Durnita, Durṇīta, Dur-nita, Durnīta: 9 definitions

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Durnita 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Durṇīta (दुर्णीत).—a.

1) ill-behaved.

2) impolitic.

3) forward.

-tam misconduct; दुर्णीतं किमिहास्ति किं सुचरितं कः स्थानलाभे गुणः (durṇītaṃ kimihāsti kiṃ sucaritaṃ kaḥ sthānalābhe guṇaḥ) H.

Durṇīta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and ṇīta (णीत).

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Durnīta (दुर्नीत).—

1) misconduct, bad policy, demerit, misbehaviour; दुर्णीतं किमि- हास्ति (durṇītaṃ kimi- hāsti) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.21; H.1.49.

2) ill-luck.

Derivable forms: durnītam (दुर्नीतम्).

Durnīta is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and nīta (नीत).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durṇīta (दुर्णीत).—mfn.

(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Ill-behaved, ill-governed. 2. Impolitic. n.

(-taṃ) 1. Misconduct. 2. Impolicy. E. dura and nīta conducted.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durnīta (दुर्नीत).—[adjective] badly managed; [neuter] a bad situation or conduct.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Durṇīta (दुर्णीत):—[=dur-ṇīta] [from dur] See -nīta and ti.

2) Durnīta (दुर्नीत):—[=dur-nīta] [from dur] mfn. ill-conducted, wrong

3) [v.s. ...] n. misconduct, impolicy, folly, ill-luck, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa; Pañcatantra ii, 21]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Durṇīta (दुर्णीत):—[dur-ṇīta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Ill managed; impolitic. n. Impolicy, misconduct.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Durnīta (दुर्नीत) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Dunniya.

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Durnita in German

context information

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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Durnīta (ದುರ್ನೀತ):—

1) [adjective] following a bad, immoral, unsocial path.

2) [adjective] not educated or trained; uneducated; uncivilised; barbarous.

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Durnīta (ದುರ್ನೀತ):—

1) [noun] an uncivilised, immoral behaviour.

2) [noun] a man of such a behaviour.

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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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