ṡraddhayā-gam

ṡrad-dhā

Ved. inf. ṡraddhé cf. ṡrát above), to have faith orﾠ faithfulness, have belief orﾠ confidence, believe, be true orﾠ trustful (with na, « to disbelieve» etc.) RV. etc. etc.;
to credit, think anything true (two acc.) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
to believe orﾠ have faith in orﾠ be true to (with dat., andﾠ in later language with gen. of thing orﾠ person, orﾠ with loc. of thing) RV. etc. etc.;
to expect anything (acc.) from (abl.) MBh. ;
to consent, assent to, approve, welcome (with acc.;
with na, « to disapprove») Kathās. ;
to be desirous of (acc.), wish to (inf.) ib. BhP.:
Caus. - dhāpayati, to make faithful, render trustful, inspire confidence RV. X, 151, 5. ;
ṡraddhā́

ṡraddhayā-gam, « to believe in», with gen. Divyâ̱v.), trust, confidence, loyalty (Faith orﾠ Faithfulnesses is often personified andﾠ in RV. X, 151 invoked as a deity;
in TBr. she is the daughter of Prajā-pati, andﾠ in ṠBr. of the Sun;
in MBh. she is the daughter of Daksha andﾠ wife of Dharma;
in MārkP. she is the mother of Kāma, andﾠ in BhP. the daughter of Kardama andﾠ wife of Aṇgiras orﾠ Manu) RV. etc. etc.;
wish, desire ( ṡraddhayā ind. « willingly, gladly»), longing for (loc. acc. with prati inf., orﾠ comp.) MBh. Kāv. etc.;
desire of eating, appetite Suṡr. ;
the longing of a pregnant woman Car. ;
curiosity ( ṡraddhāmākhyāhinastāvat, « just satisfy our curiosity andﾠ tell us») Kathās. ;
purity L. ;
respect, reverence W. ;
calmness orﾠ composure of mind MW. ;
intimacy ib. ;
a term for the fem. nouns in ā Kāt. ;
(with kāmāyanī) N. of the authoress of RV. X, 151 (cf. above);
du. (with prajā-pateḥ) N. of two Sāmans ĀrshBr. ;
ṡraddhā