श्रद्दधाति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰদ্দধাতি (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬤ᭄ᬤᬥᬵᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• শ্রদ্দধাতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰟𑰿𑰟𑰠𑰯𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀥𑀸𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြဒ္ဒဓာတိ (Burmese script)
• શ્રદ્દધાતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰਦ੍ਦਧਾਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌦𑌧𑌾𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦢ꧀ꦢꦣꦴꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂠𑂹𑂠𑂡𑂰𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರದ್ದಧಾತಿ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រទ្ទធាតិ (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ຣທ຺ທຘາຕິ (Lao script)
• ശ്രദ്ദധാതി (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᠠᡩᡩᠠᢡᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘟𑘿𑘟𑘠𑘰𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠠᢑᢑᠠᢑᠾᠠᢗᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑦿𑧠𑦿𑧀𑧑𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐡𑑂𑐡𑐢𑐵𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଦଧାତି (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢣ꣄ꢣꢤꢵꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆢𑇀𑆢𑆣𑆳𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖟𑖿𑖟𑖠𑖯𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රද‍්දධාති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩭 𑪙𑩭𑩮𑩛𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚛𑚶𑚛𑚜𑚭𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ரத்³த³த⁴ாதி (Tamil script)
• శ్రద్దధాతి (Telugu script)
• ศฺรทฺทธาติ (Thai script)
• ཤྲ་དྡ་དྷཱ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒠𑓂𑒠𑒡𑒰𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨛𑩇𑨛𑨜𑨊𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śraddádʰaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćradᶻdʰádʰaHti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred-dʰédʰoh₁ti (“to place one's heart”, i.e. "to believing or trust"), compound phrase of the oblique case form of *ḱérd (“heart”) (whence also हृदय (hṛ́daya)) and *dʰédʰoh₁ti (“to place”) (whence also दधाति (dádhāti)). Cognate with Latin crēdō, Irish creid (“to believe”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐ́d.dɐ.dʱɑː.ti/, [ɕɾɐ́d̚.dɐ.dʱɑː.ti]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐd̪.d̪ɐˈd̪ʱɑː.t̪i/, [ɕɾɐd̪̚.d̪ɐˈd̪ʱɑː.t̪i]

Verb

श्रद्दधाति • (śraddadhāti) third-singular indicative (class 3, type P, root श्रद्धा)

1. to have faith or faithfulness, have belief or confidence, believe, be true or trustful (RV. etc.)

   with न (na) — to disbelieve, etc.

2. to credit, think anything true (+two accusatives) (MBh., Kāv. etc.)
3. to believe or have faith in or be true to (with dative, and in later language with genitive of thing or person, or with locative of thing) (RV. etc.)
4. to expect anything (+accusative) from (+ablative) (MBh.)
5. to consent, assent to, approve, welcome (with accusative; with न (na), "to disapprove") (Kathās.)
6. to be desirous of (accusative), wish to (infinitive) (Kathās., BhP.)
7. (causative) to make faithful, render trustful, inspire confidence (RV. X, 151, 5.)

Conjugation

Present: श्रद्दधाति (śraddadhāti), श्रद्धत्ते (śraddhatte)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	श्रद्दधाति śraddadhāti	श्रद्धत्तः śraddhattaḥ	श्रद्दधति śraddadhati	श्रद्धत्ते śraddhatte	श्रद्दधाते śraddadhāte	श्रद्दधते śraddadhate
Second	श्रद्दधासि śraddadhāsi	श्रद्धत्थः śraddhatthaḥ	श्रद्धत्थ śraddhattha	श्रद्धत्से śraddhatse	श्रद्दधाथे śraddadhāthe	श्रद्धद्ध्वे śraddhaddhve
First	श्रद्दधामि śraddadhāmi	श्रद्दध्वः śraddadhvaḥ	श्रद्दध्मः / श्रद्दध्मसि¹ śraddadhmaḥ / śraddadhmasi¹	श्रद्दधे śraddadhe	श्रद्दध्वहे śraddadhvahe	श्रद्दध्महे śraddadhmahe
Imperative
Third	श्रद्दधातु śraddadhātu	श्रद्धत्ताम् śraddhattām	श्रद्दधतु śraddadhatu	श्रद्धत्ताम् śraddhattām	श्रद्दधाताम् śraddadhātām	श्रद्दधताम् śraddadhatām
Second	श्रद्धेहि śraddhehi	श्रद्धत्तम् śraddhattam	श्रद्धत्त śraddhatta	श्रद्धत्स्व śraddhatsva	श्रद्दधाथाम् śraddadhāthām	श्रद्धद्ध्वम् śraddhaddhvam
First	श्रद्दधानि śraddadhāni	श्रद्दधाव śraddadhāva	श्रद्दधाम śraddadhāma	श्रद्दधै śraddadhai	श्रद्दधावहै śraddadhāvahai	श्रद्दधामहै śraddadhāmahai
Optative/Potential
Third	श्रद्दध्यात् śraddadhyāt	श्रद्दध्याताम् śraddadhyātām	श्रद्दध्युः śraddadhyuḥ	श्रद्दधीत śraddadhīta	श्रद्दधीयाताम् śraddadhīyātām	श्रद्दधीरन् śraddadhīran
Second	श्रद्दध्याः śraddadhyāḥ	श्रद्दध्यातम् śraddadhyātam	श्रद्दध्यात śraddadhyāta	श्रद्दधीथाः śraddadhīthāḥ	श्रद्दधीयाथाम् śraddadhīyāthām	श्रद्दधीध्वम् śraddadhīdhvam
First	श्रद्दध्याम् śraddadhyām	श्रद्दध्याव śraddadhyāva	श्रद्दध्याम śraddadhyāma	श्रद्दधीय śraddadhīya	श्रद्दधीवहि śraddadhīvahi	श्रद्दधीमहि śraddadhīmahi
Subjunctive
Third	श्रद्दधात् / श्रद्दधाति śraddadhāt / śraddadhāti	श्रद्दधातः śraddadhātaḥ	श्रद्दधान् śraddadhān	श्रद्दधाते / श्रद्दधातै śraddadhāte / śraddadhātai	श्रद्दधैते śraddadhaite	श्रद्दधान्त / श्रद्दधान्तै śraddadhānta / śraddadhāntai
Second	श्रद्दधाः / श्रद्दधासि śraddadhāḥ / śraddadhāsi	श्रद्दधाथः śraddadhāthaḥ	श्रद्दधाथ śraddadhātha	श्रद्दधासे / श्रद्दधासै śraddadhāse / śraddadhāsai	श्रद्दधैथे śraddadhaithe	श्रद्दधाध्वे / श्रद्दधाध्वै śraddadhādhve / śraddadhādhvai
First	श्रद्दधानि / श्रद्दधा śraddadhāni / śraddadhā	श्रद्दधाव śraddadhāva	श्रद्दधाम śraddadhāma	श्रद्दधै śraddadhai	श्रद्दधावहै śraddadhāvahai	श्रद्दधामहै śraddadhāmahai
Participles
	श्रद्दधत् śraddadhat			श्रद्दधान śraddadhāna
Notes	The subjunctive is only used in Vedic Sanskrit. ¹Vedic

Imperfect: अश्रद्दधात् (aśraddadhāt), अश्रद्धत्त (aśraddhatta)
	Active			Mediopassive
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Indicative
Third	अश्रद्दधात् aśraddadhāt	अश्रद्धत्ताम् aśraddhattām	अश्रद्दधुः aśraddadhuḥ	अश्रद्धत्त aśraddhatta	अश्रद्दधाताम् aśraddadhātām	अश्रद्दधत aśraddadhata
Second	अश्रद्दधाः aśraddadhāḥ	अश्रद्धत्तम् aśraddhattam	अश्रद्धत्त aśraddhatta	अश्रद्धत्थाः aśraddhatthāḥ	अश्रद्दधाथाम् aśraddadhāthām	अश्रद्धद्ध्वम् aśraddhaddhvam
First	अश्रद्दधाम् aśraddadhām	अश्रद्दध्व aśraddadhva	अश्रद्दध्म aśraddadhma	अश्रद्दधि aśraddadhi	अश्रद्दध्वहि aśraddadhvahi	अश्रद्दध्महि aśraddadhmahi

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀳𑀸𑀇 (saddahāi)
  • Bengali: সাধা (śadha)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “श्रद्दधाति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1095.