संधि

See also: सुधा, सुध, सीधा, सीधे, साधू, and साधु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संधि (sandhi, “joining, connection”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.d̪ʱiː/, [sɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

संधि • (sandhi) f

combination, union, junction
Synonym: मिलन (milan)

Antonyms: विच्छेद (vicched), वियोग (viyog)
truce, treaty, pact, alliance
Synonyms: समझौता (samjhautā), गठबंधन (gaṭhbandhan)
(phonology) sandhi

Declension

Declension of *संधि* (fem i-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	संधि sandhi	संधियाँ sandhiyā̃
oblique	संधि sandhi	संधियों sandhiyõ
vocative	संधि sandhi	संधियो sandhiyo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “संधि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4865
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संधि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 966
Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “संधि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 761
Bahri, Hardev (1989) “संधि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 624.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

सन्धि (sandhí)

Alternative scripts

সংধি (Assamese script)
ᬲᬂᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
সংধি (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀁𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
သံဓိ (Burmese script)
સંધિ (Gujarati script)
ਸਂਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦁꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂁𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಸಂಧಿ (Kannada script)
សំធិ (Khmer script)
ສໍຘິ (Lao script)
സംധി (Malayalam script)
ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑑄𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
ସଂଧି (Odia script)
ꢱꢀꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆁𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
සංධි (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑪖𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚫𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
ஸஂதி⁴ (Tamil script)
సంధి (Telugu script)
สํธิ (Thai script)
སཾ་དྷི (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑓀𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨸𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root संधा (saṃdhā).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐn.dʱí/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐn̪.d̪ʱi/

Adjective

संधि • (saṃdhí) stem

containing a conjunction or transition from one to the other etc.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of संधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संधिः (saṃdhíḥ)	संधी (saṃdhī́)	संधयः (saṃdháyaḥ)
accusative	संधिम् (saṃdhím)	संधी (saṃdhī́)	संधीन् (saṃdhī́n)
instrumental	संधिना (saṃdhínā) संध्या¹ (saṃdhyā́¹)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभिः (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	संधये (saṃdháye)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	संधेः (saṃdhéḥ) संध्यः¹ (saṃdhyáḥ¹)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	संधेः (saṃdhéḥ) संध्यः¹ (saṃdhyáḥ¹)	संध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	संधीनाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	संधौ (saṃdhaú) संधा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	संध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	संधिषु (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधे (sáṃdhe)	संधी (sáṃdhī)	संधयः (sáṃdhayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of संधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संधिः (saṃdhíḥ)	संधी (saṃdhī́)	संधयः (saṃdháyaḥ)
accusative	संधिम् (saṃdhím)	संधी (saṃdhī́)	संधीः (saṃdhī́ḥ)
instrumental	संध्या (saṃdhyā́) संधी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभिः (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	संधये (saṃdháye) संध्यै² (saṃdhyaí²) संधी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	संधेः (saṃdhéḥ) संध्याः² (saṃdhyā́ḥ²) संध्यै³ (saṃdhyaí³)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	संधेः (saṃdhéḥ) संध्याः² (saṃdhyā́ḥ²) संध्यै³ (saṃdhyaí³)	संध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	संधीनाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	संधौ (saṃdhaú) संध्याम्² (saṃdhyā́m²) संधा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	संध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	संधिषु (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधे (sáṃdhe)	संधी (sáṃdhī)	संधयः (sáṃdhayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of संधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संधि (saṃdhí)	संधिनी (saṃdhínī)	संधीनि (saṃdhī́ni) संधि¹ (saṃdhí¹) संधी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)
accusative	संधि (saṃdhí)	संधिनी (saṃdhínī)	संधीनि (saṃdhī́ni) संधि¹ (saṃdhí¹) संधी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)
instrumental	संधिना (saṃdhínā) संध्या¹ (saṃdhyā́¹)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभिः (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	संधिने (saṃdhíne) संधये (saṃdháye)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	संधिनः (saṃdhínaḥ) संधेः (saṃdhéḥ)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhíbhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	संधिनः (saṃdhínaḥ) संधेः (saṃdhéḥ)	संधिनोः (saṃdhínoḥ) संध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	संधीनाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	संधिनि (saṃdhíni) संधौ (saṃdhaú) संधा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	संधिनोः (saṃdhínoḥ) संध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	संधिषु (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधि (sáṃdhi) संधे (sáṃdhe)	संधिनी (sáṃdhinī)	संधीनि (sáṃdhīni) संधि¹ (sáṃdhi¹) संधी¹ (sáṃdhī¹)

¹Vedic

Noun

संधि • (saṃdhí) stem, m

Examples (Sanskrit grammar)
गच्छति ईश्वरः (gacchati īśvaraḥ) → गच्छतीश्वरः (gacchatīśvaraḥ, “the lord goes”) एव अवशिष्यते (eva avaśiṣyate) → एवावशिष्यते (evāvaśiṣyate, “itself remains”)

junction, connection, combination, union with (+ instrumental)
association, intercourse with (+ instrumental)
comprehension, totality, the whole essence or scope of
agreement, compact
alliance, league, reconciliation, peace between (+genitive) or with (+instrumental with or without सह (saha)), making a treaty of peace, negotiating alliances
(phonology, grammar) sandhi, euphonic combination
contrivance, management
place or point of connection or contact, juncture, hinge, boundary, boundary line
critical juncture, crisis, opportune moment
joint, articulation (of the body; especially applied to the five junctures of the parts of the eye)
interstice, crevice, interval
the space between heaven and earth, horizon
the interval between day and night, twilight
seam
fold
wall or the hole or cavity or breach in a wall made by a housebreaker
(anatomy) vagina, vulva
(drama) juncture or division of a drama
a period at the expiration of each युग (yuga) or age
pause, rest
part, portion, piece of anything
a particular स्तोत्र (stotra)
(in mensuration) the connecting link of a perpendicular
the common side of a double triangle
name of a son of प्रसुश्रुत (Prasuśruta)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of संधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	संधिः (saṃdhiḥ)	संधी (saṃdhī)	संधयः (saṃdhayaḥ)
accusative	संधिम् (saṃdhim)	संधी (saṃdhī)	संधीन् (saṃdhīn)
instrumental	संधिना (saṃdhinā)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhibhyām)	संधिभिः (saṃdhibhiḥ)
dative	संधये (saṃdhaye)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhibhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhibhyaḥ)
ablative	संधेः (saṃdheḥ)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhibhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhibhyaḥ)
genitive	संधेः (saṃdheḥ)	संध्योः (saṃdhyoḥ)	संधीनाम् (saṃdhīnām)
locative	संधौ (saṃdhau)	संध्योः (saṃdhyoḥ)	संधिषु (saṃdhiṣu)
vocative	संधे (saṃdhe)	संधी (saṃdhī)	संधयः (saṃdhayaḥ)

Descendants

→ English: sandhi
→ Marathi: संधी (sandhī)
Pali: sandhi
→ Tamil: சந்தி (canti)

Proper noun

संधि • (saṃdhí) f

name of a goddess presiding over junction or union

References

Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “saṃdhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Monier Williams (1899) “संधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1144, column 3.