Lokokti, Loka-ukti: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति) refers to one of the various Alaṅkāras (‘figures of speech’) classified as Artha (‘sense’), as employed in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—The poet has made the use of this ‘lokokti-alaṅkāra’ too in the poem. For instance, in verse IX.73 of the Bhīṣmacarita how the father of Satyavatī becomes happy on hearing the strict vows of Bhīṣma. It is a matter of great regret that wicked persons remove their coldness by setting fire in others houses. The other examples are I.26, X.7, X.11, XI.8, XV.3, etc.
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति).—f.
1) a proverb, popular saying; लोके ख्यातिमुपागतात्र सकले लोकोक्तिरेषा यतो दग्धानां किल वह्निना हितकरः सेकोऽपि तस्योद्भवः (loke khyātimupāgatātra sakale lokoktireṣā yato dagdhānāṃ kila vahninā hitakaraḥ seko'pi tasyodbhavaḥ) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.371.
2) common talk, public opinion.
Derivable forms: lokoktiḥ (लोकोक्तिः).
Lokokti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms loka and ukti (उक्ति).
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति).—[feminine] talk of the world, common saying.*
1) Lokokti (लोकोक्ति):—[from loka > lok] f. people’s talk, [Pañcadaṇḍacchattra-prabandha]
2) [v.s. ...] a general or common saying. any s° commonly current among men, proverb, [Pañcatantra]
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति):—f. ein landläufiger Ausspruch, Sprüchwort [Spr. 4258.]
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति):—f. Gerede der Leute ([Pañcadaṇḍacchattrabandha]) ; ein landläufiger Ausspruch , Sprüchwort.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति):—(nf) a proverb; popular saying.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Lōkōkti (ಲೋಕೋಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation, which is accepted as a truth; a proverb; an adage.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Lōkōkti (லோகோக்தி) noun < lōkōkti. Popular saying; பழமலையந்தாதிொழி. உன்செவியில் புண் ணைக் குறிக்கொண்டிரு என்றிறே லோகோக்தியும் [pazhamozhi. unseviyil pun naig kurikkondiru enrire logokthiyum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 2, 3, 1, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 275).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Lokokti (लोकोक्ति):—n. proverb; popular saying;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lokoktimuktavali, Lokoktishatakadvaya.
Full-text: Apakshita, Cukkuruvi, Sahokti, Svabhavokti, Vacyalankara.
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Annadatri-carita (study) (by Sarannya V.)
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Abhijnana Shakuntalam (Sanskrit and English) (by Saradaranjan Ray)
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