Auciti, Aucitī: 5 definitions
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Auciti 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 Auchiti.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryAucitī (औचिती).—[ucita-ṣyañ yalope ṅīṣ]
1) Aptness, fitness, propriety, suitableness.
2) Congruity or fitness, as one of the several circumstances which determine the exact meaning of a word in a sentence (such as saṃyoga, viyoga &c.); सामर्थ्यमौचिती देशः कालो व्यक्तिः स्वरादयः (sāmarthyamaucitī deśaḥ kālo vyaktiḥ svarādayaḥ) S. D.2; in the example पातु वो दयितामुखम् (pātu vo dayitāmukham) there is औचिती (aucitī) or fitness in taking मुख (mukha) to mean सांमुख्यम् (sāṃmukhyam) (meeting) instead of आननम् (ānanam).
3) Habituation.
See also (synonyms): aucitya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryAucitī (औचिती):—f. ([from] ucita), fitness, suitableness, decorum, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa; Naiṣadha-carita; Rājataraṅgiṇī etc.]
[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 corpusAuciti (ಔಚಿತಿ):—[noun] the state or quality of being proper, apt or suitable; properness; suitability.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Aucityalankara.
Ends with: Anauciti.
Full-text: Aucitya, Aucityalamkara, Anauciti.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 2.36 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 2.37 < [Chapter 2 - The Natures of Words (śabda)]
Text 4.61 < [Chapter 4 - First-rate Poetry]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.315-316 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]
Vakyapadiya (study of the concept of Sentence) (by Sarath P. Nath)
5.2. Various Means of Ascertainment of Meaning < [Chapter 3 - The Concept of Sentence and Sentence-Meaning]
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Appendix 1.6: New and rare words < [Appendices]