संधि

See also: सुधा, सुध, सीधा, सीधे, साधू, and साधु

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• सन्धि (sandhí)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সংধি (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬂᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
• সংধি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰽𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀁𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သံဓိ (Burmese script)
• સંધિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸਂਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑌂𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦁꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂁𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸಂಧಿ (Kannada script)
• សំធិ (Khmer script)
• ສໍຘິ (Lao script)
• സംധി (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰ᠌ᠠᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘽𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠰᠠᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧞𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑄𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସଂଧି (Odia script)
• ꢱꢀꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆁𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖽𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
• සංධි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑪖𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚫𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸஂதி⁴ (Tamil script)
• సంధి (Telugu script)
• สํธิ (Thai script)
• སཾ་དྷི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓀𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨸𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root संधा (saṃdhā).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐn.dʱí/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐn̪.d̪ʱi/

Adjective

संधि • (saṃdhí) stem

1. containing a conjunction or transition from one to the other etc.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of संधि (saṃdhí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संधिः saṃdhíḥ	संधी saṃdhī́	संधयः saṃdháyaḥ
Vocative	संधे sáṃdhe	संधी sáṃdhī	संधयः sáṃdhayaḥ
Accusative	संधिम् saṃdhím	संधी saṃdhī́	संधीन् saṃdhī́n
Instrumental	संधिना / संध्या¹ saṃdhínā / saṃdhyā́¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभिः saṃdhíbhiḥ
Dative	संधये saṃdháye	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभ्यः saṃdhíbhyaḥ
Ablative	संधेः / संध्यः¹ saṃdhéḥ / saṃdhyáḥ¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभ्यः saṃdhíbhyaḥ
Genitive	संधेः / संध्यः¹ saṃdhéḥ / saṃdhyáḥ¹	संध्योः saṃdhyóḥ	संधीनाम् saṃdhīnā́m
Locative	संधौ / संधा¹ saṃdhaú / saṃdhā́¹	संध्योः saṃdhyóḥ	संधिषु saṃdhíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of संधि (saṃdhí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संधिः saṃdhíḥ	संधी saṃdhī́	संधयः saṃdháyaḥ
Vocative	संधे sáṃdhe	संधी sáṃdhī	संधयः sáṃdhayaḥ
Accusative	संधिम् saṃdhím	संधी saṃdhī́	संधीः saṃdhī́ḥ
Instrumental	संध्या / संधी¹ saṃdhyā́ / saṃdhī́¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभिः saṃdhíbhiḥ
Dative	संधये / संध्यै² / संधी¹ saṃdháye / saṃdhyaí² / saṃdhī́¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभ्यः saṃdhíbhyaḥ
Ablative	संधेः / संध्याः² / संध्यै³ saṃdhéḥ / saṃdhyā́ḥ² / saṃdhyaí³	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभ्यः saṃdhíbhyaḥ
Genitive	संधेः / संध्याः² / संध्यै³ saṃdhéḥ / saṃdhyā́ḥ² / saṃdhyaí³	संध्योः saṃdhyóḥ	संधीनाम् saṃdhīnā́m
Locative	संधौ / संध्याम्² / संधा¹ saṃdhaú / saṃdhyā́m² / saṃdhā́¹	संध्योः saṃdhyóḥ	संधिषु saṃdhíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of संधि (saṃdhí)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संधि saṃdhí	संधिनी saṃdhínī	संधीनि / संधि¹ / संधी¹ saṃdhī́ni / saṃdhí¹ / saṃdhī́¹
Vocative	संधि / संधे sáṃdhi / sáṃdhe	संधिनी sáṃdhinī	संधीनि / संधि¹ / संधी¹ sáṃdhīni / sáṃdhi¹ / sáṃdhī¹
Accusative	संधि saṃdhí	संधिनी saṃdhínī	संधीनि / संधि¹ / संधी¹ saṃdhī́ni / saṃdhí¹ / saṃdhī́¹
Instrumental	संधिना / संध्या¹ saṃdhínā / saṃdhyā́¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभिः saṃdhíbhiḥ
Dative	संधिने / संधये¹ saṃdhíne / saṃdháye¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभ्यः saṃdhíbhyaḥ
Ablative	संधिनः / संधेः¹ saṃdhínaḥ / saṃdhéḥ¹	संधिभ्याम् saṃdhíbhyām	संधिभ्यः saṃdhíbhyaḥ
Genitive	संधिनः / संधेः¹ saṃdhínaḥ / saṃdhéḥ¹	संधिनोः saṃdhínoḥ	संधीनाम् saṃdhīnā́m
Locative	संधिनि / संधौ¹ / संधा¹ saṃdhíni / saṃdhaú¹ / saṃdhā́¹	संधिनोः saṃdhínoḥ	संधिषु saṃdhíṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

संधि • (saṃdhí) stem, m

Examples (Sanskrit grammar)
गच्छति ईश्वरः (gacchati īśvaraḥ) → गच्छतीश्वरः (gacchatīśvaraḥ, “the lord goes”) एव अवशिष्यते (eva avaśiṣyate) → एवावशिष्यते (evāvaśiṣyate, “itself remains”)

1. junction, connection, combination, union with (+ instrumental)
2. association, intercourse with (+ instrumental)
3. comprehension, totality, the whole essence or scope of
4. agreement, compact
5. alliance, league, reconciliation, peace between (+genitive) or with (+instrumental with or without सह (saha)), making a treaty of peace, negotiating alliances
6. (phonology, grammar) sandhi, euphonic combination
7. contrivance, management
8. place or point of connection or contact, juncture, hinge, boundary, boundary line
9. critical juncture, crisis, opportune moment
10. joint, articulation (of the body; especially applied to the five junctures of the parts of the eye)
11. interstice, crevice, interval
12. the space between heaven and earth, horizon
13. the interval between day and night, twilight
14. seam
15. fold
16. wall or the hole or cavity or breach in a wall made by a housebreaker
17. (anatomy) vagina, vulva
18. (drama) juncture or division of a drama
19. a period at the expiration of each युग (yuga) or age
20. pause, rest
21. part, portion, piece of anything
22. a particular स्तोत्र (stotra)
23. (in mensuration) the connecting link of a perpendicular
24. the common side of a double triangle
25. name of a son of प्रसुश्रुत (Prasuśruta)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of संधि
Nom. sg.	संधिः (saṃdhiḥ)
Gen. sg.	संधेः (saṃdheḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	संधिः (saṃdhiḥ)	संधी (saṃdhī)	संधयः (saṃdhayaḥ)
Vocative	संधे (saṃdhe)	संधी (saṃdhī)	संधयः (saṃdhayaḥ)
Accusative	संधिम् (saṃdhim)	संधी (saṃdhī)	संधीन् (saṃdhīn)
Instrumental	संधिना (saṃdhinā)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhibhyām)	संधिभिः (saṃdhibhiḥ)
Dative	संधये (saṃdhaye)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhibhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhibhyaḥ)
Ablative	संधेः (saṃdheḥ)	संधिभ्याम् (saṃdhibhyām)	संधिभ्यः (saṃdhibhyaḥ)
Genitive	संधेः (saṃdheḥ)	संध्योः (saṃdhyoḥ)	संधीनाम् (saṃdhīnām)
Locative	संधौ (saṃdhau)	संध्योः (saṃdhyoḥ)	संधिषु (saṃdhiṣu)

Descendants

• → English: sandhi
• → Marathi: संधी (sandhī)
• Pali: sandhi
• → Tamil: சந்தி (canti)

Proper noun

संधि • (saṃdhí) f

1. name of a goddess presiding over junction or union

References

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “saṃdhi”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Monier Williams (1899) “संधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1144, column 3.