श्रद्धा [ śraddhā ] [ śraddhā́ ] f. faith , trust , confidence , trustfulness , faithfulness , belief in (loc. or comp. ; [ śraddhayā-√ gam ] , " to believe in " , with gen. Lit. DivyA7v.) , trust , confidence , loyalty (Faith or Faithfulnesses is often personified and in Lit. RV. x , 151 invoked as a deity ; in Lit. TBr. she is the daughter of Prajā-pati , and in Lit. ŚBr. of the Sun ; in Lit. MBh. she is the daughter of Daksha and wife of Dharma ; in Lit. MārkP. she is the mother of Kāma , and in Lit. BhP. the daughter of Kardama and wife of Aṅgiras or Manu) Lit. RV.

  wish , desire ( [ °śraddhayā ] ind. " willingly , gladly " ) , longing for (loc. acc. with [ prati ] inf. , or comp.) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv.

  desire of eating , appetite Lit. Suśr.

  the longing of a pregnant woman Lit. Car.

  curiosity ( [ śraddhām ākhyāhi nas tāvat ] , " just satisfy our curiosity and tell us " ) Lit. Kathās.

  purity Lit. L.

  respect , reverence Lit. W.

  calmness or composure of mind Lit. MW.

  intimacy Lit. ib.

  a term for the fem. nouns in [ ā ] Lit. Kāt.

  ( with [ kāmāyanī ] ) N. of the authoress of Lit. RV. x , 151 ( cf. above )

  du. ( with [ prajā-pateḥ ] ) N. of two Sāmans Lit. ĀrshBr.

  [ śraddhayā ] ind. , see [ śraddhā ] , " willingly , gladly "