सृष्टि

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit सृष्टि (sṛṣṭi).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɾɪʂ.ʈiː/

Noun

सृष्टि • (sŕṣṭi) f (Urdu spelling سرشٹی)

creation, making
- राहुल सांकृत्यायन, अथातो घुमक्कड़-जिज्ञासा :
  कहा जाता है, ब्रह्म ने सृष्टि को पैदा, धारण और नाश करने का जिम्मा अपने ऊपर लिया है
  kahā jātā hai, brahma ne sŕṣṭi ko paidā, dhāraṇ aur nāś karne kā jimmā apne ūpar liyā hai
  it is said that Brahma has given us the responsibility of begetting, holding and destroying the creation
birth
the world, creation
सृष्टिकर्ता ― sŕṣṭikartā ― Brahma

Declension

Declension of सृष्टि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi	सृष्टियाँ sŕṣṭiyā̃
oblique	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi	सृष्टियों sŕṣṭiyõ
vocative	सृष्टि sŕṣṭi	सृष्टियो sŕṣṭiyo

References

Platts, John T. (1884) “सृष्टि”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Etymology

Denominative of सृष्ट (sṛṣṭa, “discharged, thrown, brought forth”), from the root सृज् (sṛj, “to flow, glide, push, go”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sŕ̩ʂ.ʈi/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sr̩ʂ.ʈí/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪r̩ʂ.ʈi/

Noun

सृष्टि • (sṛ́ṣṭi, rarely sṛṣṭí) stem, f

emission, distribution
creation (abstract and concrete)
innate disposition
(archaic) nature
(archaic) liberality

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of सृष्टि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सृष्टिः (sṛ́ṣṭiḥ)	सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्टयः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)
vocative	सृष्टे (sṛ́ṣṭe)	सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्टयः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	सृष्टिम् (sṛ́ṣṭim)	सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्टीः (sṛ́ṣṭīḥ)
instrumental	सृष्ट्या (sṛ́ṣṭyā) सृष्टी¹ (sṛ́ṣṭī¹)	सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	सृष्टिभिः (sṛ́ṣṭibhiḥ)
dative	सृष्टये (sṛ́ṣṭaye) सृष्ट्यै² (sṛ́ṣṭyai²) सृष्टी¹ (sṛ́ṣṭī¹)	सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
ablative	सृष्टेः (sṛ́ṣṭeḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛ́ṣṭyai³)	सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛ́ṣṭibhyām)	सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛ́ṣṭibhyaḥ)
genitive	सृष्टेः (sṛ́ṣṭeḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛ́ṣṭyāḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛ́ṣṭyai³)	सृष्ट्योः (sṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	सृष्टीनाम् (sṛ́ṣṭīnām)
locative	सृष्टौ (sṛ́ṣṭau) सृष्ट्याम्² (sṛ́ṣṭyām²) सृष्टा¹ (sṛ́ṣṭā¹)	सृष्ट्योः (sṛ́ṣṭyoḥ)	सृष्टिषु (sṛ́ṣṭiṣu)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Feminine i-stem declension of सृष्टि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	सृष्टिः (sṛṣṭíḥ)	सृष्टी (sṛṣṭī́)	सृष्टयः (sṛṣṭáyaḥ)
vocative	सृष्टे (sṛ́ṣṭe)	सृष्टी (sṛ́ṣṭī)	सृष्टयः (sṛ́ṣṭayaḥ)
accusative	सृष्टिम् (sṛṣṭím)	सृष्टी (sṛṣṭī́)	सृष्टीः (sṛṣṭī́ḥ)
instrumental	सृष्ट्या (sṛṣṭyā́) सृष्टी¹ (sṛṣṭī́¹)	सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛṣṭíbhyām)	सृष्टिभिः (sṛṣṭíbhiḥ)
dative	सृष्टये (sṛṣṭáye) सृष्ट्यै² (sṛṣṭyaí²) सृष्टी¹ (sṛṣṭī́¹)	सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛṣṭíbhyām)	सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛṣṭíbhyaḥ)
ablative	सृष्टेः (sṛṣṭéḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛṣṭyā́ḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛṣṭyaí³)	सृष्टिभ्याम् (sṛṣṭíbhyām)	सृष्टिभ्यः (sṛṣṭíbhyaḥ)
genitive	सृष्टेः (sṛṣṭéḥ) सृष्ट्याः² (sṛṣṭyā́ḥ²) सृष्ट्यै³ (sṛṣṭyaí³)	सृष्ट्योः (sṛṣṭyóḥ)	सृष्टीनाम् (sṛṣṭīnā́m)
locative	सृष्टौ (sṛṣṭaú) सृष्ट्याम्² (sṛṣṭyā́m²) सृष्टा¹ (sṛṣṭā́¹)	सृष्ट्योः (sṛṣṭyóḥ)	सृष्टिषु (sṛṣṭíṣu)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (siṭṭhi)
- Central:
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: सिट्ठी (siṭṭhī)
    
    Urdu: سِٹّھِی (siṭṭhī)
- Eastern:
  - Old Bengali: সিঠি (siṭhi)
- Northwestern:
  - Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਸੱਟ (saṭṭa), ਸਿੱਟ (siṭṭa)
    
    Shahmukhi script: سَٹّ (saṭṭ), سِٹّ (siṭṭ)
- Southern:
  - Marathi: शीट (śīṭ)
  - Sinhalese: සැටිය (sæṭiya), හැටිය (hæṭiya)
→ Bengali: সৃষ্টি (sriśṭi) (learned)
→ Hindi: सृष्टि (sŕṣṭi) (learned)
→ Kannada: ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (sṛṣṭi) (learned)
→ Malayalam: സൃഷ്ടി (sr̥ṣṭi) (learned)
→ Tamil: சிருஷ்டி (ciruṣṭi) (learned)
→ Telugu: సృష్టి (sr̥ṣṭi) (learned)

References

Arthur A. Macdonell (2012 July 31 (last accessed)) “A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sṛṣṭi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press