Neti, Netī, Neṭi, Nēṭi: 12 definitions
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Neti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. 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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In Hinduism
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: WikiPedia: Hinduismneti is sandhi from na iti "not so"
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryneti : (ni + a) leads; guides; carries away.
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionaryneti (နေတိ) [(kri) (ကြိ)]—
[ni+a+ti]
[နိ+အ+တိ]
[Pali to Burmese]
Source: Sutta: Tipiṭaka Pāḷi-Myanmar Dictionary (တိပိဋက-ပါဠိမြန်မာ အဘိဓာန်)neti—
(Burmese text): ဆောင်၏။ (၁) ပို့ဆောင်-ရောက်စေ-၏။ (၂) ယူဆောင်-ဆောင်ယူ-၏။ (၃) ရွက်ဆောင်-ဆောင်ရွက်-၏။ (၄) ကပ်၍ဆောင်၏။ (၅) ပင့်-ခေါ်-ဆောင်၏။ (၆) ဖမ်း-ဖမ်းဆည်း-၏။ (၇) ချ-ပစ်ချ-၏။ (ဂ) (မြောင်း) သွယ်-ဖောက်-၏။ (၉) နှင်ထုတ်၏။ (၁ဝ) ပယ်ဖျောက်-ဖျက်ဆီး-၏။ (၁၁) သိစေ၏။ (၁၂) ဖြစ်စေ၏။
(Auto-Translation): 1. Delivery - Arrival. 2. Carry - Take. 3. Leaf - Handle. 4. Stick - Carry. 5. Call - Carry. 6. Capture - Seize. 7. Cut - Throw away. 8. (Nose) Piercing - Penetrate. 9. Extract. 10. Abolish - Destroy. 11. Inform. 12. Make happen.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynēṭī (नेटी).—prep (Vulgar.) Near or nigh unto.
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nēṭī (नेटी).—ad (Vulgar.) Near, at hand, hard by.
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nēti (नेति).—ind S (na Not, iti Thus, so.) It is not so. Hence nētinēti (Not so, not so) A term for an ignoramus. Ex. nētinēti mhaṇōna || āmnāya jētha taṭastha ||.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNetī (नेती).—The drawing of a thread through the nose and mouth.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNetī (नेती):—[from netavya] f. the drawing of a thread through the nose and mouth (as a kind of penance), [Catalogue(s)]
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNeti (नेति):——a Sanskrit expression (meaning 'there is no end') used by philosophers to underline the view that He (God) defies all description.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNēti (ನೇತಿ):—[noun] (a term used to mean negation) that which is not; that which is absent; ನೇತಿ ಮಾಡು [neti madu] nēti māḍu = ನೇತಿಗಳೆ - [netigale -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNeṭi (நெடி) [neṭittal] 11 intransitive verb < நெடு-மை. [nedu-mai.] To make delay; பொழுது நீட்டித்தல். நெடியா தளிமின் [pozhuthu nittithal. nediya thalimin] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 16, 21).
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Neṭi (நெடி) noun
1. Cricket; சிள்வண்டு. நெடிபடு கானத்து [silvandu. nedipadu kanathu] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 1, 3).
2. Pungent odour causing a choking sensation, as of fried chillies; மிளகாய் முதலியன கமறல். [milagay muthaliyana kamaral.] Madras usage
3. Strong pungent smell; காரம். [karam.] Local usage
4. Stench; துர்நாற்றம். [thurnarram.] (W.)
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Neti (நெதி) noun < nidhi.
1. Treasure, riches; செல்வம். விழுநெதி பெறினும் [selvam. vizhunethi perinum] (நற்றிணை [narrinai] 16).
2. Pearl; முத்து. நெதிசொரி சங்க மேந்தி [muthu. nethisori sanga menthi] (சூளாமணி அரசி. [sulamani arasi.] 308).
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Neti (நெதி) noun < nididhyāsana. Meditation; தியானம். தப்பாம னெதிபண்ண [thiyanam. thappama nethipanna] (தத்துவப்பிரகாசம் [thathuvappiragasam] 262).
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Nēṭi (நேடி) noun probably from நெடில். [nedil.] Bamboo; மூங்கில். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [mungil. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Nēti (நேதி) noun < niyati. Routine duty; முறை. நேதிமதகலை யாரவார [murai. nethimathagalai yaravara] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 394).
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Nēti (நேதி) noun < nēti. A Sanskrit phrase meaning 'not like this'; 'இன்னபடியன்று' எனப் பொருள்படும் வடமொழித்தொடர். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) ['innapadiyanru' enap porulpadum vadamozhithodar. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Nēti (நேதி) [nētittal] 11 transitive verb < நேதி². [nethi².] See நேதியதுசெய்-. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [nethiyathusey-. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+11): Neti-atucey, Neti-neti, Netigale, Netige, Netigemuri, Netike, Netikemuri, Netil, Netilati, Netili, Netini, Netippu, Netishya, Netisu, Netittarpolutu, Netitu, Netituyir, Netiyalan, Netiyam, Netiyami.
Full-text (+68): Netti, Neti-neti, Neti-atucey, Anayati, Netiyalan, Patineti, Pativineti, Nita, Netiyoga, Abhineti, Ghatashodhanakaraka, Apaneti, Araya budada naedi, Gi-nedi, Koti neti, E'neti, Karabu neti, Amnaya, Jnana Yoga, Brihadaranyakopanishad.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 297 < [Tamil-Hindi-English, Volume 2]
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Yogashikha Upanishad (critical study) (by Sujatarani Giri)
Part 5.3 - Secret Practice of Yoga < [Chapter 5 - Nature of Yoga practice in Upaniṣad]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A review on the therapeutic effects of neti kriya < [2020, Issue 7, July]
Neti - an efficacious measure in managing chronic rhinosinusitis < [2018, Issue II, february,]
Role of jal neti in the management of chronic maxillary sinusitis < [2017, Issue IX, September]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Role of ksheer –neti in special reference of eye disease < [2015: Volume 4, July issue 7]
A conceptual study of neti with respect to jalneti < [2020: Volume 9, August special issue 9]
Role of jala neti in the management of sinusitis < [2016: Volume 5, December issue 12]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
Review of NetiKriya's therapeutic effects, focusing on JalaNeti. < [Volume 11 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2020]
Health benefits of Shatkarma: A review of scientific studies. < [Volume 12 (issue 1), Jan-Mar 2021]
Jalaneti aids recovery in suspected rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. < [Volume 13 (issue 2), Apr-Jun 2022]
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