Nitishataka, Nītiśataka, Niti-shataka, Nitisatakam: 5 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nītiśataka can be transliterated into English as Nitisataka or Nitishataka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Nītiśataka (नीतिशतक) is the name of a text dealing with ethics and ethical values (nītiśāstra), attributed to Bhartṛhari and contains hundred verses.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Nītiśataka (नीतिशतक).—the 1 verses on morality by Bhartṛhari.
Derivable forms: nītiśatakam (नीतिशतकम्).
Nītiśataka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīti and śataka (शतक).
Nītiśataka (नीतिशतक) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—See Bhartṛhariśataka.
Nītiśataka (नीतिशतक):—[=nīti-śataka] [from nīti > nī] n. the 100 verses on morality by, [Bhartṛhari]
Nītiśataka (नीतिशतक):—n. Bhartṛhari’s 100 Sprüche vom klugen Benehmen.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sataka, Niti, Satakam, Netti.
Full-text (+0): Kunkuma, Maheshvara, Bhartriharishataka.
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