Stuti, Stutī: 10 definitions
Introduction
Stuti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexStutī (स्तुती).—The wife of Pratihartā and mother of Aja and Bhūman.*
- * Bhāgavata-purāṇa V. 15. 5.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Stuti (स्तुति) refers to “praise, or prayers, in glorification of Śrī Bhagavān”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarystuti (स्तुति).—f (S) Praise, applause, encomium, commendation. stutinindāsūcakavākya A phrase or speech by which either praise or dispraise may be understood; e. g. kākapēyā nadī; hē mōṭhē yōgya āhēta.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishstuti (स्तुति).—f Praise, commendation.
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-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStuti (स्तुति).—f. [stu-ktin]
1) Praise, eulogy, commendation, laudation; स्तुतिभ्यो व्यतिरिच्यन्ते दूराणि चरितानि ते (stutibhyo vyatiricyante dūrāṇi caritāni te) R.1.3.
2) A hymn of praise, panegyric; स्तुत्यं स्तुतिभिरर्थ्याभि- रुपतस्थे सरस्वती (stutyaṃ stutibhirarthyābhi- rupatasthe sarasvatī) R.4.6.
3) Adulation; flattery, empty or false praise; भूतार्थव्याहृतिः सा हि न स्तुतिः परमेष्ठिनः (bhūtārthavyāhṛtiḥ sā hi na stutiḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ) R.1.33.
4) Name of Durgā.
Derivable forms: stutiḥ (स्तुतिः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryStuti (स्तुति).—= Sanskrit stauti (which ms. reads, unmetrical(ly)), praises: Śikṣāsamuccaya 341.11 (verse). Possibly m.c. for *stoti, § 3.56; but may also be for stute, 3 sg. mid., or analogical(ly) to stumas, stuta, etc., with weak for strong stem, compare § 28.64.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryStuti (स्तुति).—f.
(-tiḥ) Praise, eulogy. E. ṣṭu to praise, aff. ktin .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryStuti (स्तुति).—[feminine] praise, eulogy.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family. 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)
Starts with: Stuticandrika, Stutigita, Stutigitaka, Stutikusumanjali, Stutimangala, Stutimantra, Stutimat, Stutininda, Stutipada, Stutipathaka, Stutipriya, Stutishabda, Stutishastra, Stutisuktimala, Stutitarangatika, Stutitika, Stutivacana, Stutivada, Stutivrata, Stutivyuha.
Ends with (+99): Anushtuti, Anuvayustuti, Argalastuti, Aryastuti, Ashvistuti, Astuti, Atistuti, Atmarpanastuti, Atmastuti, Bhagavannamasmaranastuti, Bhagavatistuti, Bhagavatstuti, Bhagavatyargalastuti, Bhishmastuti, Bhupatistuti, Bhustuti, Brahmagathastuti, Cakranganidhistuti, Capetahatistuti, Chapetahatistuti.
Full-text (+88): Stutivrata, Gunastuti, Stutipathaka, Stutivada, Nihstuti, Nindastuti, Vyajastuti, Vedastutilaghupaya, Stutitika, Stutisuktimala, Stutishabda, Stutishastra, Stutimat, Stuticandrika, Stutivacana, Stutimangala, Stutimantra, Stutigitaka, Stutikusumanjali, Haristuti.
Relevant text
Search found 22 books and stories containing Stuti, Stutī; (plurals include: Stutis, Stutīs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra (by Helen M. Johnson)
Part 2: Mahāvīra’s śāsanadevatās (messenger-deities) < [Chapter V - Mahāvīra’s omniscience and the originating of the fourfold congregation]
Part 20: Bharata’s pūjā and stutis to the Arhats < [Chapter VI]
Part 10: Pārśva’s omniscience < [Chapter III - Birth, youth, initiation, and omniscience of Śrī Pārśva]
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (by Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.4.27 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha: The Spiritual Kingdom]
Verse 2.2.167 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna: Knowledge]
Verse 1.6.110 < [Chapter 6 - Priyatama: The Most Beloved]
Śrī Kṛṣṇa-vijaya (by Śrī Gunaraja Khan)
Chapter 5 - Kuvera's Two Sons Offer Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa (Vibhāṣā-rāga)
Chapter 9 - Description of the Lord's Four-armed Form (Hillola-rāga)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2.151 < [Section XXV - Meaning of the Title ‘Ācārya’]
Verse 1.31 < [Section XVII - Creation of the Brāhmaṇa and other castes]
Sri Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 2.1.333 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Verse 3.5.23 < [Part 5 - Conjugal Love (mādhurya-rasa)]
Verse 2.1.164 < [Part 1 - Ecstatic Excitants (vibhāva)]
Brahma Sutras (Shankara Bhashya) (by Swami Vireshwarananda)
Chapter III, Section III, Adhikarana XV < [Section III]