सृष्टि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सृष्टि (sṛṣṭi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /sɾɪʂ.ʈiː/

Noun

सृष्टि • (sŕṣṭi) f (Urdu spelling سرشٹی)

1. creation, making
   • राहुल सांकृत्यायन, अथातो घुमक्कड़-जिज्ञासा:

     कहा जाता है, ब्रह्म ने सृष्टि को पैदा, धारण और नाश करने का जिम्मा अपने ऊपर लिया है

     kahā jātā hai, brahma ne sŕṣṭi ko paidā, dhāraṇ aur nāś karne kā jimmā apne ūpar liyā hai

     it is said that Brahma has given us the responsibility of begetting, holding and destroying the creation

2. birth
3. the world, creation

   सृष्टिकर्ता ― sŕṣṭikartā ― Brahma

Declension

Declension of सृष्टि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi	सृष्टियाँ sŕṣṭiyā̃
oblique	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi	सृष्टियों sŕṣṭiyõ
vocative	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi	सृष्टियो sŕṣṭiyo

Proper noun

सृष्टि • (sŕṣṭi) f

1. a female given name, Srishti or Shrishti, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of सृष्टि (sg-only fem i-stem)

	singular
direct	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi
oblique	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi
vocative	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “सृष्टि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5264
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “सृष्टि”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 830
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “सृष्टि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1037
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “सृष्टि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 672.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সৃষ্টি (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬺᬱ᭄ᬝᬶ (Balinese script)
• সৃষ্টি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰴𑰬𑰿𑰘𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀾𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သၖၑ္ဋိ (Burmese script)
• સૃષ્ટિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਟਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦽꦰ꧀ꦛꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑃂𑂭𑂹𑂗𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada script)
• ស្ឫឞ្ដិ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ຣິຩ຺ຏິ (Lao script)
• സൃഷ്ടി (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡵᡳᢢᢞᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘵𑘬𑘿𑘘𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠷᠢᢔᢌᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧖𑧌𑧠𑦸𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐺𑐲𑑂𑐚𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସୃଷ୍ଟି (Odia script)
• ꢱꢺꢰ꣄ꢜꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆸𑆰𑇀𑆛𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖴𑖬𑖿𑖘𑖰 (Siddham script)
• සෘෂ‍්ටි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩙𑪀 𑪙𑩦𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚔𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸ்ரிஷ்டி (Tamil script)
• సృష్టి (Telugu script)
• สฺฤษฺฏิ (Thai script)
• སྲྀ་ཥྚི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒵𑒭𑓂𑒙𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨼𑨉𑨯𑩇𑨔𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Denominative of सृष्ट (sṛṣṭa, “discharged, thrown, brought forth”), from the root सृज् (sṛj, “to flow, glide, push, go”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sŕ̩ʂ.ʈi/, /sr̩ʂ.ʈí/
  • Paroxytone सृष्टि॑ (sṛ́ṣṭi) is more common than oxytone सृ॒ष्टि (sṛṣṭí).
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/

Noun

सृष्टि • (sṛṣṭi) stem, f

1. emission, distribution
2. creation (abstract and concrete)
3. innate disposition
4. (archaic) nature
5. (archaic) liberality

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of सृष्टि॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सृष्टिः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭiḥ)	सृष्टी॑ (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्ट॑यः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	सृष्टि॑म् (sṛ́ṣṭim)	सृष्टी॑ (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्टीः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭīḥ)
instrumental	सृष्ट्या॑ (sṛ́ṣṭyā) सृष्टी॑¹ (sṛ́ṣṭī¹)	सृष्टि॑भ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	सृष्टि॑भिः (sṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ)
dative	सृष्ट॑ये (sṛ́ṣṭaye) सृष्ट्यै॑ (sṛ́ṣṭyai)	सृष्टि॑भ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	सृष्टि॑भ्यः (sṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative	सृष्टेः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭeḥ) सृष्ट्याः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭyāḥ) सृष्ट्यै॑² (sṛ́ṣṭyai²)	सृष्टि॑भ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	सृष्टि॑भ्यः (sṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive	सृष्टेः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭeḥ) सृष्ट्याः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭyāḥ) सृष्ट्यै॑² (sṛ́ṣṭyai²)	सृष्ट्योः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	सृष्टी॑नाम् (sṛ́ṣṭīnām)
locative	सृष्टौ॑ (sṛ́ṣṭau) सृष्ट्या॑म् (sṛ́ṣṭyām) सृष्टा॑¹ (sṛ́ṣṭā¹)	सृष्ट्योः॑ (sṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	सृष्टि॑षु (sṛ́ṣṭiṣu)
vocative	सृष्टे॑ (sṛ́ṣṭe)	सृष्टी॑ (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्ट॑यः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine i-stem declension of सृ॒ष्टि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सृ॒ष्टिः (sṛṣṭíḥ)	सृ॒ष्टी (sṛṣṭī́)	सृ॒ष्टयः॑ (sṛṣṭáyaḥ)
accusative	सृ॒ष्टिम् (sṛṣṭím)	सृ॒ष्टी (sṛṣṭī́)	सृ॒ष्टीः (sṛṣṭī́ḥ)
instrumental	सृ॒ष्ट्या (sṛṣṭyā́) सृ॒ष्टी¹ (sṛṣṭī́¹)	सृ॒ष्टिभ्या॑म् (sṛṣṭíbhyām)	सृ॒ष्टिभिः॑ (sṛṣṭíbhiḥ)
dative	सृ॒ष्टये॑ (sṛṣṭáye) सृ॒ष्ट्यै (sṛṣṭyái)	सृ॒ष्टिभ्या॑म् (sṛṣṭíbhyām)	सृ॒ष्टिभ्यः॑ (sṛṣṭíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सृ॒ष्टेः (sṛṣṭéḥ) सृ॒ष्ट्याः (sṛṣṭyā́ḥ) सृ॒ष्ट्यै² (sṛṣṭyái²)	सृ॒ष्टिभ्या॑म् (sṛṣṭíbhyām)	सृ॒ष्टिभ्यः॑ (sṛṣṭíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सृ॒ष्टेः (sṛṣṭéḥ) सृ॒ष्ट्याः (sṛṣṭyā́ḥ) सृ॒ष्ट्यै² (sṛṣṭyái²)	सृ॒ष्ट्योः (sṛṣṭyóḥ)	सृ॒ष्टी॒नाम् (sṛṣṭīnā́m)
locative	सृ॒ष्टौ (sṛṣṭáu) सृ॒ष्ट्याम् (sṛṣṭyā́m) सृ॒ष्टा¹ (sṛṣṭā́¹)	सृ॒ष्ट्योः (sṛṣṭyóḥ)	सृ॒ष्टिषु॑ (sṛṣṭíṣu)
vocative	सृष्टे॑ (sṛ́ṣṭe)	सृष्टी॑ (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्ट॑यः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (siṭṭhi)
  • Central:
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: सिट्ठी (siṭṭhī)

      Urdu: سِٹّھِی (siṭṭhī)

  • Eastern:
    • Old Bengali: সিঠি (siṭhi)
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਸੱਟ (saṭṭa), ਸਿੱਟ (siṭṭa)

      Shahmukhi script: سَٹّ (saṭṭ), سِٹّ (siṭṭ)

  • Southern:
    • Marathi: शीट (śīṭ)
    • Sinhalese: සැටිය (sæṭiya), හැටිය (hæṭiya)
• → Bengali: সৃষ্টি (sriśṭi) (learned)
• → Hindi: सृष्टि (sŕṣṭi) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (sṛṣṭi) (learned)
• → Malayalam: സൃഷ്ടി (sr̥ṣṭi) (learned)
• → Tamil: சிருஷ்டி (ciruṣṭi) (learned)
• → Telugu: సృష్టి (sr̥ṣṭi) (learned)

References

• Arthur A. Macdonell (31 July 2012 (last accessed)), “A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sṛṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press