Aditi

See also: aditi and adīti

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit अदिति (aditi, “having nothing to give”); ultimately from अ- (a-) + दिति (diti).

Proper noun

Aditi

1. (Hinduism) The daughter of Daksha, wife of Kashyapa, and mother of the gods.
2. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
   • 2021, Vishakha Malukani (Morika), “I will teach my daughter”, in Vishakha Malukani (Morika), editor, The Warmth of Emotions, Writersgram Publications, →ISBN, page 19:

     [My daughter] is not just born to sit at the backseat of her
     boyfriend’s bike,
     She can ride better than him.
     She is not just born to be a toy for anyone’s
     lust,
     She rule[s] her own body & can decide to
     whom [to] give [the] right to touch her body & soul.
     She can be bold, badass like Aditi in YJHD,
     At the same time she can be sweet &
     innocent like Naina in YJHD.

Translations

Kashyapa's wife

• Gujarati: અદિતિ (aditi)
• Hindi: अदिति (hi) (aditi)
• Kannada: ಅದಿತಿ (kn) (aditi)
• Malayalam: അദിതി (ml) (aditi)
• Marathi: अदिती (aditī)
• Nepali: अदिति (ne) (aditi)
• Newar: अदिती (aditī)
• Russian: А́дити (ru) f (Áditi)
• Sanskrit: अदिति (sa) (aditi)
• Tamil: அதிதி (ta) (atiti)
• Telugu: అదితి (te) (aditi)
• Urdu: اَدِیتی (adītī)

References

1. Puranic Encyclopedia: a comprehensive dictionary with special reference to the epic and Puranic literature, Vettam Mani, Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi, 1975, pp. 3-4.