बोधि

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

बोधि f

  1. Devanagari script form of bodhi

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the root बुध् (budh). Possibly a Prakrit form of बुद्धि (buddhi).

Noun

बोधि • (bodhi) stemm

  1. (also feminine gender) (Buddhism, Jainism) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina) (Kathās., Rājat., Śatr., Lalit.)
  2. the tree of wisdom under which perfect wisdom is attained or under which a man becomes a buddha, the sacred fig-tree: Ficus religiosa (Hcat.)
  3. "wakener", a cock (L.)
  4. name of a man (= Buddha in a former birth) (Jātakam.)
  5. name of a mythical elephant (Lalit.)
  6. name of a place (L.)
  7. (in the plural) name of a people (R.)
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of बोधि
singular dual plural
nominative बोधिः (bodhiḥ) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative बोधिम् (bodhim) बोधी (bodhī) बोधीन् (bodhīn)
instrumental बोधिना (bodhinā)
बोध्या¹ (bodhyā¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative बोधये (bodhaye) बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative बोधौ (bodhau)
बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative बोधे (bodhe) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine i-stem declension of बोधि
singular dual plural
nominative बोधिः (bodhiḥ) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative बोधिम् (bodhim) बोधी (bodhī) बोधीः (bodhīḥ)
instrumental बोध्या (bodhyā)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative बोधये (bodhaye)
बोध्यै² (bodhyai²)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²)
बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²)
बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative बोधौ (bodhau)
बोध्याम्² (bodhyām²)
बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative बोधे (bodhe) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Pali: bodhi
  • Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀳𑀺 (bohi)
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀳𑀺 (bohi)
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ބޯ ()
      • Sinhalese: බෝ ()

Borrowed terms

  • Middle Chinese: 菩提 (MC bu|bojX|bjuwX|bok dzye|dej)
  • Old Javanese: [script needed] (bodhi)
    • Javanese: ꦧꦸꦢꦶ (budi)
  • Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer: [script needed] (vodhi)
    • Old Khmer: [script needed] (bodhi), [script needed] (vodhi)
  • Sogdian:
    • Old Uyghur:
      • Middle Mongol:
        • Classical Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠳᠢ (bodi)
          • Mongolian:
            Mongolian script: ᠪᠣᠳᠢ (bodi)
            Cyrillic script: бодь (bodʹ)
  • Tamil: போதி (pōti)

Adjective

बोधि • (bodhi) stem

  1. learned, wise (Uṇ. IV, 117)
Declension
Masculine i-stem declension of बोधि
singular dual plural
nominative बोधिः (bodhiḥ) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative बोधिम् (bodhim) बोधी (bodhī) बोधीन् (bodhīn)
instrumental बोधिना (bodhinā)
बोध्या¹ (bodhyā¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative बोधये (bodhaye) बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative बोधौ (bodhau)
बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative बोधे (bodhe) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine i-stem declension of बोधि
singular dual plural
nominative बोधिः (bodhiḥ) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative बोधिम् (bodhim) बोधी (bodhī) बोधीः (bodhīḥ)
instrumental बोध्या (bodhyā)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative बोधये (bodhaye)
बोध्यै² (bodhyai²)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²)
बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²)
बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative बोधौ (bodhau)
बोध्याम्² (bodhyām²)
बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ) बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative बोधे (bodhe) बोधी (bodhī) बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas
Neuter i-stem declension of बोधि
singular dual plural
nominative बोधि (bodhi) बोधिनी (bodhinī) बोधीनि (bodhīni)
बोधि¹ (bodhi¹)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
accusative बोधि (bodhi) बोधिनी (bodhinī) बोधीनि (bodhīni)
बोधि¹ (bodhi¹)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
instrumental बोधिना (bodhinā)
बोध्या¹ (bodhyā¹)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative बोधिने (bodhine)
बोधये (bodhaye)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative बोधिनः (bodhinaḥ)
बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām) बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive बोधिनः (bodhinaḥ)
बोधेः (bodheḥ)
बोधिनोः (bodhinoḥ)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)
बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative बोधिनि (bodhini)
बोधौ (bodhau)
बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)
बोधिनोः (bodhinoḥ)
बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)
बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative बोधि (bodhi)
बोधे (bodhe)
बोधिनी (bodhinī) बोधीनि (bodhīni)
बोधि¹ (bodhi¹)
बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Verb

बोधि • (bodhí) (Vedic)

  1. second-person singular aorist active imperative of भू (bhū, to be, become)

Etymology 3

Verb

बोधि • (bodhi) (Vedic)

  1. second-person singular aorist active imperative of बुध् (budh)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “बोधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 734, column 3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956–1980) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 450
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bodhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 528