शुभ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćubʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewbʰ- (pretty), an extension of *ḱew- (to shine). See शुभ्र (śubhra, bright, beautiful) for more.

Pronunciation

for the noun:

Root

शुभ् • (śubh)

  1. to beautify, embellish

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root शुभ् (0 c, 4 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root शुभ् (9 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • शोभति (śóbhati) (Present)
  • शुम्भति (śumbháti) (Present)
  • शुभयति (śubháyati) (Present)
  • शोभिष्यति (śobhiṣyati) (Future)
  • शुम्भिष्यति (śumbhiṣyati) (Future)
  • शोभिता (śobhitā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • शुम्भिता (śumbhitā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • अशुभत् (aśubhat) (Aorist)
  • अशोभिष्ट (aśobhiṣṭa) (Aorist)
  • अशुम्भीत् (aśumbhīt) (Aorist)
  • शुशोभ (śuśobha) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • अशोभि (aśobhi) (Passive Aorist)
  • शोभयति (śobhayati) (Causative)
  • अशूशुभत् (áśūśubhat) (Causative Aorist)
  • शुशोभिषते (śuśobhiṣate) (Desiderative)
  • शोशुभ्यते (śośubhyate) (Intensive)
Non-Finite Forms
  • शुभित (śubhitá) (Past Participle)
  • शुम्भित (śumbhita) (Past Participle)
  • शुभे (śubhé) (Infinitive)
  • शोभसे (śobháse) (Infinitive)
  • शोभितुम् (śobhitum) (Infinitive)
  • शोभित (śobhita) (Causative Past Participle)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • शुभ (śubha)
  • शुभा (śubhā)
  • शुभान (śubhāná)
  • शुभ्र (śubhrá)
  • शुभ्रि (śubhrí)
  • शुभ्वन् (śúbhvan)
  • शुम्भ (śumbha)
  • शुम्भू (śumbhū́)
  • शोभ (śobha)
  • शोभथ (śobhátha)
  • शोभन (śobhaná)
  • शोभा (śobhā́)
  • शोभिष्ठ (śóbhiṣṭha)
Prefixed Root Forms
  • अभिशुभ् (abhiśubh)
  • उपशुभ् (upaśubh)
  • परिशुभ् (pariśubh)
  • विशुभ् (viśubh)
  • संशुभ् (saṃśubh)

Noun

शुभ् • (śúbh) stemf

  1. beauty, splendour, radiance, lustre
  2. happiness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सुख
  3. victory
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जय
  4. ornament
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अलंकार
  5. an auspicious offering
  6. water
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जल
  7. a brilliant chariot

Declension

Feminine root-stem declension of शुभ्
singular dual plural
nominative शुप् (śúp) शुभौ (śúbhau)
शुभा¹ (śúbhā¹)
शुभः (śúbhaḥ)
accusative शुभम् (śúbham) शुभौ (śúbhau)
शुभा¹ (śúbhā¹)
शुभः (śúbhaḥ)
instrumental शुभा (śubhā́) शुब्भ्याम् (śubbhyā́m) शुब्भिः (śubbhíḥ)
dative शुभे (śubhé) शुब्भ्याम् (śubbhyā́m) शुब्भ्यः (śubbhyáḥ)
ablative शुभः (śubháḥ) शुब्भ्याम् (śubbhyā́m) शुब्भ्यः (śubbhyáḥ)
genitive शुभः (śubháḥ) शुभोः (śubhóḥ) शुभाम् (śubhā́m)
locative शुभि (śubhí) शुभोः (śubhóḥ) शुप्सु (śupsú)
vocative शुप् (śúp) शुभौ (śúbhau)
शुभा¹ (śúbhā¹)
शुभः (śúbhaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “शुभ्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025), “śubh”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “ŚOBH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 657-8
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “śobh”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 462-3