शतधा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शतधा (śatadhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃət̪.d̪ʱɑː/, [ʃɐt̪̚.d̪ʱäː]

Adverb

शतधा • (śatdhā)

1. into a hundred parts or pieces

   मेरा हृदय शतधा छिन्न हो गया।

   merā hŕday śatdhā chinn ho gayā.

   My heart shattered into a hundred pieces.

2. in a hundred ways
3. hundredfold

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शतधा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha