दुर्गति

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्गति (durgati).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊɾ.ɡə.t̪iː/, [d̪ʊɾ.ɡɐ.t̪iː]

Noun

दुर्गति • (durgati) f

1. predicament
2. misery

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ग़रीबी

3. distress

Declension

Declension of दुर्गति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	दुर्गति durgati	दुर्गतियाँ durgatiyā̃
oblique	दुर्गति durgati	दुर्गतियों durgatiyõ
vocative	दुर्गति durgati	दुर्गतियो durgatiyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “दुर्गति”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्गति (durgati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪uɾ.ɡə.t̪i/, [d̪uɾ.ɡə.t̪iː]

Noun

दुर्गति • (durgati) f

1. pickle, plight, predicament, trouble

References

• Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “दुर्गति”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्गति (durgati).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪urɡʌt̪i]
• Phonetic Devanagari: दुर्गति

Noun

दुर्गति • (durgati)

1. affliction, catastrophe
2. misery

Declension

Declension of दुर्गति
	Singular	Plural
nominative	दुर्गति [d̪urɡʌt̪i]	दुर्गतिहरू [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾu]
accusative	दुर्गतिलाई [d̪urɡʌt̪iläi]	दुर्गतिहरूलाई [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾuläi]
instrumental/ergative	दुर्गतिले [d̪urɡʌt̪ile]	दुर्गतिहरूले [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾule]
dative	दुर्गतिलाई [d̪urɡʌt̪iläi]	दुर्गतिहरूलाई [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾuläi]
ablative	दुर्गतिबाट [d̪urɡʌt̪ibäʈʌ]	दुर्गतिहरूबाट [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾubäʈʌ]
genitive	दुर्गतिको [d̪urɡʌt̪iko]	दुर्गतिहरूको [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾuko]
locative	दुर्गतिमा [d̪urɡʌt̪imä]	दुर्गतिहरूमा [d̪urɡʌt̪iɦʌɾumä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “दुर्गति”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

Sanskrit

Etymology

दुर् (dur) +‎ गति (gati).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /duɾ.ɡɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪uɾ.ɡɐ.t̪i/

Noun

दुर्गति • (durgati) stem, f

1. distress, misfortune
2. poverty

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of दुर्गति

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	दुर्गतिः (durgatiḥ)	दुर्गती (durgatī)	दुर्गतयः (durgatayaḥ)
vocative	दुर्गते (durgate)	दुर्गती (durgatī)	दुर्गतयः (durgatayaḥ)
accusative	दुर्गतिम् (durgatim)	दुर्गती (durgatī)	दुर्गतीः (durgatīḥ)
instrumental	दुर्गत्या (durgatyā) दुर्गती¹ (durgatī¹)	दुर्गतिभ्याम् (durgatibhyām)	दुर्गतिभिः (durgatibhiḥ)
dative	दुर्गतये (durgataye) दुर्गत्यै² (durgatyai²) दुर्गती¹ (durgatī¹)	दुर्गतिभ्याम् (durgatibhyām)	दुर्गतिभ्यः (durgatibhyaḥ)
ablative	दुर्गतेः (durgateḥ) दुर्गत्याः² (durgatyāḥ²) दुर्गत्यै³ (durgatyai³)	दुर्गतिभ्याम् (durgatibhyām)	दुर्गतिभ्यः (durgatibhyaḥ)
genitive	दुर्गतेः (durgateḥ) दुर्गत्याः² (durgatyāḥ²) दुर्गत्यै³ (durgatyai³)	दुर्गत्योः (durgatyoḥ)	दुर्गतीनाम् (durgatīnām)
locative	दुर्गतौ (durgatau) दुर्गत्याम्² (durgatyām²) दुर्गता¹ (durgatā¹)	दुर्गत्योः (durgatyoḥ)	दुर्गतिषु (durgatiṣu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Hindi: दुर्गति (durgati) (learned)
• → Marathi: दुर्गति (durgati) (learned)
• → Nepali: दुर्गति (durgati) (learned)
• → Tamil: துர்க்கதி (turkkati) (learned)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “दुर्गति”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]