1599
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सकण्टक”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 327