Sanskrit

Adjective

शंकर • ‎(śaṃkara)

1. causing prosperity, auspicious, beneficent.

Noun

शंकर • ‎(śaṃkara) m

1. name of रुद्र or शिव.
2. name of a son of कश्यप and दनु.
3. name of स्कन्द.
4. name of a serpent-demon.
5. name of a चक्र-वर्तिन्.
6. name of various authors and commentators, (esp.) of शंकराचार्य (» next page, col.1 ; also with भट्ट, पण्डित, शर्मन्, राजानक, etc.)
7. name of a female.
8. (music) a particular राग (raga) or musical mode.

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899