स्कन्ध

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• স্কন্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬓᬦ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• স্কন্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰎𑰡𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• သ္ကန္ဓ (Burmese script)
• સ્કન્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਕਨ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌨𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦏꦤ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂍𑂢𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಕನ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• ស្កន្ធ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ກນ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• സ്കന്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡬᠠᠨᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘡𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠰᢉᠠᠨᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑦮𑧁𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐎𑐣𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ସ୍କନ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢒꢥ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆑𑆤𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖎𑖡𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්කන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩜𑩯 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚊𑚝𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• ஸ்கந்த⁴ (Tamil script)
• స్కన్ధ (Telugu script)
• สฺกนฺธ (Thai script)
• སྐ་ནྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒏𑒢𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨋𑨝𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square 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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /skɐn.dʱɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪kɐn̪.d̪ʱɐ/

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

Masculine a-stem declension of स्कन्ध (skandhá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्कन्धः skandháḥ	स्कन्धौ / स्कन्धा¹ skandhaú / skandhā́¹	स्कन्धाः / स्कन्धासः¹ skandhā́ḥ / skandhā́saḥ¹
Vocative	स्कन्ध skándha	स्कन्धौ / स्कन्धा¹ skándhau / skándhā¹	स्कन्धाः / स्कन्धासः¹ skándhāḥ / skándhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	स्कन्धम् skandhám	स्कन्धौ / स्कन्धा¹ skandhaú / skandhā́¹	स्कन्धान् skandhā́n
Instrumental	स्कन्धेन skandhéna	स्कन्धाभ्याम् skandhā́bhyām	स्कन्धैः / स्कन्धेभिः¹ skandhaíḥ / skandhébhiḥ¹
Dative	स्कन्धाय skandhā́ya	स्कन्धाभ्याम् skandhā́bhyām	स्कन्धेभ्यः skandhébhyaḥ
Ablative	स्कन्धात् skandhā́t	स्कन्धाभ्याम् skandhā́bhyām	स्कन्धेभ्यः skandhébhyaḥ
Genitive	स्कन्धस्य skandhásya	स्कन्धयोः skandháyoḥ	स्कन्धानाम् skandhā́nām
Locative	स्कन्धे skandhé	स्कन्धयोः skandháyoḥ	स्कन्धेषु skandhéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Hyponyms

skandha

• रूप (rūpa)
• विज्ञान (vijñāna)
• वेदना (vedanā)
• संस्कार (saṃskāra)
• संज्ञा (saṃjñā)

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)
    • Marathi: खांदा (khāndā)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਧ (kandh)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: कंधा (kandhā)

    Urdu: کندھا (kandhā)

  • Nepali: काँध (kā̃dh)
• → English: skandha
• → Tamil: கந்து (kantu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “स्कन्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0256.