From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćánsas, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱéns-o-s, from *ḱens- (“to announce, proclaim”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬇𐬧𐬖𐬀 (sə̄ṇγa, “pronouncement”), Latin cēnseō.
शंस • (śáṃsa) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of शंस (śáṃsa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शंसः śáṃsaḥ |
शंसौ / शंसा¹ śáṃsau / śáṃsā¹ |
शंसाः / शंसासः¹ śáṃsāḥ / śáṃsāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | शंस śáṃsa |
शंसौ / शंसा¹ śáṃsau / śáṃsā¹ |
शंसाः / शंसासः¹ śáṃsāḥ / śáṃsāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | शंसम् śáṃsam |
शंसौ / शंसा¹ śáṃsau / śáṃsā¹ |
शंसान् śáṃsān |
| Instrumental | शंसेन śáṃsena |
शंसाभ्याम् śáṃsābhyām |
शंसैः / शंसेभिः¹ śáṃsaiḥ / śáṃsebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शंसाय śáṃsāya |
शंसाभ्याम् śáṃsābhyām |
शंसेभ्यः śáṃsebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शंसात् śáṃsāt |
शंसाभ्याम् śáṃsābhyām |
शंसेभ्यः śáṃsebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शंसस्य śáṃsasya |
शंसयोः śáṃsayoḥ |
शंसानाम् śáṃsānām |
| Locative | शंसे śáṃse |
शंसयोः śáṃsayoḥ |
शंसेषु śáṃseṣu |
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