राशि

राशि

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit राशि (rāśi)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ʃiː/, [ɾäː.ʃiː]

Noun

राशि • (rāśi) f

1. amount, quantity
2. (mathematics) variable

   इस समीकरण में केवल एक राशि है।

   is samīkaraṇ mẽ keval ek rāśi hai.

   There is only one variable in this equation.

3. (arithmetic) sum, total
4. astrological sign, zodiac sign

Declension

Declension of राशि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	राशि rāśi	राशियाँ rāśiyā̃
oblique	राशि rāśi	राशियों rāśiyõ
vocative	राशि rāśi	राशियो rāśiyo

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Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬭᬵᬰᬶ (Balinese script)
• ৰাশি (Assamese script)
• রাশি (Bengali script)
• 𑰨𑰯𑰫𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀭𑀸𑀰𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌰𑌾𑌶𑌿 (Grantha script)
• રાશિ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਾਸ਼ਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦫꦴꦯꦶ (Javanese script)
• រាឝិ (Khmer script)
• ರಾಶಿ (Kannada script)
• ຣາຨິ (Lao script)
• രാശി (Malayalam script)
• 𑘨𑘰𑘫𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠠᢗᠱᢈ (Mongolian script)
• ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᡳ (Manchu script)
• ရာၐိ (Burmese script)
• 𑧈𑧑𑧋𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐬𑐵𑐱𑐶 (Newa script)
• ରାଶି (Oriya script)
• ꢬꢵꢯꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆫𑆳𑆯𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖨𑖯𑖫𑖰 (Siddham script)
• රාශි (Sinhalese script)
• రాశి (Telugu script)
• ราศิ (Thai script)
• རཱ་ཤི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒩𑒰𑒬𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rāśíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rāćíš, from *rać- (“to bind, tie”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ɕí/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɾɑː.ɕi/

Noun

राशि • (rāśí) m or f

1. a heap, mass, pile, group, multitude, quantity, number (RV.)
   • RV 8.85.8b

     तरिः षष्टिस्त्वा मरुतो वाव्र्धाना उस्रा इव राशयो यज्ञियासः |

     उप तवेमः कर्धि नो भागधेयं शुष्मं त एना हविषा विधेम ||

     triḥ ṣaṣṭistvā maruto vāvṛdhānā usrā iva rāśayo yajñiyāsaḥ |

     upa tvemaḥ kṛdhi no bhāghadheyaṃ śuṣmaṃ ta enā haviṣā vidhema ||

     Thrice-sixty Maruts, waxing strong, were with thee, like piles of beaming light, worthy of worship.

     We come to thee: grant us a happy portion. Let us adore thy might with this oblation.

2. (arithmetic) a sum or the figure or figures put down for an operation (such as multiplying, dividing) (Col.)
3. a measure of quantity (= द्रोण (droṇa)) (ŚārṅgS.)
4. a sign of the zodiac (as being a certain sum or quantity of degrees), one-twelfth part of the ecliptic, an astrological house (MBh., VarBṛS. etc.) (compare IW. 178)
5. a heap of corn (L.)
6. name of an एकाह (ekāha) (ŚrS.)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of राशि (rāśí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राशिः rāśíḥ	राशी rāśī́	राशयः rāśáyaḥ
Vocative	राशे rā́śe	राशी rā́śī	राशयः rā́śayaḥ
Accusative	राशिम् rāśím	राशी rāśī́	राशीन् rāśī́n
Instrumental	राशिना / राश्या¹ rāśínā / rāśyā̀¹	राशिभ्याम् rāśíbhyām	राशिभिः rāśíbhiḥ
Dative	राशये / राश्ये² rāśáye / rāśyè²	राशिभ्याम् rāśíbhyām	राशिभ्यः rāśíbhyaḥ
Ablative	राशेः / राश्यः² rāśéḥ / rāśyàḥ²	राशिभ्याम् rāśíbhyām	राशिभ्यः rāśíbhyaḥ
Genitive	राशेः / राश्यः² rāśéḥ / rāśyàḥ²	राश्योः rāśyóḥ	राशीनाम् rāśīnā́m
Locative	राशौ rāśaú	राश्योः rāśyóḥ	राशिषु rāśíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Feminine i-stem declension of राशि (rāśí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	राशिः rāśíḥ	राशी rāśī́	राशयः rāśáyaḥ
Vocative	राशे rā́śe	राशी rā́śī	राशयः rā́śayaḥ
Accusative	राशिम् rāśím	राशी rāśī́	राशीः rāśī́ḥ
Instrumental	राश्या rāśyā̀	राशिभ्याम् rāśíbhyām	राशिभिः rāśíbhiḥ
Dative	राशये / राश्ये¹ / राश्यै² rāśáye / rāśyè¹ / rāśyaì²	राशिभ्याम् rāśíbhyām	राशिभ्यः rāśíbhyaḥ
Ablative	राशेः / राश्याः² rāśéḥ / rāśyā̀ḥ²	राशिभ्याम् rāśíbhyām	राशिभ्यः rāśíbhyaḥ
Genitive	राशेः / राश्याः² rāśéḥ / rāśyā̀ḥ²	राश्योः rāśyóḥ	राशीनाम् rāśīnā́m
Locative	राशौ / राश्याम्² rāśaú / rāśyā̀m²	राश्योः rāśyóḥ	राशिषु rāśíṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

Derived terms

• राशिचक्र (rāśícakra)

Descendants

Descendants

• Pali: rāsi
  • → Burmese: ရာသီ (rasi)
  • → Thai: ราศี (raa-sǐi)
• Central:
  • Shauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: રાસ (rās)
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: रास (rās)
      • Urdu: رَاس‎
    • Old Awadhi: रासी (rāsī, “heap”)
• Dardic:
  • Khowar: رش‎ (raš)
  • Shina: لا‎ (lā), [script needed] (laiε, “heap”)
• Eastern:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Bengali: রাস (ras), রাশি (raśi)
    • Bihari: रास (“heap of grain after winnowing”)
    • Maithili: रास (rās, “heap”), रासि (rāsɨ, “large milkpail”)
    • Oriya: ରାସି (rasi)
• Northern:
  • Kumaoni: रास (rās)
  • Nepali: रास (rās)
• Southern:
  • Elu Prakrit:
    • Sinhalese: රැස (ræsa), රැහැ (ræhæ)
    • Dhivehi: ރެސް‎ (res), ރާހި‎ (rāhi)
• Western:
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Sindhi: rāhi
      • Arabic: رَاهِ‎
      • Devanagari: राहि
• → Khmer: រាសី (riəsəy)
• → Malayalam: രാശി (rāśi)
• → Tamil: இராசி (irāci)
• → Telugu: రాశి (rāśi)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “राशि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0879.