श्रुधि

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• শ্ৰুধি (Assamese script)
• ᬰ᭄ᬭᬸᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• শ্রুধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰲𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑁆𑀭𑀼𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ၐြုဓိ (Burmese script)
• શ્રુધિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼੍ਰੁਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍁𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦿꦸꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂳𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಶ್ರುಧಿ (Kannada script)
• ឝ្រុធិ (Khmer script)
• ຨ຺ຣຸຘິ (Lao script)
• ശ്രുധി (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡵᡠᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘳𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠷᠤᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧔𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑑂𑐬𑐸𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଶ୍ରୁଧି (Odia script)
• ꢯ꣄ꢬꢸꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆶𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖿𑖨𑗜𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ශ්‍රුධි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩒𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚰𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஶ்ருதி⁴ (Tamil script)
• శ్రుధి (Telugu script)
• ศฺรุธิ (Thai script)
• ཤྲུ་དྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒳𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨃𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square 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.