आसक्ति

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

आ- (ā-) +‎ सक्ति (sakti).

Pronunciation

Noun

आसक्ति (āsakti) stemf

  1. the act of adhering or attaching one's self firmly behind
  2. placing behind
  3. waylaying
  4. devotedness, attachment
  5. diligence, application

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of आसक्ति (āsakti)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आसक्तिः
āsaktiḥ
आसक्ती
āsaktī
आसक्तयः
āsaktayaḥ
Vocative आसक्ते
āsakte
आसक्ती
āsaktī
आसक्तयः
āsaktayaḥ
Accusative आसक्तिम्
āsaktim
आसक्ती
āsaktī
आसक्तीः
āsaktīḥ
Instrumental आसक्त्या / आसक्ती¹
āsaktyā / āsaktī¹
आसक्तिभ्याम्
āsaktibhyām
आसक्तिभिः
āsaktibhiḥ
Dative आसक्तये / आसक्त्यै² / आसक्ती¹
āsaktaye / āsaktyai² / āsaktī¹
आसक्तिभ्याम्
āsaktibhyām
आसक्तिभ्यः
āsaktibhyaḥ
Ablative आसक्तेः / आसक्त्याः² / आसक्त्यै³
āsakteḥ / āsaktyāḥ² / āsaktyai³
आसक्तिभ्याम्
āsaktibhyām
आसक्तिभ्यः
āsaktibhyaḥ
Genitive आसक्तेः / आसक्त्याः² / आसक्त्यै³
āsakteḥ / āsaktyāḥ² / āsaktyai³
आसक्त्योः
āsaktyoḥ
आसक्तीनाम्
āsaktīnām
Locative आसक्तौ / आसक्त्याम्² / आसक्ता¹
āsaktau / āsaktyām² / āsaktā¹
आसक्त्योः
āsaktyoḥ
आसक्तिषु
āsaktiṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

Adverb

आसक्ति (āsakti)

  1. uninterruptedly, wholly, throughout

Descendants

  • Telugu: ఆసక్తి (āsakti)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “आसक्ति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1132/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 689