श्रुधि

श्रुधि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬸᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• শ্ৰুধি (Assamese script)
• শ্রুধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰲𑰟𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• શ્રુધિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦯꦿꦸꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• ឝ្រុធិ (Khmer script)
• ಶ್ರುಧಿ (Kannada script)
• ຨ຺ຣຸຘິ (Lao script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘳𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ၐြုဓိ (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧔𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐸𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରୁଧି (Oriya script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢸꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆶𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑗜𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• శ్రుధి (Telugu script)
• ศฺรุธิ (Thai script)
• ཤྲུདྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒳𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱludʰí (2nd person singular aorist imperative of *ḱlew- (“to hear”)). Cognate with Ancient Greek κλῦθι (klûthi, 2nd person singular aorist imperative of κλύω (klúō)).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾu.dʱí/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɾu.d̪ʱi/

Verb

श्रुधि • (śrudhí)

1. second-person singular aorist imperative of श्रु (śru, “to hear”)
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.2.1:

     वायवा याहि दर्शतेमे सोमा अरंकृताः ।
     तेषां पाहि श्रुधी हवम् ॥

     vāyavā yāhi darśateme somā araṃkṛtāḥ .
     teṣāṃ pāhi śrudhī havam .

     Beautiful Vāyu, come, for you these Soma drops have been prepared:
     Drink them and hear our call.