स्तुति
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तुति (stuti).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /st̪ʊ.t̪iː/
Noun
स्तुति • (stuti) f
- praise, lauding; invocation
- c. 1950, Shriram Sharma, Rigveda Samhita 1.1.1:
- हम अग्निदेव की स्तुति करते हैं जो यज्ञ के पुरोहित, देवता, ऋत्विज, होता, और याचकों को रत्नों से विभूषित करने वाले हैं ॥
- ham agnidev kī stuti karte ha͠i jo yajña ke purohit, devtā, ŕtvij, hotā, aur yācakõ ko ratnõ se vibhūṣit karne vāle ha͠i .
- We laud Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice,
The hotar, lavishest of wealth.
- हम अग्निदेव की स्तुति करते हैं जो यज्ञ के पुरोहित, देवता, ऋत्विज, होता, और याचकों को रत्नों से विभूषित करने वाले हैं ॥
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | स्तुति stuti |
स्तुतियाँ stutiyā̃ |
| oblique | स्तुति stuti |
स्तुतियों stutiyõ |
| vocative | स्तुति stuti |
स्तुतियो stutiyo |
Proper noun
स्तुति • (stuti) f
- a female given name, Stuti, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | स्तुति stuti |
| oblique | स्तुति stuti |
| vocative | स्तुति stuti |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “स्तुति”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5340
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “स्तुति”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 837
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “स्तुति”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 680.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- স্তুতি (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬢᬸᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
- স্তুতি (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- သ္တုတိ (Burmese script)
- સ્તુતિ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ੍ਤੁਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦠꦸꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂳𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ತುತಿ (Kannada script)
- ស្តុតិ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ຕຸຕິ (Lao script)
- സ്തുതി (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᢠᡠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘳𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢐᠤᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧔𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ତୁତି (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢡꢸꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ස්තුති (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚰𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
- ஸ்துதி (Tamil script)
- స్తుతి (Telugu script)
- สฺตุติ (Thai script)
- སྟུ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root स्तु (stu, “to laud, praise”) + -ति (-ti).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /stu.tí/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /s̪t̪u.t̪i/
Noun
स्तु॒ति • (stutí) stem, f
- praise, eulogy, panegyric, commendation, adulation
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 8.1.16:
- आ त्व१॒॑द्य स॒धस्तु॑तिं वा॒वातुः॒ सख्यु॒रा ग॑हि।
उप॑स्तुतिर्म॒घोनां॒ प्र त्वा॑व॒त्वधा॑ ते वश्मि सुष्टु॒तिम्॥- ā́ tvàdyá sadhástutiṃ vāvā́tuḥ sákhyurā́ gahi.
úpastutirmaghónāṃ prá tvāvatvádhā te vaśmi suṣṭutím. - Come now onto the common praise of you and your faithful friend.
So may our wealthy nobles' praise give joy to you. Fain would I sing your eulogy.
- ā́ tvàdyá sadhástutiṃ vāvā́tuḥ sákhyurā́ gahi.
- आ त्व१॒॑द्य स॒धस्तु॑तिं वा॒वातुः॒ सख्यु॒रा ग॑हि।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | स्तु॒तिः (stutíḥ) | स्तु॒ती (stutī́) | स्तु॒तयः॑ (stutáyaḥ) |
| accusative | स्तु॒तिम् (stutím) | स्तु॒ती (stutī́) | स्तु॒तीः (stutī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | स्तु॒त्या (stutyā́) स्तु॒ती¹ (stutī́¹) |
स्तु॒तिभ्या॑म् (stutíbhyām) | स्तु॒तिभिः॑ (stutíbhiḥ) |
| dative | स्तु॒तये॑ (stutáye) स्तु॒त्यै² (stutyái²) स्तु॒ती¹ (stutī́¹) |
स्तु॒तिभ्या॑म् (stutíbhyām) | स्तु॒तिभ्यः॑ (stutíbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | स्तु॒तेः (stutéḥ) स्तु॒त्याः² (stutyā́ḥ²) स्तु॒त्यै³ (stutyái³) |
स्तु॒तिभ्या॑म् (stutíbhyām) | स्तु॒तिभ्यः॑ (stutíbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | स्तु॒तेः (stutéḥ) स्तु॒त्याः² (stutyā́ḥ²) स्तु॒त्यै³ (stutyái³) |
स्तु॒त्योः (stutyóḥ) | स्तु॒ती॒नाम् (stutīnā́m) |
| locative | स्तु॒तौ (stutáu) स्तु॒त्याम्² (stutyā́m²) स्तु॒ता¹ (stutā́¹) |
स्तु॒त्योः (stutyóḥ) | स्तु॒तिषु॑ (stutíṣu) |
| vocative | स्तुते॑ (stúte) | स्तुती॑ (stútī) | स्तुत॑यः (stútayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Gandhari: 𐨯𐨿𐨟𐨂𐨡𐨁 (studi)
- Pali: thuti
- Prakrit:
- → Hindi: स्तुति (stuti)
- → Khmer: ស្តុតិ (stoteʼ)
- → Malayalam: സ്തുതി (stuti)
- → Marathi: स्तुती (stutī)
- → Tamil: ஸ்துதி (stuti)
- → Telugu: స్తుతి (stuti)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “स्तुति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1259.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “stuti”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “स्तुति”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “स्तुति”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “stuti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press