रति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From रम् (ram)
Noun
रति • (rati) f
- rest, repose.
- pleasure, enjoyment, delight in, fondness for (loc. or comp. ; रतिम् with √ आप्, लभ्, उप-लभ्, अधि-गम्, विद्कृ or बन्ध् and loc., ‘ to find pleasure in ’).
- the pleasure of love, sexual passion or union, amorous enjoyment (often personified as one of the two wives of काम-देव, together with प्रीति q.v.).
- the pudenda.
- = रति-गृह, pleasure-house.
- Name of the sixth कल of the Moon.
- Name of an अप्सरस्.
- Name of the wife of विभु (mother of पृथु-षेण).
- Name of a magical incantation recited over weapons.
- Name of the letter न्.
- Name of a metre.
Declension
| Feminine i-stem declension of रति | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | रतिः (ratiḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | रत्याः / रतेः (ratyāḥ / rateḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | रतिः (ratiḥ) | रती (ratī) | रतयः (ratayaḥ) |
| Vocative | रते (rate) | रती (ratī) | रतयः (ratayaḥ) |
| Accusative | रतिम् (ratim) | रती (ratī) | रतीः (ratīḥ) |
| Instrumental | रत्या (ratyā) | रतिभ्याम् (ratibhyām) | रतिभिः (ratibhiḥ) |
| Dative | रत्यै / रतये (ratyai / rataye) | रतिभ्याम् (ratibhyām) | रतिभ्यः (ratibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | रत्याः / रतेः (ratyāḥ / rateḥ) | रतिभ्याम् (ratibhyām) | रतिभ्यः (ratibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | रत्याः / रतेः (ratyāḥ / rateḥ) | रत्योः (ratyoḥ) | रतीनाम् (ratīnām) |
| Locative | रत्याम् / रतौ (ratyām / ratau) | रत्योः (ratyoḥ) | रतिषु (ratiṣu) |
Descendants
- Telugu: రతి (rati)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “रति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 0867.
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