शुचि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• শুচি (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
• শুচি (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုစိ (Burmese script)
• શુચિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಚಿ (Kannada script)
• ឝុចិ (Khmer script)
• ຨຸຈິ (Lao script)
• ശുചി (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଶୁଚି (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ශුචි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஶுசி (Tamil script)
• శుచి (Telugu script)
• ศุจิ (Thai script)
• ཤུ་ཙི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From शुच् (śuc).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕú.t͡ɕi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕu.t͡ɕi/

Adjective

शुचि॑ • (śúci) stem

1. shining, glowing, gleaming, radiant, bright
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.29.5:

     ति॒ग्ममेको॑ बिभर्ति॒ हस्त॒ आयु॑धं॒ शुचि॑रु॒ग्रो जला॑षभेषजः॥

     tigmáméko bibharti hásta ā́yudhaṃ śúcirugró jálāṣabheṣajaḥ.

     One brilliant and fierce, yet the distributor of healing medicines, holds his sharp weapon in his hand.

2. brilliantly white , white
3. clear, clean, pure (lit. and fig.), holy, unsullied, undefiled, innocent, honest, virtuous
4. pure (in a ceremonial sense)
5. (ifc.) one who has acquitted himself of or discharged a duty (see [rahaḥ-ś] )

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of शुचि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शुचिः॑ (śúciḥ)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुच॑यः (śúcayaḥ)
accusative	शुचि॑म् (śúcim)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुची॑न् (śúcīn)
instrumental	शुचि॑ना (śúcinā) शुच्या॑¹ (śúcyā¹)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भिः (śúcibhiḥ)
dative	शुच॑ये (śúcaye)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
ablative	शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ) शुच्यः॑¹ (śúcyaḥ¹)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
genitive	शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ) शुच्यः॑¹ (śúcyaḥ¹)	शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुची॑नाम् (śúcīnām)
locative	शुचौ॑ (śúcau) शुचा॑¹ (śúcā¹)	शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुचि॑षु (śúciṣu)
vocative	शुचे॑ (śúce)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुच॑यः (śúcayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of शुचि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शुचिः॑ (śúciḥ)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुच॑यः (śúcayaḥ)
accusative	शुचि॑म् (śúcim)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुचीः॑ (śúcīḥ)
instrumental	शुच्या॑ (śúcyā) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भिः (śúcibhiḥ)
dative	शुच॑ये (śúcaye) शुच्यै॑ (śúcyai)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
ablative	शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ) शुच्याः॑ (śúcyāḥ) शुच्यै॑² (śúcyai²)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
genitive	शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ) शुच्याः॑ (śúcyāḥ) शुच्यै॑² (śúcyai²)	शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुची॑नाम् (śúcīnām)
locative	शुचौ॑ (śúcau) शुच्या॑म् (śúcyām) शुचा॑¹ (śúcā¹)	शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुचि॑षु (śúciṣu)
vocative	शुचे॑ (śúce)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुच॑यः (śúcayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of शुचि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शुचि॑ (śúci)	शुचि॑नी (śúcinī) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)	शुची॑नि (śúcīni) शुचि॑¹ (śúci¹) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)
accusative	शुचि॑ (śúci)	शुचि॑नी (śúcinī) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)	शुची॑नि (śúcīni) शुचि॑¹ (śúci¹) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)
instrumental	शुचि॑ना (śúcinā) शुच्या॑¹ (śúcyā¹)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भिः (śúcibhiḥ)
dative	शुचि॑ने (śúcine) शुच॑ये (śúcaye)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
ablative	शुचि॑नः (śúcinaḥ) शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
genitive	शुचि॑नः (śúcinaḥ) शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ)	शुचि॑नोः (śúcinoḥ) शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुची॑नाम् (śúcīnām)
locative	शुचि॑नि (śúcini) शुचौ॑ (śúcau) शुचा॑¹ (śúcā¹)	शुचि॑नोः (śúcinoḥ) शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुचि॑षु (śúciṣu)
vocative	शुचि॑ (śúci) शुचे॑ (śúce)	शुचि॑नी (śúcinī) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)	शुची॑नि (śúcīni) शुचि॑¹ (śúci¹) शुची॑¹ (śúcī¹)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

शुचि॑ • (śúci) stem, m

1. purification, purity, honesty, virtue
2. fire
3. oblation to fire at the first feeding of an infant
4. a particular hot month (in a narrow sense, Āshāḍha or Jyeshṭha, or the hot season more broadly)
5. the sun

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of शुचि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शुचिः॑ (śúciḥ)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुच॑यः (śúcayaḥ)
accusative	शुचि॑म् (śúcim)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुची॑न् (śúcīn)
instrumental	शुचि॑ना (śúcinā) शुच्या॑¹ (śúcyā¹)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भिः (śúcibhiḥ)
dative	शुच॑ये (śúcaye)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
ablative	शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ) शुच्यः॑¹ (śúcyaḥ¹)	शुचि॑भ्याम् (śúcibhyām)	शुचि॑भ्यः (śúcibhyaḥ)
genitive	शुचेः॑ (śúceḥ) शुच्यः॑¹ (śúcyaḥ¹)	शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुची॑नाम् (śúcīnām)
locative	शुचौ॑ (śúcau) शुचा॑¹ (śúcā¹)	शुच्योः॑ (śúcyoḥ)	शुचि॑षु (śúciṣu)
vocative	शुचे॑ (śúce)	शुची॑ (śúcī)	शुच॑यः (śúcayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Malay: suci
  • → Indonesian: suci
• → Old Javanese: śuci
  • Javanese: suci
  • → Balinese: suci
• Pali: suci
• → Thai: ศุจิ (su-ji, “pure, shining, white”)