स्तुति

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्तुति (stuti), from Proto-Indo-European *stuti (prayer). Connected to Latin superstitio (superstition)[1] and stupor (amazement, astonishment)[2], though those are often drawn from different roots.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्तुति (stutif

  1. praise, lauding; invocation
    • c. 1950, Shriram Sharma, Rigveda Samhita 1.1.1:
      हम अग्निदेव की स्तुति करते हैं जो यज्ञ के पुरोहित, देवता, ऋत्विज, होता, और याचको को रत्नों से विभूषित करने वाले हैं ॥
      ham agnidev kī stuti karte ha͠i jo yajña ke purohit, devtā, ŕtvij, hotā, aur yācko ko ratnõ se vibhūṣit karne vāle ha͠i .
      I Laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice,
      The hotar, lavishest of wealth.

Declension

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References

  1. ^ University of Kansas, 1992: "Studies in the Classical Tradition." (p. 54)
  2. ^ Rendich, Franco (2013): Comparative etymological Dictionary of classical Indo-European languages: Indo-European - Sanskrit - Greek - Latin (p. 585)