शेष

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Hindi

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शेष (śeṣa).

Pronunciation

Noun

शेष • (śeṣ) m

  1. residue, result
  2. end, finish
  3. (mathematics) remainder in division

Declension

Declension of शेष (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct शेष
śeṣ 		शेष
śeṣ
oblique शेष
śeṣ 		शेषों
śeṣõ
vocative शेष
śeṣ 		शेषो
śeṣo

Adjective

शेष • (śeṣ) (indeclinable)

  1. remaining, residual

Further reading

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शेष”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शेष (śeṣa). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘬 (śeṣa).

Pronunciation

Noun

शेष • (śeṣ) m

  1. remnant, residue
  2. (mathematics) remainder in division

Declension

Declension of शेष (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular 		शेष
śeṣ
direct
plural 		शेष
śeṣ
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		शेष
śeṣ 		शेष
śeṣ
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		शेषा
śeṣā 		शेषां-
śeṣān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		शेषाला
śeṣālā 		शेषांना
śeṣānnā
ergative शेषाने, शेषानं
śeṣāne, śeṣāna 		शेषांनी
śeṣānnī
instrumental शेषाशी
śeṣāśī 		शेषांशी
śeṣānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		शेषात
śeṣāt 		शेषांत
śeṣāt
vocative
संबोधन 		शेषा
śeṣā 		शेषांनो
śeṣānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of शेष (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		शेषाचा
śeṣāċā 		शेषाचे
śeṣāċe 		शेषाची
śeṣācī 		शेषाच्या
śeṣācā 		शेषाचे, शेषाचं
śeṣāċe, śeṣāċa 		शेषाची
śeṣācī 		शेषाच्या
śeṣācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		शेषांचा
śeṣānċā 		शेषांचे
śeṣānċe 		शेषांची
śeṣāñcī 		शेषांच्या
śeṣāncā 		शेषांचे, शेषांचं
śeṣānċe, śeṣānċa 		शेषांची
śeṣāñcī 		शेषांच्या
śeṣāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Adjective

शेष • (śeṣ) (indeclinable)

  1. remaining, pending
    Synonyms: बाकी (bākī), शिल्लक (śillak)

Further reading

  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेष”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “शेष”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “शेष”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śayṣ- (“to remain”). See शिष्ट (śiṣṭa) for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

शेष • (śeṣa) stem, m or n

  1. that which is saved or spared or allowed to escape, residue, leaving, surplus, balance
  2. end, issue, conclusion, finish, result
  3. last, last-mentioned
  4. a supplement, appendix
  5. a keepsake, token of remembrance
  6. secondary matter, accident
  7. death, destruction

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शेष (śeṣa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शेषः
śeṣaḥ 		शेषौ / शेषा¹
śeṣau / śeṣā¹ 		शेषाः / शेषासः¹
śeṣāḥ / śeṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative शेष
śeṣa 		शेषौ / शेषा¹
śeṣau / śeṣā¹ 		शेषाः / शेषासः¹
śeṣāḥ / śeṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative शेषम्
śeṣam 		शेषौ / शेषा¹
śeṣau / śeṣā¹ 		शेषान्
śeṣān
Instrumental शेषेण
śeṣeṇa 		शेषाभ्याम्
śeṣābhyām 		शेषैः / शेषेभिः¹
śeṣaiḥ / śeṣebhiḥ¹
Dative शेषाय
śeṣāya 		शेषाभ्याम्
śeṣābhyām 		शेषेभ्यः
śeṣebhyaḥ
Ablative शेषात्
śeṣāt 		शेषाभ्याम्
śeṣābhyām 		शेषेभ्यः
śeṣebhyaḥ
Genitive शेषस्य
śeṣasya 		शेषयोः
śeṣayoḥ 		शेषाणाम्
śeṣāṇām
Locative शेषे
śeṣe 		शेषयोः
śeṣayoḥ 		शेषेषु
śeṣeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of शेष (śeṣa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शेषम्
śeṣam 		शेषे
śeṣe 		शेषाणि / शेषा¹
śeṣāṇi / śeṣā¹
Vocative शेष
śeṣa 		शेषे
śeṣe 		शेषाणि / शेषा¹
śeṣāṇi / śeṣā¹
Accusative शेषम्
śeṣam 		शेषे
śeṣe 		शेषाणि / शेषा¹
śeṣāṇi / śeṣā¹
Instrumental शेषेण
śeṣeṇa 		शेषाभ्याम्
śeṣābhyām 		शेषैः / शेषेभिः¹
śeṣaiḥ / śeṣebhiḥ¹
Dative शेषाय
śeṣāya 		शेषाभ्याम्
śeṣābhyām 		शेषेभ्यः
śeṣebhyaḥ
Ablative शेषात्
śeṣāt 		शेषाभ्याम्
śeṣābhyām 		शेषेभ्यः
śeṣebhyaḥ
Genitive शेषस्य
śeṣasya 		शेषयोः
śeṣayoḥ 		शेषाणाम्
śeṣāṇām
Locative शेषे
śeṣe 		शेषयोः
śeṣayoḥ 		शेषेषु
śeṣeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: sesa
  • → Hindi: शेष (śeṣ)
  • → Kannada: ಶೇಷ (śēṣa)
  • → Malayalam: ശേഷം (śēṣaṁ)
  • → Old Marathi: शेष (śeṣa)

Proper noun

शेष • (śeṣa) stem, m

  1. name of a celebrated mythological thousand-headed serpent regarded as the emblem of eternity
  2. name of one of the Prajapits
  3. name of a muni
  4. name of one of the mythical elephants that support the earth
  5. a kind of metre

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “शेष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1088/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 655
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