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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “श्लोक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕlɐ́w.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕl̪oː.kɐ/

Noun

श्लोक • (ślóka) stem, m

1. sound; noise, call, voice
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
2. praise, hymn of praise
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
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)