Type Word Usage Sanskrit Scripts शम्(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Sanskrit word meaning "auspicious, lucky" [1]. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Given Name DescendantsSankar, Shankar(Bengali) Shankar(Hindi) Shankara(Hinduism) Shankar(Kannada) Sankar, Shankar(Malayalam) Shankar(Marathi) Shankar(Nepali) Shankar(Tamil) Shankar(Telugu) Sources & References Monier-Williams, Monier. Sanskrit-English Dictionary, available from https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/MWScan/2014/web/index.php.