ऋद्धि

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रिद्धि (riddhi)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛ́ddhi).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪd̪.d̪ʱiː/, [ɾɪd̪̚.d̪ʱiː]

Noun

ऋद्धि • (ŕddhi) f (formal)

1. growth, increase

   Synonyms: वृद्धि (vŕddhi), बाढ़ (bāṛh), संवर्धन (samvardhan), वर्धन (vardhan)

2. success, accomplishment

   Synonyms: कामयाबी (kāmyābī), साफल्य (sāphalya), सफलता (saphaltā)

3. prosperity, affluence, good fortune, wealth
4. a medicinal plant

Declension

Declension of ऋद्धि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऋद्धि ŕddhi	ऋद्धियाँ ŕddhiyā̃
oblique	ऋद्धि ŕddhi	ऋद्धियों ŕddhiyõ
vocative	ऋद्धि ŕddhi	ऋद्धियो ŕddhiyo

Proper noun

ऋद्धि • (ŕddhi) f (Hinduism)

1. Riddhi (a consort of Ganesha)
2. name of Parvati
3. name of Lakshmi

Proper noun

ऋद्धि • (ŕddhi) f

1. a female given name, Riddhi, from Sanskrit

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ऋद्धि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ऋद्धि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऋद्धि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঋদ্ধি (Assamese script)
• ᬋᬤ᭄ᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• ঋদ্ধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰆𑰟𑰿𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀋𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ၒဒ္ဓိ (Burmese script)
• ઋદ્ધિ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਦ੍ਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦉꦢ꧀ꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂱𑂠𑂹𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಋದ್ಧಿ (Kannada script)
• ឫទ្ធិ (Khmer script)
• ຣິທ຺ຘິ (Lao script)
• ഋദ്ധി (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᡳᡩᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘆𑘟𑘿𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠢᢑᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦦𑦿𑧠𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐆𑐡𑑂𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଋଦ୍ଧି (Odia script)
• ꢈꢣ꣄ꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆉𑆢𑇀𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖆𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ඍද‍්ධි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩙𑩭 𑪙𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚛𑚶𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
• ரித்³தி⁴ (Tamil script)
• ఋద్ధి (Telugu script)
• ฤทฺธิ (Thai script)
• རྀ་དྡྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒇𑒠𑓂𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨉𑨛𑩇𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ŕ̥dʰ-tis. Synchronically analysable as ऋध् (ṛdh, root) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ŕ̩d.dʱi/, [ŕ̩d̚.dʱi]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /r̩d̪.d̪ʱi/, [r̩d̪̚.d̪ʱi]

Noun

ऋद्धि • (ṛ́ddhi) stem, f

1. growth, increase
2. prosperity, affluence, good fortune, wealth
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.23.13:

     सर्वकामदुघं दिव्यं सर्वरत्नसमन्वितम्। सर्व्अर्द्ध्य्उपचयोदर्कं मणिस्तम्भैरुपस्कृतम्॥

     sarvakāmadughaṃ divyaṃ sarvaratnasamanvitam. sarvarddhyupacayodarkaṃ maṇistambhairupaskṛtam.

     It was a wonderful structure, bedecked with all sorts of jewels, adorned with pillars of precious stones, and capable of yielding whatever one desired. It was equipped with every form of furniture and wealth, which tended to increase in the course of time.

3. elevation, exaltation, greatness
4. extent, magnitude, excellence
5. supernatural power or supremacy, perfection
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.20.53:

     तेभ्यश्चैकैकशः स्वस्य देहस्यांशमदादजः। यत्तत्समाधियोग्अर्द्धितपोविद्याविरक्तिमत्।।

     tebhyaścaikaikaśaḥ svasya dehasyāṃśamadādajaḥ. yattatsamādhiyogarddhitapovidyāviraktimat..

     To each one of these sons the unborn creator of the universe gave a part of his own body, which was characterized by deep meditation, mental concentration, supernatural power, austerity, adoration and renunciation.

6. success, accomplishment
7. magic
8. a medicinal plant

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of ऋद्धि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऋद्धिः (ṛ́ddhiḥ)	ऋद्धी (ṛ́ddhī)	ऋद्धयः (ṛ́ddhayaḥ)
accusative	ऋद्धिम् (ṛ́ddhim)	ऋद्धी (ṛ́ddhī)	ऋद्धीः (ṛ́ddhīḥ)
instrumental	ऋद्ध्या (ṛ́ddhyā) ऋद्धी¹ (ṛ́ddhī¹)	ऋद्धिभ्याम् (ṛ́ddhibhyām)	ऋद्धिभिः (ṛ́ddhibhiḥ)
dative	ऋद्धये (ṛ́ddhaye) ऋद्ध्यै² (ṛ́ddhyai²) ऋद्धी¹ (ṛ́ddhī¹)	ऋद्धिभ्याम् (ṛ́ddhibhyām)	ऋद्धिभ्यः (ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ)
ablative	ऋद्धेः (ṛ́ddheḥ) ऋद्ध्याः² (ṛ́ddhyāḥ²) ऋद्ध्यै³ (ṛ́ddhyai³)	ऋद्धिभ्याम् (ṛ́ddhibhyām)	ऋद्धिभ्यः (ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ)
genitive	ऋद्धेः (ṛ́ddheḥ) ऋद्ध्याः² (ṛ́ddhyāḥ²) ऋद्ध्यै³ (ṛ́ddhyai³)	ऋद्ध्योः (ṛ́ddhyoḥ)	ऋद्धीनाम् (ṛ́ddhīnām)
locative	ऋद्धौ (ṛ́ddhau) ऋद्ध्याम्² (ṛ́ddhyām²) ऋद्धा¹ (ṛ́ddhā¹)	ऋद्ध्योः (ṛ́ddhyoḥ)	ऋद्धिषु (ṛ́ddhiṣu)
vocative	ऋद्धे (ṛ́ddhe)	ऋद्धी (ṛ́ddhī)	ऋद्धयः (ṛ́ddhayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: iddhi
• → Khmer: ឥទ្ធិ (ʼətthiʼ) (learned)
• → Thai: อิทธิ (ìt-tí) (learned)
• Prakrit: 𑀭𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (riddhi)
• → Hindi: ऋद्धि (ŕddhi) (learned)
• Lü: ᦟᦰᦒᦲ (l!thii)
• Thai: ฤทธิ์ (rít)

Proper noun

ऋद्धि • (ṛddhi) stem, f (Hinduism)

1. Riddhi (a consort of Ganesha)
2. name of the wife of Kubera
3. name of Parvati
4. name of Lakshmi

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of ऋद्धि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऋद्धिः (ṛ́ddhiḥ)	ऋद्धी (ṛ́ddhī)	ऋद्धयः (ṛ́ddhayaḥ)
accusative	ऋद्धिम् (ṛ́ddhim)	ऋद्धी (ṛ́ddhī)	ऋद्धीः (ṛ́ddhīḥ)
instrumental	ऋद्ध्या (ṛ́ddhyā) ऋद्धी¹ (ṛ́ddhī¹)	ऋद्धिभ्याम् (ṛ́ddhibhyām)	ऋद्धिभिः (ṛ́ddhibhiḥ)
dative	ऋद्धये (ṛ́ddhaye) ऋद्ध्यै² (ṛ́ddhyai²) ऋद्धी¹ (ṛ́ddhī¹)	ऋद्धिभ्याम् (ṛ́ddhibhyām)	ऋद्धिभ्यः (ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ)
ablative	ऋद्धेः (ṛ́ddheḥ) ऋद्ध्याः² (ṛ́ddhyāḥ²) ऋद्ध्यै³ (ṛ́ddhyai³)	ऋद्धिभ्याम् (ṛ́ddhibhyām)	ऋद्धिभ्यः (ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ)
genitive	ऋद्धेः (ṛ́ddheḥ) ऋद्ध्याः² (ṛ́ddhyāḥ²) ऋद्ध्यै³ (ṛ́ddhyai³)	ऋद्ध्योः (ṛ́ddhyoḥ)	ऋद्धीनाम् (ṛ́ddhīnām)
locative	ऋद्धौ (ṛ́ddhau) ऋद्ध्याम्² (ṛ́ddhyām²) ऋद्धा¹ (ṛ́ddhā¹)	ऋद्ध्योः (ṛ́ddhyoḥ)	ऋद्धिषु (ṛ́ddhiṣu)
vocative	ऋद्धे (ṛ́ddhe)	ऋद्धी (ṛ́ddhī)	ऋद्धयः (ṛ́ddhayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

• महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “very prosperous or powerful”)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “ऋद्धि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 226.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ऋद्धि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “ऋद्धि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “ṛddhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ŕ̊ddhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press