बोधि

See also: बाध्, बाधा, बुध, बाँध, and बुध्

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

bodhi (Latin script)
𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
বোধি (Bengali script)
බොධි (Sinhalese script)
ဗောဓိ or ၿေႃꩪိ (Burmese script)
โพธิ (Thai script)
ᨻᩮᩤᨵᩥ or ᨻᩮᩣᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
ໂພຘິ (Lao script)
ពោធិ (Khmer script)
𑄝𑄮𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)

Noun

बोधि f

Devanagari script form of bodhi

Declension

Declension table of "बोधि" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	बोधि (bodhi)	बोधियो (bodhiyo) or बोधी (bodhī)
Accusative (second)	बोधिं (bodhiṃ)	बोधियो (bodhiyo) or बोधी (bodhī)
Instrumental (third)	बोधिया (bodhiyā)	बोधीहि (bodhīhi) or बोधीभि (bodhībhi)
Dative (fourth)	बोधिया (bodhiyā)	बोधीनं (bodhīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	बोधिया (bodhiyā) or बोध्या (bodhyā)	बोधीहि (bodhīhi) or बोधीभि (bodhībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	बोधिया (bodhiyā)	बोधीनं (bodhīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	बोधिया (bodhiyā) or बोधियं (bodhiyaṃ) or बोध्यं (bodhyaṃ)	बोधीसु (bodhīsu)
Vocative (calling)	बोधि (bodhi)	बोधियो (bodhiyo) or बोधी (bodhī)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

বোধি (Assamese script)
ᬩᭀᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
বোধি (Bengali script)
𑰤𑰺𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀩𑁄𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ဗောဓိ (Burmese script)
બોધિ (Gujarati script)
ਬੋਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌬𑍋𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦧꦺꦴꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂥𑂷𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಬೋಧಿ (Kannada script)
ពោធិ (Khmer script)
ໂພຘິ (Lao script)
ബോധി (Malayalam script)
ᠪᠣᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘤𑘻𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠪᠣᠸᠠᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧄𑧜𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐧𑑀𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
ବୋଧି (Odia script)
ꢨꣂꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆧𑆾𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖤𑖺𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
බොධි (Sinhalese script)
𑩲𑩕𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚠𑚴𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
பே³ாதி⁴ (Tamil script)
బోధి (Telugu script)
โพธิ (Thai script)
བོ་དྷི (Tibetan script)
𑒥𑒼𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨠𑨆𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bɐw.dʱi/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /boː.d̪ʱi/

Etymology 1

From the root बुध् (budh). Possibly a Prakrit form of बुद्धि (buddhi).

Noun

बोधि • (bodhi) stem, m

(also feminine gender) (Buddhism, Jainism) bodhi: perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a buddha or jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a Buddha or jina) (Kathās., Rājat., Śatr., Lalit.)
the tree of wisdom under which perfect wisdom is attained or under which a man becomes a buddha, the sacred fig-tree: Ficus religiosa (Hcat.)
"wakener", a cock (L.)
name of a man (= Buddha in a former birth) (Jātakam.)
name of a mythical elephant (Lalit.)
name of a place (L.)
(in the plural) name of a people (R.)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of बोधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बोधिः (bodhiḥ)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative	बोधिम् (bodhim)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधीन् (bodhīn)
instrumental	बोधिना (bodhinā) बोध्या¹ (bodhyā¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative	बोधये (bodhaye)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative	बोधौ (bodhau) बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of बोधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बोधिः (bodhiḥ)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative	बोधिम् (bodhim)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधीः (bodhīḥ)
instrumental	बोध्या (bodhyā) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative	बोधये (bodhaye) बोध्यै² (bodhyai²) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²) बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²) बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative	बोधौ (bodhau) बोध्याम्² (bodhyām²) बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

Descendants

Pali: bodhi
- → Lao: ໂພທິ (phō thi)
Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀳𑀺 (bohi)
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀳𑀺 (bohi)
- Helu Prakrit:
  - Dhivehi: ބޯ (bō)
  - Sinhalese: බෝ (bō)

Borrowed terms

→ Middle Chinese: 菩提 (MC bu|bojX|bjuwX|bok dzye|dej)
- Chinese: 菩提 (pútí)
- → Japanese: 菩提 (ぼだい, bodai)
  - → English: bodai
- → Korean: 보리 (bori) (菩提)
- → Vietnamese: bồ-đề (菩提)
→ Old Javanese: [script needed] (bodhi)
- Javanese: ꦧꦸꦢꦶ (budi)
→ Pre-Angkorian Old Khmer: [script needed] (vodhi)
- Old Khmer: [script needed] (bodhi), [script needed] (vodhi)
  - Khmer: ពោធិ (poothiʼ)
→ Sogdian:
- → Old Uyghur:
  - → Middle Mongol:
    - Classical Mongolian: ᠪᠣᠳᠢ (bodi)
      - Mongolian:
        Mongolian script: ᠪᠣᠳᠢ (bodi)
        
        Cyrillic script: бодь (bodʹ)
→ Tamil: போதி (pōti)

Adjective

बोधि • (bodhi) stem

learned, wise (Uṇ. IV, 117)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of बोधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बोधिः (bodhiḥ)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative	बोधिम् (bodhim)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधीन् (bodhīn)
instrumental	बोधिना (bodhinā) बोध्या¹ (bodhyā¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative	बोधये (bodhaye)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्यः¹ (bodhyaḥ¹)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative	बोधौ (bodhau) बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of बोधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बोधिः (bodhiḥ)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)
accusative	बोधिम् (bodhim)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधीः (bodhīḥ)
instrumental	बोध्या (bodhyā) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative	बोधये (bodhaye) बोध्यै² (bodhyai²) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²) बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive	बोधेः (bodheḥ) बोध्याः² (bodhyāḥ²) बोध्यै³ (bodhyai³)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative	बोधौ (bodhau) बोध्याम्² (bodhyām²) बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)	बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative	बोधे (bodhe)	बोधी (bodhī)	बोधयः (bodhayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter i-stem declension of बोधि
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	बोधि (bodhi)	बोधिनी (bodhinī)	बोधीनि (bodhīni) बोधि¹ (bodhi¹) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
accusative	बोधि (bodhi)	बोधिनी (bodhinī)	बोधीनि (bodhīni) बोधि¹ (bodhi¹) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)
instrumental	बोधिना (bodhinā) बोध्या¹ (bodhyā¹)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभिः (bodhibhiḥ)
dative	बोधिने (bodhine) बोधये (bodhaye)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
ablative	बोधिनः (bodhinaḥ) बोधेः (bodheḥ)	बोधिभ्याम् (bodhibhyām)	बोधिभ्यः (bodhibhyaḥ)
genitive	बोधिनः (bodhinaḥ) बोधेः (bodheḥ)	बोधिनोः (bodhinoḥ) बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधीनाम् (bodhīnām)
locative	बोधिनि (bodhini) बोधौ (bodhau) बोधा¹ (bodhā¹)	बोधिनोः (bodhinoḥ) बोध्योः (bodhyoḥ)	बोधिषु (bodhiṣu)
vocative	बोधि (bodhi) बोधे (bodhe)	बोधिनी (bodhinī)	बोधीनि (bodhīni) बोधि¹ (bodhi¹) बोधी¹ (bodhī¹)

¹Vedic

Etymology 2

Verb

बोधि • (bodhí) (Vedic)

second-person singular aorist active imperative of भू (bhū, “to be, become”)

Etymology 3

Verb

बोधि • (bodhi) (Vedic)

second-person singular aorist active imperative of बुध् (budh)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “बोधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 734, column 3.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956–1980) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[1] (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 450
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bodhi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 528