संधि

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

Hindi

Alternative forms

सन्धि (sandhi)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

संधि • (sandhi) f (Urdu spelling سندھی)

combination, union, junction
Synonym: मिलन (milan)

Antonyms: विच्छेद (vicched), वियोग (viyog)
truce, treaty, pact, alliance
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:संधि
(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

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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/

Noun

सं॒धि • (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 सं॒धि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒धिः (saṃdhíḥ)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धयः॑ (saṃdháyaḥ)
accusative	सं॒धिम् (saṃdhím)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धीन् (saṃdhī́n)
instrumental	सं॒धिना॑ (saṃdhínā)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभिः॑ (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	सं॒धये॑ (saṃdháye)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धी॒नाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	सं॒धौ (saṃdháu) सं॒धा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धिषु॑ (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधे॑ (sáṃdhe)	संधी॑ (sáṃdhī)	संध॑यः (sáṃdhayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Assamese: সান্দি (xandi), সান্ধি (xandhi)
Pali: sandhi
→ Arabic: سَنْدْهِي (sandhī)
→ Assamese: সন্ধি (xondhi)
→ Bengali: সন্ধি (śondhi)
→ English: sandhi (learned)
→ Finnish: sandhi (learned)
→ French: sandhi (learned)
→ German: Sandhi (learned)
→ Gujarati: સંધિ (sandhi)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: संधि (sandhi), सन्धि (sandhi)

Urdu: سندھی (sandhī)
→ Indonesian: sandi
→ Italian: sandhi (learned)
→ Kannada: ಸಂಧಿ (sandhi)
→ Malayalam: സന്ധി (sandhi)
→ Marathi: संधी (sandhī)
→ Odia: ସଂଧି (sandhi), ସନ୍ଧି (sandhi)
→ Polish: sandhi (learned)
→ Portuguese: sândi (learned)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਸੰਧੀ (sandhī)

Shahmukhi script: سندھی (sandhī)
→ Russian: са́ндхи (sándxi) (learned)
→ Spanish: sandhi (learned)
→ Tamil: சந்தி (canti)
→ Telugu: సంధి (sandhi)
→ Thai: สนธิ (sǒn-tí)

Adjective

सं॒धि • (saṃdhí) stem

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

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of सं॒धि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒धिः (saṃdhíḥ)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धयः॑ (saṃdháyaḥ)
accusative	सं॒धिम् (saṃdhím)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धीन् (saṃdhī́n)
instrumental	सं॒धिना॑ (saṃdhínā)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभिः॑ (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	सं॒धये॑ (saṃdháye)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धी॒नाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	सं॒धौ (saṃdháu) सं॒धा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धिषु॑ (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधे॑ (sáṃdhe)	संधी॑ (sáṃdhī)	संध॑यः (sáṃdhayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of सं॒धि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒धिः (saṃdhíḥ)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धयः॑ (saṃdháyaḥ)
accusative	सं॒धिम् (saṃdhím)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धीः (saṃdhī́ḥ)
instrumental	सं॒ध्या (saṃdhyā́) सं॒धी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभिः॑ (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	सं॒धये॑ (saṃdháye) सं॒ध्यै (saṃdhyái)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ) सं॒ध्याः (saṃdhyā́ḥ) सं॒ध्यै² (saṃdhyái²)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ) सं॒ध्याः (saṃdhyā́ḥ) सं॒ध्यै² (saṃdhyái²)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धी॒नाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	सं॒धौ (saṃdháu) सं॒ध्याम् (saṃdhyā́m) सं॒धा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धिषु॑ (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधे॑ (sáṃdhe)	संधी॑ (sáṃdhī)	संध॑यः (sáṃdhayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of सं॒धि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒धि (saṃdhí)	सं॒धिनी॑ (saṃdhínī) सं॒धी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)	सं॒धीनि॑ (saṃdhī́ni) सं॒धि¹ (saṃdhí¹) सं॒धी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)
accusative	सं॒धि (saṃdhí)	सं॒धिनी॑ (saṃdhínī) सं॒धी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)	सं॒धीनि॑ (saṃdhī́ni) सं॒धि¹ (saṃdhí¹) सं॒धी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)
instrumental	सं॒धिना॑ (saṃdhínā)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभिः॑ (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	सं॒धिने॑ (saṃdhíne) सं॒धये॑ (saṃdháye)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒धिनः॑ (saṃdhínaḥ) सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒धिनः॑ (saṃdhínaḥ) सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ)	सं॒धिनोः॑ (saṃdhínoḥ) सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धी॒नाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	सं॒धिनि॑ (saṃdhíni) सं॒धौ (saṃdháu) सं॒धा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	सं॒धिनोः॑ (saṃdhínoḥ) सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धिषु॑ (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधि॑ (sáṃdhi) संधे॑ (sáṃdhe)	संधि॑नी (sáṃdhinī) संधी॑¹ (sáṃdhī¹)	संधी॑नि (sáṃdhīni) संधि॑¹ (sáṃdhi¹) संधी॑¹ (sáṃdhī¹)

¹Vedic

Proper noun

सं॒धि • (saṃdhí) stem, f

name of a goddess presiding over a junction or union

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of सं॒धि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सं॒धिः (saṃdhíḥ)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धयः॑ (saṃdháyaḥ)
accusative	सं॒धिम् (saṃdhím)	सं॒धी (saṃdhī́)	सं॒धीः (saṃdhī́ḥ)
instrumental	सं॒ध्या (saṃdhyā́) सं॒धी¹ (saṃdhī́¹)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभिः॑ (saṃdhíbhiḥ)
dative	सं॒धये॑ (saṃdháye) सं॒ध्यै (saṃdhyái)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ) सं॒ध्याः (saṃdhyā́ḥ) सं॒ध्यै² (saṃdhyái²)	सं॒धिभ्या॑म् (saṃdhíbhyām)	सं॒धिभ्यः॑ (saṃdhíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सं॒धेः (saṃdhéḥ) सं॒ध्याः (saṃdhyā́ḥ) सं॒ध्यै² (saṃdhyái²)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धी॒नाम् (saṃdhīnā́m)
locative	सं॒धौ (saṃdháu) सं॒ध्याम् (saṃdhyā́m) सं॒धा¹ (saṃdhā́¹)	सं॒ध्योः (saṃdhyóḥ)	सं॒धिषु॑ (saṃdhíṣu)
vocative	संधे॑ (sáṃdhe)	संधी॑ (sáṃdhī)	संध॑यः (sáṃdhayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

References

Monier Williams (1899), “संधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1144, column 3.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “saṃdhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.