# बोधि (bodhi)

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बोधि (bodhi) is a Sanskrit word meaning perfect knowledge or wisdom, the illuminated or enlightened intellect, a cock, name of a man, of a mythical elephant, of a place. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 10 contexts, among them Spiritual Knowledge, Wisdom, or Enlightenment, Wise or Learned (Adjective), A Cock (Animal).

- **Roots:** भू (bhū), बुध् (budh)
- **Etymology:** E. बुध to know, Uṇādi aff. इन् — E. budha to know, Uṇādi aff. in
- **SLP1:** `boDi`  **IAST:** bodhi  **Devanagari:** बोधि
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/bodhi/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Spiritual Knowledge, Wisdom, or Enlightenment (5 definitions)
- 1. Perfect knowledge or wisdom. 2. The illuminated or enlightened intellect.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 734,3] बोधि (bodhi) m. f. (with Buddhists or Jainas) perfect knowledge or wisdom (by which a man becomes a Buddha or Jina), the illuminated or enlightened intellect (of a B° or J° ), Kathāsaritsāgara (Title); Rājataraṃgiṇī (Title); Śatruṃjaya-māhātmya (Title); Lalita-vistara (Title) ( cf. Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 97, 188 &c.) [ ID=145872 ]
- 1. Perfect enlightenment. 2. The tree of knowledge, Ficus religiosa.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > [Printed book page 198-2 ] बोधि (bodhi) 2. bodh-i, m. perfect enlightenment by which a man becomes a Buddha or Jina; enlightened intellect of a Buddha or Jina ( B. or Jain term ); the tree of knowledge under which Buddha obtained perfect enlightenment ( Ficus religiousa ); -ita, cs. pp. (√budh) made known, etc.; -i-tavya, fp. to be made known or communicated; -in, a. ( —° ) regarding, careful of; knowing; causing to know or perceive; awakening, enlightening. [ ID=12937 ]
- 1. Perfect knowledge. 2. The sacred fig tree. 3. A cock. 4. An epithet of Buddha.  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 512-15 ] बोधि (bodhi) m. 1. Perfect knowledge; 2. the sacred fig tree; 3. a cock; 4. an epithet of Buddha. [ ID=26752 ]
- 1. Perfect wisdom. 2. The tree of wisdom or knowledge.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 367 ] बोधि (bodhi) m. f. perfect wisdom; m. the tree of wisdom or knowledge ( (r.) ). [ ID=22284 ]
- 1. Perfect wisdom. 2. The sacred fig tree. 3. An epithet of the Buddha. 4. A cock.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 0688-b ] Bodhi, is, m. (with Buddhists and Jainas) perfect wisdom (by which a man becomes a Buddha or Jina); the illuminated or enlightened intellect of a Buddha [cf. deva-b° ]; the tree under which perfect wisdom is attained or under which a man becomes a Buddha, the sacred fig-tree, Ficus Religiosa [cf. bodhi-taru ]; an epithet of Buddha; N. of one of the thirty-four Jātakas of Buddha; ‘the wakener,’ a cock; ( ayas ), m. pl., N. of a people [cf. bodha, baudhi ]; ( is, is, i ), wise, learned (?). —Bodhi- citta-vivaraṇa, am, n., N. of a work mentioned in the Sarva-darśana-saṅgraha. —Bodhi-taru, us, or bodhi-druma, as, m. ‘tree of wisdom,’ the sacred fig-tree under which perfect knowledge is obtained. —Bodhi-da, as, m. (with Jainas) an Arhat. —Bo- dhi-dhana, as, m., see the next. —Bodhi-dharma, as, m., N. of a Buddhist patriarch whose original name was Bodhi-dhana. —Bodhi-bhadra, as, m., N. of a Buddhist teacher. —Bodhi-maṇḍa, N. of a seat which was said to have risen out of the earth under the sacred fig-tree when Śākya-muni attained to Bodhi or perfect wisdom; = bodhi-maṇḍala. —Bodhi-maṇ- ḍala, am, n., N. of the place where Śākya-muni at- tained to Bodhi or perfect wisdom. —Bodhi-vṛkṣa, as, m. = bodhi-taru. —Bodhi-saṅghārāma (°gha- ār°), as, m., N. of a Buddhist monastery. —Bodhi- sattva, as, ā, am, one whose essence is wisdom; ( as ), m. (with Buddhists) ‘one who has Bodhi or perfect wisdom as his essence,’ one who is on the way to the attainment of perfect knowledge when he has only one birth or certain births to undergo before ob- taining the state of a supreme Buddha and then Nir- vāṇa [cf. deva-b° ]; a title of the Buddha κατ’ ἐξοχήν. —Bodhisattva-caryāvatāra (°ya-av°) and bodhi- sattva-pakṣanirdeśa, as, m. and bodhisattva-pi- ṭaka, N. of Buddhist works. —Bodhisattva-tā, f. the state of one who is on the way to attain perfect wisdom. —Bodhisattva-buddhānusmṛti-samādhi (°dha- an°), is, m., N. of a Buddhist Sūtra work. —Bodhi- sattva-bhūmi, is, f., N. of a Buddhist work. —Bo- dhisattva-samuccayā, f., N. of a Buddhist goddess. —Bodhisattvāvadāna-kalpa-latā (°va-av°), f., N. of a collection of Buddhist legends. —Bodhy- aṅga, am, n. an element or condition of the state of Bodhi or perfect knowledge. [ ID=34890 ]

### Wise or Learned (Adjective) (4 definitions)
- learned, wise  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > बोधि (bodhi) mfn. learned, wise, Uṇādi-sūtra (Title) iv, 117. [ ID=145879 ]
- 1. Wise or learned. 2. A branch of holy study or keeping the mind awake to the knowledge of the true God. 3. Intellect or understanding. 4. The holy fig tree.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 606 ] बोधि (bodhi) mfn. ( - धिः (-dhiḥ)- धिः (-dhiḥ)- धि (-dhiḥ-dhiḥ-dhi) ) Wise, learned. m. ( - धिः (-dhiḥ) ) 1 A branch of holy study; keeping the mind awake to the knowledge of the true GOD. 2 Intellect, understanding. 3 The holy fig tree. E. बुध (budha) to know, Uṇādi aff. इन् (in). [ ID=27969 ]
- 1. Wise or learned. 2. Keeping the mind awake to the knowledge of the true God. 3. Intellect or understanding. 4. The holy fig-tree.  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 520-a ] बोधि (bodhi) mfn. ( - धिः (-dhiḥ)- धिः (-dhiḥ)- धि (-dhiḥ-dhiḥ-dhi) ) Wise, learned. m. ( - धिः (-dhiḥ) ) 1. A branch of holy study; keeping the mind awake to the knowledge of the true GOD. 2. Intellect, understanding. 3. The holy fig-tree. E. बुध् (budh) to know, Unādi aff. इन् (in). [ ID=28837 ]
- 1. Wise or learned. 2. Intellect. 3. The holy fig tree.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 0636-a ] बोधि (bodhi) bodhi, i. e. budh + i, I. adj. Wise, learned. II. m. 1. Intellect. 2. The holy fig-tree. [ ID=10354 ]

### A Cock (Animal) (1 definition)
- A cock  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > ‘wakener’, a cock, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=145874 ]

### Grammatical Form (Verb Imperative) (1 definition)
- 1. awakened or aware. 2. be or become.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 198-1 ] बोधि (bodhi) 1. bodhí, 2 sg. impv. aor. of √budh ( for bod-dhí) and of √bhū ( for bho-dhí). [ ID=12936 ]

### Intellect or Understanding (General) (1 definition)
- 1. The intellect, holy study, or knowledge of God. 2. The holy fig tree. 3. Wise or learned.  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > बोधि (bodhi) [Printed book page 544-a ] बोधि (bodhi) ( धिः ) ((dhiḥ)) 2. m. The intellect; holy fig-tree; holy study; knowledge of God. a. Wise, learned. [ ID=27478 ]

### Name of a Mythical Creature (1 definition)
- of a mythical elephant  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a mythical elephant, Lalita-vistara (Title) [ ID=145876 ]

### Name of a People (1 definition)
- Name of a people  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > pl. N. of a people, Rāmāyaṇa (Title) [ ID=145878 ]

### Name of a Place (1 definition)
- of a place  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a place, Lexicographers, esp. such as Amarasiṃha, Halāyudha, Hemacandra, etc. (Author) [ ID=145877 ]

### Name or Epithet of Buddha/Bodhisattva (1 definition)
- Name of a man  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of a man (= Buddha in a former birth), Jātakamālā (Title) [ ID=145875 ]

### The Sacred Fig Tree (Bodhi Tree) (1 definition)
- the sacred fig tree under which a Buddha attains perfect wisdom  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > बोधि (bodhi) m. the tree of wisdom under which perfect w° is attained or under which a man becomes a Buddha, the sacred fig-tree, ( Ficus Religiosa ), Hemādri’s Caturvarga-cintāmaṇi (Title) ( Monier-Williams’ Buddhism in its connexion with Brāhmaṇism and Hindūism: and in its contrast with Christianity (Title) 35, 181 &c.) [ ID=145873 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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