सदृश

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সদৃশ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬤᬺᬰ (Balinese script)
• সদৃশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰟𑰴𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀤𑀾𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• သဒၖၐ (Burmese script)
• સદૃશ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਦ੍ਰਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦢꦽꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂠𑃂𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಸದೃಶ (Kannada script)
• សទ្ឫឝ (Khmer script)
• ສທ຺ຣິຨ (Lao script)
• സദൃശ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᠠᡩᡵᡳᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘟𑘵𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠠᢑᠷᠢᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑦿𑧖𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐡𑐺𑐱 (Newa script)
• ସଦୃଶ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢣꢺꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆢𑆸𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖟𑖴𑖫 (Siddham script)
• සදෘශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩭𑩙𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚛𑚧 (Takri script)
• ஸத்³ரிஶ (Tamil script)
• సదృశ (Telugu script)
• สทฺฤศ (Thai script)
• ས་དྲྀ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒠𑒵𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨛𑨼𑨉𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-dŕ̥ḱ-o-s, from the zero grades of *sem- (“one, same”) and *derḱ- (“to see”) respectively. By surface analysis, स- (sa-) +‎ दृश (dṛśa). Compare also सदृश् (sadṛ́ś).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.dŕ̩.ɕɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈd̪r̩.ɕɐ/

Adjective

सदृश • (sadṛ́śa) stem

1. like, similar to, resembling
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.47.21:

     दिवेदिवे सदृशीर्अन्यमर्धं कृष्णा असेधदप सद्मनो जाः ।
     अहन्दासा वृषभो वस्नयन्तोदव्रजे वर्चिनं शम्बरं च ॥

     divedive sadṛśīranyamardhaṃ kṛṣṇā asedhadapa sadmano jāḥ .
     ahandāsā vṛṣabho vasnayantodavraje varcinaṃ śambaraṃ ca .

     Day after day he drove them far from their seat, from place to place, those darksome creatures who were all alike.
     The Hero slew the meanly-huckstering Dāsas, Varcin and Śambara, where the waters gather.

2. conformable, suitable, fit, proper, right, worthy

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सदृश (sadṛ́śa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सदृशः sadṛ́śaḥ	सदृशौ / सदृशा¹ sadṛ́śau / sadṛ́śā¹	सदृशाः / सदृशासः¹ sadṛ́śāḥ / sadṛ́śāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सदृश sádṛśa	सदृशौ / सदृशा¹ sádṛśau / sádṛśā¹	सदृशाः / सदृशासः¹ sádṛśāḥ / sádṛśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सदृशम् sadṛ́śam	सदृशौ / सदृशा¹ sadṛ́śau / sadṛ́śā¹	सदृशान् sadṛ́śān
Instrumental	सदृशेन sadṛ́śena	सदृशाभ्याम् sadṛ́śābhyām	सदृशैः / सदृशेभिः¹ sadṛ́śaiḥ / sadṛ́śebhiḥ¹
Dative	सदृशाय sadṛ́śāya	सदृशाभ्याम् sadṛ́śābhyām	सदृशेभ्यः sadṛ́śebhyaḥ
Ablative	सदृशात् sadṛ́śāt	सदृशाभ्याम् sadṛ́śābhyām	सदृशेभ्यः sadṛ́śebhyaḥ
Genitive	सदृशस्य sadṛ́śasya	सदृशयोः sadṛ́śayoḥ	सदृशानाम् sadṛ́śānām
Locative	सदृशे sadṛ́śe	सदृशयोः sadṛ́śayoḥ	सदृशेषु sadṛ́śeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of सदृशी (sadṛ́śī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सदृशी sadṛ́śī	सदृश्यौ / सदृशी¹ sadṛ́śyau / sadṛ́śī¹	सदृश्यः / सदृशीः¹ sadṛ́śyaḥ / sadṛ́śīḥ¹
Vocative	सदृशि sádṛśi	सदृश्यौ / सदृशी¹ sádṛśyau / sádṛśī¹	सदृश्यः / सदृशीः¹ sádṛśyaḥ / sádṛśīḥ¹
Accusative	सदृशीम् sadṛ́śīm	सदृश्यौ / सदृशी¹ sadṛ́śyau / sadṛ́śī¹	सदृशीः sadṛ́śīḥ
Instrumental	सदृश्या sadṛ́śyā	सदृशीभ्याम् sadṛ́śībhyām	सदृशीभिः sadṛ́śībhiḥ
Dative	सदृश्यै sadṛ́śyai	सदृशीभ्याम् sadṛ́śībhyām	सदृशीभ्यः sadṛ́śībhyaḥ
Ablative	सदृश्याः / सदृश्यै² sadṛ́śyāḥ / sadṛ́śyai²	सदृशीभ्याम् sadṛ́śībhyām	सदृशीभ्यः sadṛ́śībhyaḥ
Genitive	सदृश्याः / सदृश्यै² sadṛ́śyāḥ / sadṛ́śyai²	सदृश्योः sadṛ́śyoḥ	सदृशीनाम् sadṛ́śīnām
Locative	सदृश्याम् sadṛ́śyām	सदृश्योः sadṛ́śyoḥ	सदृशीषु sadṛ́śīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सदृश (sadṛ́śa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सदृशम् sadṛ́śam	सदृशे sadṛ́śe	सदृशानि / सदृशा¹ sadṛ́śāni / sadṛ́śā¹
Vocative	सदृश sádṛśa	सदृशे sádṛśe	सदृशानि / सदृशा¹ sádṛśāni / sádṛśā¹
Accusative	सदृशम् sadṛ́śam	सदृशे sadṛ́śe	सदृशानि / सदृशा¹ sadṛ́śāni / sadṛ́śā¹
Instrumental	सदृशेन sadṛ́śena	सदृशाभ्याम् sadṛ́śābhyām	सदृशैः / सदृशेभिः¹ sadṛ́śaiḥ / sadṛ́śebhiḥ¹
Dative	सदृशाय sadṛ́śāya	सदृशाभ्याम् sadṛ́śābhyām	सदृशेभ्यः sadṛ́śebhyaḥ
Ablative	सदृशात् sadṛ́śāt	सदृशाभ्याम् sadṛ́śābhyām	सदृशेभ्यः sadṛ́śebhyaḥ
Genitive	सदृशस्य sadṛ́śasya	सदृशयोः sadṛ́śayoḥ	सदृशानाम् sadṛ́śānām
Locative	सदृशे sadṛ́śe	सदृशयोः sadṛ́śayoḥ	सदृशेषु sadṛ́śeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Niya Prakrit: 𐨯𐨟𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨭 (satriśa)
• Pali: sadisa, sarisa
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀤𑀺𑀲 (sadisa), 𑀲𑀭𑀺𑀲 (sarisa)
• → Telugu: సరి (sari)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सदृश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1140/1.