Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्मशान (śmaśāná).
श्मशान • (śmaśān) m (Urdu spelling شمشان)
Of unclear origin. Theories taking the term as an aphetic derivative of अश्मन् (áśman, “stone, firmament”) or शी (śī, “to lie down”) are semantically and morphologically dubious,[1] as are theories deriving the word from a phrase *श्मशारु रुधत् (śmaśāru rudhat, “the beard will keep off”) or the syllable *शान (śāna) from शा (śā, “to regale, sharpen”).[2]
श्मशान • (śmaśāná) stem, n
| Neuter a-stem declension of श्मशान (śmaśāná) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्मशानम् śmaśānám |
श्मशाने śmaśāné |
श्मशानानि / श्मशाना¹ śmaśānā́ni / śmaśānā́¹ |
| Vocative | श्मशान śmáśāna |
श्मशाने śmáśāne |
श्मशानानि / श्मशाना¹ śmáśānāni / śmáśānā¹ |
| Accusative | श्मशानम् śmaśānám |
श्मशाने śmaśāné |
श्मशानानि / श्मशाना¹ śmaśānā́ni / śmaśānā́¹ |
| Instrumental | श्मशानेन śmaśānéna |
श्मशानाभ्याम् śmaśānā́bhyām |
श्मशानैः / श्मशानेभिः¹ śmaśānaíḥ / śmaśānébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | श्मशानाय śmaśānā́ya |
श्मशानाभ्याम् śmaśānā́bhyām |
श्मशानेभ्यः śmaśānébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | श्मशानात् śmaśānā́t |
श्मशानाभ्याम् śmaśānā́bhyām |
श्मशानेभ्यः śmaśānébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | श्मशानस्य śmaśānásya |
श्मशानयोः śmaśānáyoḥ |
श्मशानानाम् śmaśānā́nām |
| Locative | श्मशाने śmaśāné |
श्मशानयोः śmaśānáyoḥ |
श्मशानेषु śmaśānéṣu |
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