श्रित

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćritás, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlitós (leaning, lying). Cognate with Avestan 𐬥𐬌-𐬯𐬭𐬌𐬙𐬀 (ni-srita), Ancient Greek ἄκλῐτος (áklĭtos, unwavering), Old English hliþ.

Pronunciation

Adjective

श्रित (śritá) stem

  1. lying, situated in, located in
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 2.3.11:
      घृ॒तं मि॑मिक्षे घृ॒तम॑स्य॒ योनि॑र्घृ॒ते श्रि॒तो घृ॒तम्व॑स्य॒ धाम॑ ।
      अ॒नु॒ष्व॒धमा व॑ह मा॒दय॑स्व॒ स्वाहा॑कृतं वृषभ वक्षि ह॒व्यं ॥
      ghṛtáṃ mimikṣe ghṛtámasya yónirghṛté śritó ghṛtámvasya dhā́ma.
      anuṣvadhámā́ vaha mādáyasva svā́hākṛtaṃ vṛṣabha vakṣi havyáṃ.
      Oil has been mixed: oil is his habitation. In oil he is lying: oil is his proper province.
      Come as thy wont is: O thou Steer, rejoice thee; bear off the oblation duly consecrated.
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) IV.5.1.7:
      ये चे॒मां रु॒द्रा अ॒भितो॑ दि॒क्षु श्रि॒ताः स॑हस्र॒शोऽवै॑षां॒ हेड॑ ईमहे॥
      yé cemā́ṃ rudrā́ abhíto dikṣú śritā́ḥ sahasraśóʼvaiṣāṃ héḍa īmahe.
      And the thousands of Rudras who are lying around this earth in the quarters
      Their wrath do we pray to.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of श्रित (śritá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्रितः
śritáḥ
श्रितौ / श्रिता¹
śritaú / śritā́¹
श्रिताः / श्रितासः¹
śritā́ḥ / śritā́saḥ¹
Vocative श्रित
śríta
श्रितौ / श्रिता¹
śrítau / śrítā¹
श्रिताः / श्रितासः¹
śrítāḥ / śrítāsaḥ¹
Accusative श्रितम्
śritám
श्रितौ / श्रिता¹
śritaú / śritā́¹
श्रितान्
śritā́n
Instrumental श्रितेन
śriténa
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रितैः / श्रितेभिः¹
śritaíḥ / śritébhiḥ¹
Dative श्रिताय
śritā́ya
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रितेभ्यः
śritébhyaḥ
Ablative श्रितात्
śritā́t
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रितेभ्यः
śritébhyaḥ
Genitive श्रितस्य
śritásya
श्रितयोः
śritáyoḥ
श्रितानाम्
śritā́nām
Locative श्रिते
śrité
श्रितयोः
śritáyoḥ
श्रितेषु
śritéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of श्रिता (śritā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्रिता
śritā́
श्रिते
śrité
श्रिताः
śritā́ḥ
Vocative श्रिते
śríte
श्रिते
śríte
श्रिताः
śrítāḥ
Accusative श्रिताम्
śritā́m
श्रिते
śrité
श्रिताः
śritā́ḥ
Instrumental श्रितया / श्रिता¹
śritáyā / śritā́¹
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रिताभिः
śritā́bhiḥ
Dative श्रितायै
śritā́yai
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रिताभ्यः
śritā́bhyaḥ
Ablative श्रितायाः / श्रितायै²
śritā́yāḥ / śritā́yai²
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रिताभ्यः
śritā́bhyaḥ
Genitive श्रितायाः / श्रितायै²
śritā́yāḥ / śritā́yai²
श्रितयोः
śritáyoḥ
श्रितानाम्
śritā́nām
Locative श्रितायाम्
śritā́yām
श्रितयोः
śritáyoḥ
श्रितासु
śritā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of श्रित (śritá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative श्रितम्
śritám
श्रिते
śrité
श्रितानि / श्रिता¹
śritā́ni / śritā́¹
Vocative श्रित
śríta
श्रिते
śríte
श्रितानि / श्रिता¹
śrítāni / śrítā¹
Accusative श्रितम्
śritám
श्रिते
śrité
श्रितानि / श्रिता¹
śritā́ni / śritā́¹
Instrumental श्रितेन
śriténa
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रितैः / श्रितेभिः¹
śritaíḥ / śritébhiḥ¹
Dative श्रिताय
śritā́ya
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रितेभ्यः
śritébhyaḥ
Ablative श्रितात्
śritā́t
श्रिताभ्याम्
śritā́bhyām
श्रितेभ्यः
śritébhyaḥ
Genitive श्रितस्य
śritásya
श्रितयोः
śritáyoḥ
श्रितानाम्
śritā́nām
Locative श्रिते
śrité
श्रितयोः
śritáyoḥ
श्रितेषु
śritéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: sita
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀅 (sia)