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Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific.
The word is widely used in languages of South Asia, South and classification schemes for Southeast Asian languages, Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese language, Assamese, Meitei language, Meitei (Manipuri language, Manipuri), Marathi language, Marathi, Malay language, Malay (including Indonesian language, Indonesian and Malaysian language, Malaysian), Javanese language, Javanese, Balinese language, Balinese, Sundanese language, Sundanese, Sinhala language, Sinhalese, Thai language, Thai, Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Odia language, Odia, Assamese language, Assamese, Punjabi language, Punjabi, Hindi language, Hindi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali language, Nepali, Malayalam language, Malayalam, Kannada language, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer language, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', ''Shiri'', ''Shree'', ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. In Tamil it evolved to Tamil honorifics#Tiru, Tiru.
The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language.
"Shri" is also used as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for individuals.
"Shri" is also an epithet for Hindu goddess Lakshmi, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra.
Monier Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams's dictionary gives the meaning of the root verb as "to cook, boil, to burn, diffuse light", but as a feminine abstract noun, it has received a general meaning of "grace, splendour, beauty; wealth, affluence, prosperity".
The word may also be used as an adjective in Sanskrit, which is the origin of the modern use of shri as a title. From the noun, is derived the Sanskrit adjective "śrīmat" (śrimān in the masculine nominative singular, śrīmatī in the feminine), by adding the suffix indicating possession, literally "radiance-having" (person, god, etc.). This is used in modern vernacular as form of address ''Shrimati'' (abbreviated Smt) for married women, while ''Sushri'', (with "su", "good", added to the beginning), can be used for women in general (Ms., regardless of marital status).
''Shri'' is a honorific, polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." or "Ms.".
''Shri'' is also frequently used as an epithet of some Hindu gods, in which case it is often translated into English as ''Holy''. Also, in language and general usage, ''Shri'', if used by itself and not followed by any name, refers to the supreme consciousness, i.e. god.
''Shri'', also rendered ''Sridevi'', is an epithet of Lakshmi. The Vedas speak of Shri as a goddess, who personified ten qualities coveted by other divine beings: food, royalty, holiness, kingdom, fortune, sovereignty, nobility, power, righteousness, and beauty. The Vedic ''Shri'' is believed to have identified with later conceptions of Lakshmi, as the embodiment of royalty and dignity.
Shri (; , ) is a Sanskrit term denoting resplendence, wealth and prosperity, primarily used as an honorific.
The word is widely used in languages of South Asia, South and classification schemes for Southeast Asian languages, Southeast Asian languages such as Assamese language, Assamese, Meitei language, Meitei (Manipuri language, Manipuri), Marathi language, Marathi, Malay language, Malay (including Indonesian language, Indonesian and Malaysian language, Malaysian), Javanese language, Javanese, Balinese language, Balinese, Sundanese language, Sundanese, Sinhala language, Sinhalese, Thai language, Thai, Tamil language, Tamil, Telugu language, Telugu, Odia language, Odia, Assamese language, Assamese, Punjabi language, Punjabi, Hindi language, Hindi, Bengali language, Bengali, Nepali language, Nepali, Malayalam language, Malayalam, Kannada language, Kannada, Sanskrit, Pali, Khmer language, Khmer, and also among Philippine languages. It is usually transliterated as ''Sri'', ''Sree'', ''Shri'', ''Shiri'', ''Shree'', ''Si'', or ''Seri'' based on the local convention for transliteration. In Tamil it evolved to Tamil honorifics#Tiru, Tiru.
The term is used in Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as a polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." in written and spoken language.
"Shri" is also used as a title of veneration for deities or as honorific title for individuals.
"Shri" is also an epithet for Hindu goddess Lakshmi, while a ''yantra'' or a mystical diagram popularly used to worship her is called Shri Yantra.
Etymology
Monier Monier-Williams, Monier-Williams's dictionary gives the meaning of the root verb as "to cook, boil, to burn, diffuse light", but as a feminine abstract noun, it has received a general meaning of "grace, splendour, beauty; wealth, affluence, prosperity".
The word may also be used as an adjective in Sanskrit, which is the origin of the modern use of shri as a title. From the noun, is derived the Sanskrit adjective "śrīmat" (śrimān in the masculine nominative singular, śrīmatī in the feminine), by adding the suffix indicating possession, literally "radiance-having" (person, god, etc.). This is used in modern vernacular as form of address ''Shrimati'' (abbreviated Smt) for married women, while ''Sushri'', (with "su", "good", added to the beginning), can be used for women in general (Ms., regardless of marital status).
Spelling and pronunciation
In Devanagari script for Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi and other languages, the word is a combination of three sounds: (), () and (, long ''i''). There are two conventions in India to transliterate the consonant (ISO 15919, ISO: ) to English: some use ''s'' (which in narrower transcription represents only ) as in ''Sri Lanka'' and ''Srinagar'', while others use ''sh'' as in ''Shimla'' and ''Shimoga''. Similarly, (; ) is also transliterated to English in two different ways as ''ri'' and ''ree'', although the latter is non-standard in Hindi. Hence this word may be rendered in English as Shri (the standard spelling), Shree, Sri or Sree; Some other transliterations used are Shri, Shiri, Shrii. Sanskrit is written in many other Indian scripts as well, each of which has its own equivalents of these Devanāgari characters;Usage
''Shri'' is a honorific, polite form of address equivalent to the English "Mr." or "Ms.".
''Shri'' is also frequently used as an epithet of some Hindu gods, in which case it is often translated into English as ''Holy''. Also, in language and general usage, ''Shri'', if used by itself and not followed by any name, refers to the supreme consciousness, i.e. god.
''Shri'', also rendered ''Sridevi'', is an epithet of Lakshmi. The Vedas speak of Shri as a goddess, who personified ten qualities coveted by other divine beings: food, royalty, holiness, kingdom, fortune, sovereignty, nobility, power, righteousness, and beauty. The Vedic ''Shri'' is believed to have identified with later conceptions of Lakshmi, as the embodiment of royalty and dignity.
Other current usage
There is a common practice of writing ''Shri'' as the first word centralised in line at the beginning of a document. Another usage is as an emphatic compound (which can be used several times: ''shri shri'', or ''shri shri shri'', etc.) in princely styles, notably in Durbar (court), Darbar Shri, Desai Shri, and Thakur (title), Thakur Shri or Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, the founder of the social and spiritual movement Ananda Marga (the Path of Bliss). The honorific can also be applied to objects and concepts that are widely respected, such as the Sikh religious text, the Guru Granth Sahib, Shri Guru Granth Sahib. Similarly, when the Ramlila tradition of reenacting the Ramayana is referred to as an institution, the term Shri Ramlila is frequently used. A common Sikh greeting is “''Sat Sri Akaal, Sat Shri Akaal'' (Gurmukhi: ਸਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ)”, meaning “Truth is divine and eternal”. Shri here is used to denote divinity or godliness.Indian music
The use of the term is common in the names of ragas (musical motifs), either as a prefix or postfix. Some examples are Shree (Carnatic raga), Shree, Bhagyashree, Dhanashree, Jayashree, Subhashree, Itishree, Jiteshree, and Shree ranjani.Other languages
South and Southeast Asia
Place names
The honorific is incorporated into many Location (geography), place names. A partial list follows: *Sriharikota, India *Srimangal, Bangladesh *Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, a Shiva, Siva temple, also one of the holiest places of worship for Hindus. *Srikakulam, a town in northern Andhra Pradesh. *Sri City, an integrated township located on the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu border. *Srikshetra, Shri Kshetra, name of the Puri Jagannath Dham, Odisha. One of the Char Dham, four Dhams in the Hindu religion. * Sree Mandira is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Jagannath (Krishna) and located in the coastal town of Puri in Odisha. * Sri Lanka, an island country at the southern tip of India. * Sriperumbudur, Sri Perumbudur, a town in the state of Tamil Nadu * Srirangam, Sri Rangam, an island zone in the city of Tiruchirapalli, in Tamil Nadu. * Shrinagar, Srinagar, ''nagar'' meaning "city", is the capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir * Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. * Sri Maha Bodhi, a sacred fig tree in the Mahamewna Gardens, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. * Srivijaya, a former kingdom centered on Sumatra, Indonesia. * Siak Sri Indrapura, Siak ''Sri'' Indrapura, the capital seat of Siak Regency. It was the place of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura. * Thai honorifics#Si/Sri, Sri (), pronounced and usually transliterated ''Si'' in Thailand place names: :''Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya'' (), formal name of the city and province of Ayutthaya (city), Ayutthaya :Nakhon Si Thammarat, Nakhon ''Si'' Thammarat () city and province :Sisaket () Sisaket, city and Sisaket province, province :Si Racha, ''Si'' Racha (), the namesake town of Siracha sauce, Siracha hot sauce * Wat Si Saket, Wat ''Si'' Saket in Vientiane, Laos. * Bandar Seri Begawan, Bandar ''Seri'' Begawan, the capital of Brunei. * Seri Menanti, the royal town of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. * Banteay Srei, a 10th-century Hindu temple in Angkor, Cambodia * Srey Santhor, a district located in Kampong Cham Province, Kampong Cham, Cambodia. * Serei Saophoan (city), Serei Saophoan, the capital city of Banteay Meanchey Province, Banteay Meanchey, Cambodia.Africa
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