Citrokti, Citra-ukti: 7 definitions
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Citrokti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chitrokti.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryCitrokti (चित्रोक्ति).—f.
1) agreeable or frequent discourse; जयन्ति ते पञ्चममित्रचित्रोक्तिसंदर्भविभूषणेषु (jayanti te pañcamamitracitroktisaṃdarbhavibhūṣaṇeṣu) Vikr.1.
2) a voice from heaven.
3) a surprising tale.
Derivable forms: citroktiḥ (चित्रोक्तिः).
Citrokti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and ukti (उक्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrokti (चित्रोक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) 1. A voice from heaven, that of an invisible speaker. 2. A marvellous tale. 2. Agreeable or eloquent discourse. E. ci miraculous, and ukti saying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Citrokti (चित्रोक्ति):—[from citra > cit] f. a marvellous or heavenly voice, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] a surprising tale, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] eloquent discourse, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryCitrokti (चित्रोक्ति):—[citro+kti] (ktiḥ) 2. f. Voice from heaven; a fine tale; agreeable word.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCitrōkti (ಚಿತ್ರೋಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] an expression, using words in a nonliteral sense or unusual manner to add vividness, beauty, sarcasm, etc. to what is said or written.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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