ऋद्धि

ऋद्धि

Hindi

Alternative forms

• रिद्धि (riddhi)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऋद्धि (ṛ́ddhi).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ऋद्धि • (ŕddhi) f (formal)

1. growth, increase

   Synonyms: वृद्धि (vŕddhi), बाढ़ (bāṛh), संवर्धन (samvardhan), वर्धन (vardhan)

2. success, accomplishment

   Synonyms: कामयाबी (kāmyābī), साफल्य (sāphalya), सफलता (saphaltā)

3. prosperity, affluence, good fortune, wealth
4. a medicinal plant

Declension

Declension of ऋद्धि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऋद्धि ŕddhi	ऋद्धियाँ ŕddhiyā̃
oblique	ऋद्धि ŕddhi	ऋद्धियों ŕddhiyõ
vocative	ऋद्धि ŕddhi	ऋद्धियो ŕddhiyo

Proper noun

ऋद्धि • (ŕddhi) f (Hinduism)

1. Riddhi (a consort of Ganesha)
2. name of Parvati
3. name of Lakshmi

Proper noun

ऋद्धि • (ŕddhi) f

1. a female given name, Riddhi, from Sanskrit

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ऋद्धि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “ऋद्धि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “ऋद्धि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬋᬤ᭄ᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• ঋদ্ধি (Assamese script)
• ঋদ্ধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰆𑰟𑰿𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀋𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌋𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ઋદ્ધિ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਦੑਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦉꦢ꧀ꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• ឫទ្ធិ (Khmer script)
• ಋದ್ಧಿ (Kannada script)
• ຣິທ຺ຘິ (Lao script)
• ഋദ്ധി (Malayalam script)
• 𑘆𑘟𑘿𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠷᢈᢑᢑᠾᢈ (Mongolian script)
• ᡵᡳᡩᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
• ၒဒ္ဓိ (Burmese script)
• 𑦦𑦿𑧠𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐆𑐡𑑂𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଋଦ୍ଧି (Oriya script)
• ꢈꢣ꣄ꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆉𑆢𑇀𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖆𑖟𑖿𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ඍද්ධි (Sinhalese script)
• ఋద్ధి (Telugu script)
• ฤทฺธิ (Thai script)
• རྀ་དྡྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒇𑒠𑓂𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃ŕ̥dʰ-tis. Synchronically analysable as ऋध् (ṛdh, root) +‎ -ति (-ti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ŕ̩d.dʱi/, [ŕ̩d̚.dʱi]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈr̩d̪.d̪ʱi/, [ˈr̩d̪̚.d̪ʱi]

Noun

ऋद्धि • (ṛ́ddhi) f

1. growth, increase
2. prosperity, affluence, good fortune, wealth
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.23.13:

     सर्वकामदुघं दिव्यं सर्वरत्नसमन्वितम्। सर्व्अर्द्ध्य्उपचयोदर्कं मणिस्तम्भैरुपस्कृतम्॥

     sarvakāmadughaṃ divyaṃ sarvaratnasamanvitam. sarvarddhyupacayodarkaṃ maṇistambhairupaskṛtam.

     It was a wonderful structure, bedecked with all sorts of jewels, adorned with pillars of precious stones, and capable of yielding whatever one desired. It was equipped with every form of furniture and wealth, which tended to increase in the course of time.

3. elevation, exaltation, greatness
4. extent, magnitude, excellence
5. supernatural power or supremacy, perfection
   • c. 700 CE – 900 CE, Bhāgavata Purāṇa 3.20.53:

     तेभ्यश्चैकैकशः स्वस्य देहस्यांशमदादजः। यत्तत्समाधियोग्अर्द्धितपोविद्याविरक्तिमत्।।

     tebhyaścaikaikaśaḥ svasya dehasyāṃśamadādajaḥ. yattatsamādhiyogarddhitapovidyāviraktimat..

     To each one of these sons the unborn creator of the universe gave a part of his own body, which was characterized by deep meditation, mental concentration, supernatural power, austerity, adoration and renunciation.

6. success, accomplishment
7. magic
8. a medicinal plant

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of ऋद्धि (ṛ́ddhi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋद्धिः ṛ́ddhiḥ	ऋद्धी ṛ́ddhī	ऋद्धयः ṛ́ddhayaḥ
Vocative	ऋद्धे ṛ́ddhe	ऋद्धी ṛ́ddhī	ऋद्धयः ṛ́ddhayaḥ
Accusative	ऋद्धिम् ṛ́ddhim	ऋद्धी ṛ́ddhī	ऋद्धीः ṛ́ddhīḥ
Instrumental	ऋद्ध्या ṛ́ddhyā	ऋद्धिभ्याम् ṛ́ddhibhyām	ऋद्धिभिः ṛ́ddhibhiḥ
Dative	ऋद्धये / ऋद्ध्ये¹ / ऋद्ध्यै² ṛ́ddhaye / ṛ́ddhye¹ / ṛ́ddhyai²	ऋद्धिभ्याम् ṛ́ddhibhyām	ऋद्धिभ्यः ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋद्धेः / ऋद्ध्याः² ṛ́ddheḥ / ṛ́ddhyāḥ²	ऋद्धिभ्याम् ṛ́ddhibhyām	ऋद्धिभ्यः ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋद्धेः / ऋद्ध्याः² ṛ́ddheḥ / ṛ́ddhyāḥ²	ऋद्ध्योः ṛ́ddhyoḥ	ऋद्धीनाम् ṛ́ddhīnām
Locative	ऋद्धौ / ऋद्ध्याम्² ṛ́ddhau / ṛ́ddhyām²	ऋद्ध्योः ṛ́ddhyoḥ	ऋद्धिषु ṛ́ddhiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Descendants

• Pali: iddhi
• → Khmer: ឥទ្ធិ (ʼətthiʼ) (learned)
• → Thai: อิทธิ (ìt-tí) (learned)
• Prakrit: 𑀭𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀺 (riddhi)
• → Hindi: ऋद्धि (ŕddhi) (learned)
• Lü: ᦟᦰᦒᦲ (l!thii)

Proper noun

ऋद्धि • (ṛddhi) f (Hinduism)

1. Riddhi (a consort of Ganesha)
2. name of the wife of Kubera
3. name of Parvati
4. name of Lakshmi

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of ऋद्धि (ṛ́ddhi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋद्धिः ṛ́ddhiḥ	ऋद्धी ṛ́ddhī	ऋद्धयः ṛ́ddhayaḥ
Vocative	ऋद्धे ṛ́ddhe	ऋद्धी ṛ́ddhī	ऋद्धयः ṛ́ddhayaḥ
Accusative	ऋद्धिम् ṛ́ddhim	ऋद्धी ṛ́ddhī	ऋद्धीः ṛ́ddhīḥ
Instrumental	ऋद्ध्या ṛ́ddhyā	ऋद्धिभ्याम् ṛ́ddhibhyām	ऋद्धिभिः ṛ́ddhibhiḥ
Dative	ऋद्धये / ऋद्ध्ये¹ / ऋद्ध्यै² ṛ́ddhaye / ṛ́ddhye¹ / ṛ́ddhyai²	ऋद्धिभ्याम् ṛ́ddhibhyām	ऋद्धिभ्यः ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋद्धेः / ऋद्ध्याः² ṛ́ddheḥ / ṛ́ddhyāḥ²	ऋद्धिभ्याम् ṛ́ddhibhyām	ऋद्धिभ्यः ṛ́ddhibhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋद्धेः / ऋद्ध्याः² ṛ́ddheḥ / ṛ́ddhyāḥ²	ऋद्ध्योः ṛ́ddhyoḥ	ऋद्धीनाम् ṛ́ddhīnām
Locative	ऋद्धौ / ऋद्ध्याम्² ṛ́ddhau / ṛ́ddhyām²	ऋद्ध्योः ṛ́ddhyoḥ	ऋद्धिषु ṛ́ddhiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Derived terms

• महर्द्धिक (maharddhika, “very prosperous or powerful”)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “ऋद्धि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 226.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “ऋद्धि”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “ऋद्धि”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “ṛddhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ŕ̊ddhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press