सृष्टि
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सृष्टि (sṛṣṭi).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɾɪʂ.ʈiː/
Noun
सृष्टि • (sŕṣṭi) f (Urdu spelling سرشٹی)
- creation, making
- राहुल सांकृत्यायन, अथातो घुमक्कड़-जिज्ञासा:
- कहा जाता है, ब्रह्म ने सृष्टि को पैदा, धारण और नाश करने का जिम्मा अपने ऊपर लिया है
- kahā jātā hai, brahma ne sŕṣṭi ko paidā, dhāraṇ aur nāś karne kā jimmā apne ūpar liyā hai
- it is said that Brahma has given us the responsibility of begetting, holding and destroying the creation
- कहा जाता है, ब्रह्म ने सृष्टि को पैदा, धारण और नाश करने का जिम्मा अपने ऊपर लिया है
- birth
- the world, creation
- सृष्टिकर्ता ― sŕṣṭikartā ― Brahma
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सृष्टि sŕṣṭi |
सृष्टियाँ sŕṣṭiyā̃ |
| oblique | सृष्टि sŕṣṭi |
सृष्टियों sŕṣṭiyõ |
| vocative | सृष्टि sŕṣṭi |
सृष्टियो sŕṣṭiyo |
References
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सृष्टि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Etymology
Denominative of सृष्ट (sṛṣṭa, “discharged, thrown, brought forth”), from the root सृज् (sṛj, “to flow, glide, push, go”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sŕ̩ʂ.ʈi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /sr̩ʂ.ʈí/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/
Noun
सृष्टि • (sṛ́ṣṭi, rarely sṛṣṭí) stem, f
- emission, distribution
- creation (abstract and concrete)
- innate disposition
- (archaic) nature
- (archaic) liberality
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सृष्टिः (sṛ́ṣṭiḥ) | सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī) | सृष्टयः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ) |
| accusative | सृष्टिम् (sṛ́ṣṭim) | सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī) | सृष्टीः (sṛ́ṣṭīḥ) |
| instrumental | सृष्ट्या (sṛ́ṣṭyā) सृष्टी¹ (sṛ́ṣṭī¹) |
सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām) | सृष्टिभिः (sṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ) |
| dative | सृष्टये (sṛ́ṣṭaye) सृष्ट्यै² (sṛ́ṣṭyai²) सृष्टी¹ (sṛ́ṣṭī¹) |
सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām) | सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सृष्टेः (sṛ́ṣṭeḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛ́ṣṭyai³) |
सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām) | सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सृष्टेः (sṛ́ṣṭeḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛ́ṣṭyai³) |
सृष्ट्योः (sṛ́ṣṭyoḥ) | सृष्टीनाम् (sṛ́ṣṭīnām) |
| locative | सृष्टौ (sṛ́ṣṭau) सृष्ट्याम्² (sṛ́ṣṭyām²) सृष्टा¹ (sṛ́ṣṭā¹) |
सृष्ट्योः (sṛ́ṣṭyoḥ) | सृष्टिषु (sṛ́ṣṭiṣu) |
| vocative | सृष्टे (sṛ́ṣṭe) | सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī) | सृष्टयः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭíḥ) | सृष्टी (sṛṣṭī́) | सृष्टयः (sṛṣṭáyaḥ) |
| accusative | सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭím) | सृष्टी (sṛṣṭī́) | सृष्टीः (sṛṣṭī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | सृष्ट्या (sṛṣṭyā́) सृष्टी¹ (sṛṣṭī́¹) |
सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛṣṭíbhyām) | सृष्टिभिः (sṛṣṭíbhiḥ) |
| dative | सृष्टये (sṛṣṭáye) सृष्ट्यै² (sṛṣṭyaí²) सृष्टी¹ (sṛṣṭī́¹) |
सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛṣṭíbhyām) | सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛṣṭíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | सृष्टेः (sṛṣṭéḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛṣṭyā́ḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛṣṭyaí³) |
सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛṣṭíbhyām) | सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛṣṭíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | सृष्टेः (sṛṣṭéḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛṣṭyā́ḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛṣṭyaí³) |
सृष्ट्योः (sṛṣṭyóḥ) | सृष्टीनाम् (sṛṣṭīnā́m) |
| locative | सृष्टौ (sṛṣṭaú) सृष्ट्याम्² (sṛṣṭyā́m²) सृष्टा¹ (sṛṣṭā́¹) |
सृष्ट्योः (sṛṣṭyóḥ) | सृष्टिषु (sṛṣṭíṣu) |
| vocative | सृष्टे (sṛ́ṣṭe) | सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī) | सृष्टयः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (siṭṭhi)
- → Bengali: সৃষ্টি (sriśṭi) (learned)
- → Hindi: सृष्टि (sŕṣṭi) (learned)
- → Kannada: ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (sṛṣṭi) (learned)
- → Malayalam: സൃഷ്ടി (sr̥ṣṭi) (learned)
- → Tamil: சிருஷ்டி (ciruṣṭi) (learned)
- → Telugu: సృష్టి (sr̥ṣṭi) (learned)
References
- Arthur A. Macdonell (31 July 2012 (last accessed)) “A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sṛṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press