Aditi

Aditi

See also: aditi, adití, 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 mainly used in India.

Translations

Kashyapa's wife

Hindi: अदिति (hi) (aditi) Kannada: ಅದಿತಿ (kn) (aditi) Malayalam: അദിതി (ml) (aditi) Marathi: अदिति (aditi) Nepali: अदिति (ne) (aditi)

Newari: अदिती (aditī) Russian: А́дити (ru) f (Áditi) Sanskrit: अदिति (sa) (aditi) Tamil: அதிதி (ta) (atiti) Telugu: అదితి (te) (aditi)

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.