राधा
See also: रोध
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राधा (rādhā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.d̪ʱɑː/, [ɾäː.d̪ʱäː]
Proper noun
राधा • (rādhā) f
- (Hinduism) Radha (the goddess of beauty, humanity, and kindness, consort of Krishna)
- a female given name, Radha, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | राधा rādhā |
| oblique | राधा rādhā |
| vocative | राधा rādhā |
Derived terms
- राधे-राधे (rādhe-rādhe)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राधा (rādhā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘠𑘰 (rādhā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾa.d̪ʱa/
- Hyphenation: रा‧धा
- Rhymes: -a
Proper noun
राधा • (rādhā) f
- (Hinduism) Radha, the goddess of love, beauty, humanity, and kindness, and the consort of Krishna
- a female given name, Radha, from Sanskrit
Declension
| Declension of राधा (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
राधा rādhā | ||
| direct plural |
राधा rādhā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
राधा rādhā |
राधा rādhā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
राधे rādhe |
राधां- rādhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
राधेला rādhelā |
राधांना rādhānnā | |
| ergative | राधेने, राधेनं rādhene, rādhena |
राधांनी rādhānnī | |
| instrumental | राधेशी rādheśī |
राधांशी rādhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
राधेत rādhet |
राधांत rādhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
राधे rādhe |
राधांनो rādhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of राधा (fem ā-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
राधेचा rādheċā |
राधेचे rādheċe |
राधेची rādhecī |
राधेच्या rādhecā |
राधेचे, राधेचं rādheċe, rādheċa |
राधेची rādhecī |
राधेच्या rādhecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
राधांचा rādhānċā |
राधांचे rādhānċe |
राधांची rādhāñcī |
राधांच्या rādhāncā |
राधांचे, राधांचं rādhānċe, rādhānċa |
राधांची rādhāñcī |
राधांच्या rādhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “राधा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ৰাধা (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬵᬥᬵ (Balinese script)
- রাধা (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰯𑰠𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀸𑀥𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ရာဓာ (Burmese script)
- રાધા (Gujarati script)
- ਰਾਧਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦴꦣꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂰𑂡𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ರಾಧಾ (Kannada script)
- រាធា (Khmer script)
- ຣາຘາ (Lao script)
- രാധാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᢡᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘰𑘠𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠠᢗᢑᠾᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧑𑧀𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐵𑐢𑐵 (Newa script)
- ରାଧା (Odia script)
- ꢬꢵꢤꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆳𑆣𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖯𑖠𑖯 (Siddham script)
- රාධා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩛𑩮𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚭𑚜𑚭 (Takri script)
- ராத⁴ா (Tamil script)
- రాధా (Telugu script)
- ราธา (Thai script)
- རཱ་དྷཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒰𑒡𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨊𑨜𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From राध् (√rādh) derived from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰeti, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange, accomplish”).
Noun
राधा • (rādhā) stem, f
- prosperity, success
- (also dual) name of the 21st Nakshatra−Visakha (containing 4 stars in the form of a curve supposed to be अ (a), त् (t), व् (v), Librae, and γ Scorpionis cf. नक्षत्र (nakṣatra))
- lightning
- a particular attitude in shooting (standing with the feet a span apart ; cf. -भेधिन् (-bhedhin), -वेधिन् (-vedhin)), (Pracaṇḍ.)
- Emblic Myrobolan
- Clitoria ternatea
- name of the foster-mother of Karna (q.v. ; she was the wife of अधिरथ (adhiratha), who was सूत (sūta) or charioteer of king शूर (śūra))
- name of a celebrated cowherdess or गोपी (gopī) (beloved by कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), and a principal personage in जय-देव (jaya-deva)'s poem गीतगोविन्द (gītagovinda); at a later period worshipped as a goddess, and occasionally regarded as an अवतार (avatāra) of लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī), as कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa) is of विष्णु (viṣṇu); also identified with दाक्षायणी (dākṣāyaṇī))
- name of a female slave
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | राधा (rādhā) | राधे (rādhe) | राधाः (rādhāḥ) |
| accusative | राधाम् (rādhām) | राधे (rādhe) | राधाः (rādhāḥ) |
| instrumental | राधया (rādhayā) राधा¹ (rādhā¹) |
राधाभ्याम् (rādhābhyām) | राधाभिः (rādhābhiḥ) |
| dative | राधायै (rādhāyai) | राधाभ्याम् (rādhābhyām) | राधाभ्यः (rādhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | राधायाः (rādhāyāḥ) राधायै² (rādhāyai²) |
राधाभ्याम् (rādhābhyām) | राधाभ्यः (rādhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | राधायाः (rādhāyāḥ) राधायै² (rādhāyai²) |
राधयोः (rādhayoḥ) | राधानाम् (rādhānām) |
| locative | राधायाम् (rādhāyām) | राधयोः (rādhayoḥ) | राधासु (rādhāsu) |
| vocative | राधे (rādhe) | राधे (rādhe) | राधाः (rādhāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- → Hindi: राधा (rādhā)
- → Kannada: ರಾಧಾ (rādhā)
- → Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘰𑘠𑘰 (rādhā)
- Marathi: राधा (rādhā)
- → Tamil: ராதா (rātā)
- → Telugu: రాధ (rādha)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “राधा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0876.