# विधि
## Hindi
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विधि (vidhi).

### Pronunciation

* (Delhi) IPA: /ʋɪ.d̪ʱiː/

### Noun

विधि • (vidhi) f (Urdu spelling ودهہ)
* law
    Synonyms: क़ानून (qānūn), आईन (āīn)
    अंतरराष्ट्रीय विधि के अनुसार, यह अपराधी दोषी है।antarrāṣṭrīya vidhi ke anusār, yah aprādhī doṣī hai.According to international law, this criminal is guilty.
    शासन विधि और व्यवस्था के लिए उत्तरदायी है।śāsan vidhi aur vyavasthā ke lie uttardāyī hai.The government is responsible for law and order.
* manner, method
    आपकी उपचार-विधि क्या है?āpkī upcār-vidhi kyā hai?What is your method of treatment?
* fate, destiny
    Synonyms: नसीब (nasīb), भाग्य (bhāgya), क़िस्मत (qismat)

#### Related terms

* वैध (vaidh)

### Further reading

* Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विधि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* vidhi (Latin script)
* 𑀯𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* ৰিধি (Bengali script)
* විධි (Sinhalese script)
* ဝိဓိ or ဝိꩪိ (Burmese script)
* วิธิ (Thai script)
* ᩅᩥᨵᩥ (Tai Tham script)
* ວິຘິ (Lao script)
* វិធិ (Khmer script)
* 𑅇𑄨𑄙𑄨 (Chakma script)

### Noun

विधि m
* Devanagari script form of vidhi (“method”)

#### Declension
## Sanskrit
### Alternative scripts

* ৱিধি (Assamese script)
* ᬯᬶᬥᬶ (Balinese script)
* বিধি (Bengali script)
* 𑰪𑰰𑰠𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀯𑀺𑀥𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* ဝိဓိ (Burmese script)
* વિધિ (Gujarati script)
* ਵਿਧਿ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿 (Grantha script)
* ꦮꦶꦣꦶ (Javanese script)
* 𑂫𑂱𑂡𑂱 (Kaithi script)
* ವಿಧಿ (Kannada script)
* វិធិ (Khmer script)
* ວິຘິ (Lao script)
* വിധി (Malayalam script)
* ᠸᡳᢡᡳ (Manchu script)
* 𑘪𑘱𑘠𑘱 (Modi script)
* ᠸᠢᢑᠾᠢ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧊𑧒𑧀𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐰𑐶𑐢𑐶 (Newa script)
* ଵିଧି (Odia script)
* ꢮꢶꢤꢶ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆮𑆴𑆣𑆴 (Sharada script)
* 𑖪𑖰𑖠𑖰 (Siddham script)
* විධි (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩾𑩑𑩮𑩑 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚦𑚮𑚜𑚮 (Takri script)
* விதி⁴ (Tamil script)
* విధి (Telugu script)
* วิธิ (Thai script)
* ཝི་དྷི (Tibetan script)
* 𑒫𑒱𑒡𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨭𑨁𑨜𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /ʋi.dʱi/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈʋi.d̪ʱi/

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

विधि • (vidhi) stem, m
* worshipper (AitBr.)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Possibly from the root विधा (vidhā, “to accomplish, bring about, achieve”).

#### Noun

विधि • (vidhi) stem, m
* rule, formula
* law
* instruction, direction, precept
* (grammar) a grammatical rule (Pāṇ.)
* a prescribed rite, act, or ceremony (Mn., Kālid., Pañcat.)
* use, application (Car.)
* method, manner
* way of life
* means, expedient (Hariv., Kāv., Pur., Hit.)
* action, work, business, accomplishment (Yāñj., Śak., etc.)
* creation (Kum., Kir.)
* fate, destiny (MBh., Kāv., etc.)
* Creator (Pañcar.)
* physician (L.)
* time (L.)
* fodder, elephant food (L.)

##### Descendants

* Assamese: বিধি (bidhi)
* Bengali: বিধি (bidhi)
* Marathi: विधी (vidhī)
* → Khmer: ពិធី (pi’tʰii), វិធិ (vithiʼ), វិធី (vithii)
* → Lao: ພິທີ (phi thī)
* Odia: ବିଧି (bidhi)
* Punjabi: ਬਿਧ (bidh)
* Sindhi: وڌي
* → Tamil: விதி (viti)
* → Telugu: విధి (vidhi)
* → Thai: พิธี (pí-tii)

#### Proper noun

विधि • (vidhi) m
* appellation of various gods
** of Brahma (Śak., Naish.)
** of Vishnu (L.)
** of Agni (Gṛihyās.)

##### Declension
#### Proper noun

विधि • (vidhi) f
* name of a goddess (Cat.)

##### Declension
### References

* Monier Williams (1899) “विधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0967.
* Monier Williams (1899) “विधि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0968.