खड्ग

Sanskrit

FWOTD – 23 July 2024

Alternative scripts

খড্গ (Assamese script)
ᬔᬟ᭄ᬕ (Balinese script)
খড্গ (Bengali script)
𑰏𑰚𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀔𑀟𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
ခဍ္ဂ (Burmese script)
ખડ્ગ (Gujarati script)
ਖਡ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌖𑌡𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
ꦑꦝ꧀ꦒ (Javanese script)
𑂎𑂙𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
ಖಡ್ಗ (Kannada script)
ខឌ្គ (Khmer script)
ຂຑ຺ຄ (Lao script)
ഖഡ്ഗ (Malayalam script)
ᡘᠠᡷᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘏𑘚𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
ᠻᠠᢎᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦯𑦺𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
𑐏𑐜𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
ଖଡ୍ଗ (Odia script)
ꢓꢞ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
𑆒𑆝𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
𑖏𑖚𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
ඛඩ‍්ග (Sinhalese script)
𑩝𑩨 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
𑚋𑚖𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
க²ட்³க³ (Tamil script)
ఖడ్గ (Telugu script)
ขฑฺค (Thai script)
ཁ་ཌྒ (Tibetan script)
𑒐𑒛𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
𑨌𑨖𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root खड् (khaḍ), variant of खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break apart”); see खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “portion, fragment, slice”) for further etymology.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʰɐɖ.ɡɐ́/, [kʰɐɖ̚.ɡɐ́]
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰɐɖ.ɡɐ/, [ˈkʰɐɖ̚.ɡɐ]

Noun

खड्ग • (khaḍga) stem, m

a sword
Synonyms: कृपाण (kṛpāṇa), आसङ्ग (āsaṅga), करण्ड (karaṇḍa), चन्द्रहास (candrahāsa)

खड्गलता ― khaḍgalatā ― swordblade
a large sacrificial knife
a rhinoceros or its horn

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of खड्ग (kháḍga)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	खड्गः kháḍgaḥ	खड्गौ / खड्गा¹ kháḍgau / kháḍgā¹	खड्गाः / खड्गासः¹ kháḍgāḥ / kháḍgāsaḥ¹
Vocative	खड्ग kháḍga	खड्गौ / खड्गा¹ kháḍgau / kháḍgā¹	खड्गाः / खड्गासः¹ kháḍgāḥ / kháḍgāsaḥ¹
Accusative	खड्गम् kháḍgam	खड्गौ / खड्गा¹ kháḍgau / kháḍgā¹	खड्गान् kháḍgān
Instrumental	खड्गेन kháḍgena	खड्गाभ्याम् kháḍgābhyām	खड्गैः / खड्गेभिः¹ kháḍgaiḥ / kháḍgebhiḥ¹
Dative	खड्गाय kháḍgāya	खड्गाभ्याम् kháḍgābhyām	खड्गेभ्यः kháḍgebhyaḥ
Ablative	खड्गात् kháḍgāt	खड्गाभ्याम् kháḍgābhyām	खड्गेभ्यः kháḍgebhyaḥ
Genitive	खड्गस्य kháḍgasya	खड्गयोः kháḍgayoḥ	खड्गानाम् kháḍgānām
Locative	खड्गे kháḍge	खड्गयोः kháḍgayoḥ	खड्गेषु kháḍgeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

खड्गधर (khaḍgadhara, “swordman”)
खड्गिक (khaḍgika, “swordman”)
खड्गकोश (khaḍgakośa, “scabbard, sword-sheath”)
खड्गग्राहिन् (khaḍgagrāhin, “sword-bearer”)
खड्गपुत्रिका (khaḍgaputrikā, “a small sword, a knife”)
खड्गरत्न (khaḍgaratna, “a sword of excellent quality (one of the 7 precious things of a king), Dharmas. 85”)
खड्गाघात (khaḍgāghāta, “a sword-cut”)

Descendants

Assamese: খাগ (khag), খাণ্ডা (khanda)
Bengali: খড়গ (khôṛgo), খাঁড়া (khãṛa), খঞ্জর (khonjor)
Gujarati: ખડગ (khaḍag)
Hindi: खाँग (khāṅg), खंडा (khaṇḍā)
Kashmiri: خداخ (khaḍakh)
Romani: Xanro
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀔𑀕𑁆𑀕 (khagga)
Marathi: खंजीर (khañjīr)
Nepali: खाग् (khāg), खाँड़ो (khā̃ṛo)
Punjabi: ਖੰਡਾ (khaṇḍā), ਖੜਗ (khaṛag)
- → English: khanda
Pali: khagga
Sindhi: کَڙْڳُ
→ Early Assamese: খঙ্গ (khoṅgo)
- Assamese: খং (khoṅ), খড়্গ (khorgo)
→ Chinese: 朅伽 (qièqié)
→ Malayalam: ഖൾഗം (khaḷgaṁ), ഖഡ്ഗം (khaḍgaṁ) — tatsama
→ Odia: ଖଡ୍ଗ (khaḍga)
→ Sinhalese: කගය (kagaya), ඛඩ්ගය (khaḍgaya)
→ Tamil: கட்கம் (kaṭkam), கண்டம் (kaṇṭam)
→ Telugu: కగ్గము (kaggamu), ఖడ్గము (khaḍgamu)