सगर

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সগৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬕᬭ (Balinese script)
• সগর (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰐𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀕𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• သဂရ (Burmese script)
• સગર (Gujarati script)
• ਸਗਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌗𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦒꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂏𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಗರ (Kannada script)
• សគរ (Khmer script)
• ສຄຣ (Lao script)
• സഗര (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡤᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘐𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠺᠠᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑦰𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐐𑐬 (Newa script)
• ସଗର (Odia script)
• ꢱꢔꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆓𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖐𑖨 (Siddham script)
• සගර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩞𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚌𑚤 (Takri script)
• ஸக³ர (Tamil script)
• సగర (Telugu script)
• สคร (Thai script)
• ས་ག་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒑𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨍𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.

Probably a compound word. Its first component, स, is most likely स- (sa-, “conjunction prefix”); compare the usage of the related सम्- (sam-, “together”) in समुद्र (samudra, “sea”).

The second component, गर, has a more ambiguous interpretation. Various theories have been proposed:

• From गॄ (gṝ, “to devour”), whence गर (gara, “swallowing; a beverage”).
• From the same root that जल (jala, “water”) comes from, perhaps गल् (gal, “to drip”).
• Related to Ancient Greek ᾰ̓γορᾱ́ (agorā́, “assembly”).
• Less likely, from गॄ (gṝ, “to invoke, call; welcome, pronounce”), with the interpretation of the full word as "accompanied by praise".

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.ɡɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.ɡɐ.ɾɐ/

Noun

सगर • (sagara) stem, m

1. (rare) ocean

Usage notes

Rare in practice. Its vrddhi derivative, सागर (sāgara), is used much more frequently instead.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सगर (sagara)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सगरः sagaraḥ	सगरौ / सगरा¹ sagarau / sagarā¹	सगराः / सगरासः¹ sagarāḥ / sagarāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सगर sagara	सगरौ / सगरा¹ sagarau / sagarā¹	सगराः / सगरासः¹ sagarāḥ / sagarāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सगरम् sagaram	सगरौ / सगरा¹ sagarau / sagarā¹	सगरान् sagarān
Instrumental	सगरेण sagareṇa	सगराभ्याम् sagarābhyām	सगरैः / सगरेभिः¹ sagaraiḥ / sagarebhiḥ¹
Dative	सगराय sagarāya	सगराभ्याम् sagarābhyām	सगरेभ्यः sagarebhyaḥ
Ablative	सगरात् sagarāt	सगराभ्याम् sagarābhyām	सगरेभ्यः sagarebhyaḥ
Genitive	सगरस्य sagarasya	सगरयोः sagarayoḥ	सगराणाम् sagarāṇām
Locative	सगरे sagare	सगरयोः sagarayoḥ	सगरेषु sagareṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 685
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 414