तीर्थ

तीर्थ

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit तीर्थ (tīrtha).

Noun

तीर्थ • (tīrth) m (Urdu spelling تیرتھ‎)

1. (Hinduism, Jainism) place of pilgrimage, tirtha; a pilgrimage

Declension

Declension of तीर्थ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तीर्थ tīrth	तीर्थ tīrth
oblique	तीर्थ tīrth	तीर्थों tīrthõ
vocative	तीर्थ tīrth	तीर्थो tīrtho

Derived terms

• तीर्थ करना (tīrth karnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तीर्थ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 455

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• *तूर्थ (tūrtha)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tr̥Htʰám, from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-th₂ó-, from *terh₂- (“to cross over”).

Noun

तीर्थ • (tīrtha) n

1. A passage, way or road; that which affords transit:
   1. A ford; a crossing at a river.
   2. Stairs for descent into a river,
   3. A channel or canal; an artificial watercourse.
   4. (Vedic religion) The path to the altar between the चात्वाल (cātvāla, “sacrificial pit”) and उत्कर (utkara, “pile of refuse”).
2. Something sacred or revered; a holy thing or place:
   1. (Hinduism) Lines or parts of the hand considered to be sacred.
   2. (Hinduism, Jainism) A place of pilgrimage (especially at a sacred body of water)
   3. (Vedic religion) Fire (considered to be holy; compare the Zoroastrian 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭‎ (ātar)).
3. Someone sacred or revered; a holy or wise person:
   1. A worthy person, especially one worthy to receive something.
   2. A brahman; a member of the Hindu priestly class.
   3. An adviser or counsellor; one entrusted to provide advice.
4. The right place, time, or means.
5. Advice, instruction; that which gives direction.
6. A woman's sexual organs; the vulva.
7. The menstrual cycle; a woman's period.

Derived terms

• *संतीर्थ (saṃtīrtha)
• तीर्थक (tīrthaka)
• तीर्थिक (tīrthika)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀢𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀣 (tittha), 𑀢𑀽𑀳 (tūha)
  • Oriya: ତୁଠ (tuṭhô)
  • Sindhi: تِٿُ‎ (tithu)
• Helu:
  • Dhivehi: ތޮށް‎ (toṣ̊)
  • Sinhalese: තොට (toṭa)
• Pali: tittha
  • → Sinhalese: තිත් (tit)
• Khowar: طورت‎ (thūrt)
  • → Wakhi: tыrt
• → Old Javanese: tīrtha
  • Javanese: ꦠꦶꦂꦠ (tirta)
    • → Indonesian: tirta (“water”)
  • → Balinese: ᬢᬷᬃᬢ (tirta)
• → English: tirtha
• → Hindi: तीर्थ (tīrth)
• → Sinhalese: තීර්‍ථය (tīrthaya)

Proper noun

तीर्थ • (tīrtha) n

1. A male given name.
2. (Hinduism) One of the ten orders of ascetics founded by Adi Shankara (its members add तीर्थ (tīrtha) to their names)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “tīrtha”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 449.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tīrtha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press