समृद्धि

See also: समृद्ध and समृद्धी

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit समृद्धि (samṛddhi)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

समृद्धि • (samŕddhi) f

1. prosperity, wealth, affluence

   Synonym: संपन्नता (sampannatā)

Proper noun

समृद्धि • (samŕddhi) f

1. a female given name, Samriddhi, from Sanskrit

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “समृद्धि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4986
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “समृद्धि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 988
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “समृद्धि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 785
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “समृद्धि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 639.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• সমৃদ্ধি (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬫᬺᬤ᭄ᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• সমৃদ্ধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰦𑰴𑰟𑰿𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀫𑀾𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သမၖဒ္ဓိ (Burmese script)
• સમૃદ્ધિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਮ੍ਰਦ੍ਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦩꦽꦢ꧀ꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂧𑃂𑂠𑂹𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ (Kannada script)
• សម្ឫទ្ធិ (Khmer script)
• ສມ຺ຣິທ຺ຘິ (Lao script)
• സമൃദ്ധി (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᡵᡳᡩᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᠮᠷᠢᢑᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧆𑧖𑦿𑧠𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐩𑐺𑐡𑑂𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସମୃଦ୍ଧି (Odia script)
• ꢱꢪꢺꢣ꣄ꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆩𑆸𑆢𑇀𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖦𑖴𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• සමෘද‍්ධි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩴𑩙𑩭 𑪙𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚢𑚛𑚶𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸம்ரித்³தி⁴ (Tamil script)
• సమృద్ధి (Telugu script)
• สมฺฤทฺธิ (Thai script)
• ས་མྲྀ་དྡྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒧𑒵𑒠𑓂𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨛𑩇𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *som-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛddhi)

Sanskrit समृ॑द्धि (sámṛddhi)

From सम्- (sam-) + ऋद्धि (ṛddhi).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ́.mr̩d.dʱi/, [sɐ́.mr̩d̚.dʱi]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐ.mr̩d̪.d̪ʱi/, [s̪ɐ.mr̩d̪̚.d̪ʱi]

Noun

समृ॑द्धि • (sámṛddhi) stem, f

1. great prosperity or success
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) I.5.2.4:

     अथो॒ खलु॑ सं॒भृत्या॑ ए॒व सं॑भाराः क॑र्त॒व्यं॑ यजु॑र्य॒ज्ञस्य॒ समृ॑द्ध्यै

     átho khálu saṃbhṛ́tyā evá sambhārā́ḥ kartavyàṃ yájuryajñásya sámṛddhyai

     • 1914 translation by Arthur Berriedale Keith

       […] [Likewise,] they say: “The apparatus should be collected and the Yajus should be performed, for the success of the ritual worship.”

2. growth, increase
3. thriving, welfare, fortune
4. excellence, perfection

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of समृद्धि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	समृद्धिः (sámṛddhiḥ)	समृद्धी (sámṛddhī)	समृद्धयः (sámṛddhayaḥ)
accusative	समृद्धिम् (sámṛddhim)	समृद्धी (sámṛddhī)	समृद्धीः (sámṛddhīḥ)
instrumental	समृद्ध्या (sámṛddhyā) समृद्धी¹ (sámṛddhī¹)	समृद्धिभ्याम् (sámṛddhibhyām)	समृद्धिभिः (sámṛddhibhiḥ)
dative	समृद्धये (sámṛddhaye) समृद्ध्यै² (sámṛddhyai²) समृद्धी¹ (sámṛddhī¹)	समृद्धिभ्याम् (sámṛddhibhyām)	समृद्धिभ्यः (sámṛddhibhyaḥ)
ablative	समृद्धेः (sámṛddheḥ) समृद्ध्याः² (sámṛddhyāḥ²) समृद्ध्यै³ (sámṛddhyai³)	समृद्धिभ्याम् (sámṛddhibhyām)	समृद्धिभ्यः (sámṛddhibhyaḥ)
genitive	समृद्धेः (sámṛddheḥ) समृद्ध्याः² (sámṛddhyāḥ²) समृद्ध्यै³ (sámṛddhyai³)	समृद्ध्योः (sámṛddhyoḥ)	समृद्धीनाम् (sámṛddhīnām)
locative	समृद्धौ (sámṛddhau) समृद्ध्याम्² (sámṛddhyām²) समृद्धा¹ (sámṛddhā¹)	समृद्ध्योः (sámṛddhyoḥ)	समृद्धिषु (sámṛddhiṣu)
vocative	समृद्धे (sámṛddhe)	समृद्धी (sámṛddhī)	समृद्धयः (sámṛddhayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Pali: samiddhi
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (samiddhi), 𑀲𑀫𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (samaddhi)

Borrowed terms

• → Gujarati: સમૃદ્ધિ (samŕddhi)
• → Hindi: समृद्धि (samŕddhi)
• → Kannada: ಸಮೃದ್ಧಿ (samṛddhi)
• → Malayalam: സമൃദ്ധി (samr̥ddhi)
• → Odia: ସମୃଦ୍ଧି (samruddhi)
• → Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: संमविरिधि (saṃmaviridhi)

  Modi script: 𑘭𑘽𑘦𑘪𑘲𑘨𑘲𑘠𑘲 (saṃmavīrīdhī)

  • → Marathi: samruddhī

    Devanagari script: समृद्धी

    Modi script: 𑘭𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘿𑘠𑘲

• → Telugu: సమృద్ధి (samr̥ddhi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “समृद्धि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1171, column 2.