Stuti, Stutī: 21 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Stuti (स्तुति) refers to “hymns of praise” (suitable for a marriage ceremony), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.47 (“The ceremonious entry of Śiva”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā narrated to Nārada: “[...] Musicians sang auspicious songs. Dancing girls danced to the tune. Accompanied by these, attended upon by all important gods and with flowers showered on Him delightedly, the sole kinsman of the universe walked ahead shedding lordly splendour. Lord Śiva, eulogised with many hymns of praise (stuti), entered the sacrificial altar. He was duly worshipped.
Stutī (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)
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’).
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Stuti (स्तुति) refers to “praise (worship)”, according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 12), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “The very thought (meditation) of the sage Agastya is calculated to wash off one’s sins; his praise (worship) [i.e., stuti] must be capable of doing more. For the benefit, therefore, of princes, I will now speak of the rules of the Arghya (offering) to be presented to Agastya as stated by the Ṛṣis. The time of reappearance of the star Canopus (Agastya) is different in different places; and it is for the learned astronomer to ascertain these times for given places. In the town of Ujjain, the star reappears when the sun just begins to enter the 24th degree of the sign Leo”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Stuti (स्तुति) refers to “hymns”, according to the Kularatnoddyota verse 2.21-27.—Accordingly, “[...] He worshipped the Great Transmission with hymns (stuti) and excellent divine lauds (stutistotravarair divyaiḥ), by exhibiting the Great Gestures and with salutations and the waving of lamps along with divine words of praise and rites of adoration centered on the maṇḍala and the Krama. Taking up then the energizing (substances), O fair one, he who does all things, was conjoined with the goddess. O Supreme mistress, praised by the heroes, the Lord of the heroes and the universal Self took up the vessel with the meat and put it in (his) mouth along with the sacrificial pap. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Gitashastra (science of music)
Stuti (स्तुति) refers to “prayers” and represents the Ṛgvedic mantras (which are composed with tune and melody).—Accordingly, in Vedic time the sages used to believe the natural elements such as Agni, Indra, Varuṇa etc. as their gods and eulogized them with some stutis i.e., prayers. The stutis are basically the Ṛgvedic mantras which are composed with tune and melody in the Sāmaveda to worship the deities. In the Saṃgītaratnākara also, it is said that deities are pleased with the vocal Music. So, it can be said that the Vedic mantras are the foremost form of vocal music.
Gitashastra (गीतशास्त्र, gītaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of Music (gita or samgita), which is traditionally divided in Vocal music, Instrumental music and Dance (under the jurisdiction of music). The different elements and technical terms are explained in a wide range of (often Sanskrit) literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
stuti (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.
stuti (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 dictionary
Stuti (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).
Stuti (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.
Stuti (स्तुति).—f.
(-tiḥ) Praise, eulogy. E. ṣṭu to praise, aff. ktin .
Stuti (स्तुति).—[stu + ti], f. Praise, [Sundopasundopākhyāna] 2, 4; [Uttara Rāmacarita, 2. ed. Calc., 1862.] 136, 6.
Stuti (स्तुति).—[feminine] praise, eulogy.
1) Stuti (स्तुति):—[from stu] f. ([instrumental case] once in [Harivaṃśa] stutinā, with [varia lectio] stutibhiḥ) praise, eulogy, panegyric, commendation, adulation, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Durgā, [DevīP.]
3) [v.s. ...] of Viṣṇu, [Mahābhārata]
4) [v.s. ...] of the wife of Pratihartṛ, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
1) Stuti (स्तुति):—(tiḥ) 2. f. Praise, eulogy.
2) vrata (taḥ) 1. m. Idem.
Stuti (स्तुति):—(von 1. stu) f.
1) Lob, Lobgesang, Verherrlichung, Lobeserhebung, Hervorhebung der guten Seiten einer Person oder einer Sache [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 95], Vārtt. 1. (parox.). [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 5, 12. 3, 4, 13, 50.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 269.] [Halāyudha 1, 145. 5, 74.] ṛṣīṇām [Ṛgveda 1, 84, 2. 6, 34, 1.] ja.i.uḥ [10, 31, 5.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 7, 3.] [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7, 5, 2, 39.] [GOBH. 3, 5, 15.] kautsāyanī [MAITRYUP. 5, 1.] stutayaścendrasaṃyuktāḥ [Mahābhārata 3, 12000.] maṅgalaiḥ stutibhiścāpi [1, 7655.] maṅgalaiḥ [Harivaṃśa 5964.] [Rāmāyaṇa 1, 10, 36. 62, 26] (rahasya). [?2, 25, 24. Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 2, 96, 9. Raghuvaṃśa 4, 6. 10, 31. 34. UTTARAR. 102, 2 (136, 6). Spr. (II) 4853. 5547.] saṃtuṣyatyuttamaḥ stutyā [6793.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 12, 13. 48, 32.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 21, 32.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 503. 4, 144. 5, 352.] [Prabodhacandrodaja 80, 3.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 7, 20.] stutaye na tatte das gereicht dir nicht zum Lobe [8, 7, 32. 16, 42.] guṇa [Hitopadeśa 27, 7.] [NYĀYAS. 2, 1, 63.] vidheḥ phalavādalakṣaṇā yā praśaṃsā sā stutiḥ Comm. [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 1, 100. fg. 110.] māṃsabhakṣaṇa [5, 30. 6, 10.] śīla adj. [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 65, 2.] śabda 3. pada [Spr. (II) 6522.] bhūmi [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 34.] stoma [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 12, 37.] viparyāsa [Rājataraṅgiṇī 4, 633.] stutiṃ kar [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 100, 3.] kurvaṃstutīrātmanaḥ [Spr. (II) 6253.] stutiṃ gātum [Kathāsaritsāgara 52, 195.] brū [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 5, 25.] vacana [Spr. (II) 6898.] als m. declinirt: tuṣṭasya stutinā (stutibhiḥ die neuere Ausg.) kiṃ te [Harivaṃśa 6298.] —
2) Bez. der Durgā [Devīpurāṇa 45 im Śabdakalpadruma] Viṣṇu’s [Mahābhārata 13, 7022.] —
3) Nomen proprium der Gattin Pratihartar's [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 5, 15, 4.] — Vgl. aprastuta, duṣṭuti, niḥ, punaḥ, pūrvya, rāma, vītarāga, veda, śiva, sadha, sahasra, suṣṭuti, sūrya .
Stuti (स्तुति) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Thui.
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
Stuti (स्तुति):—(nf) prayer, invocation; eulogy, praise.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Stuti (ಸ್ತುತಿ):—
1) [noun] the act of praising.
2) [noun] a hymn in praise of a deity.
3) [noun] the behaviour or character or an act, of a sycophant; servile flattery.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Stuti (ஸ்துதி) noun < stuti.
1. See துதி². [thuthi².]
2. Blessing; ஆசீர்வாதம். இனிமைதரு பழரஸ பாத்திர மேந்தி ஸ்துதி செலுத்தி [asirvatham. inimaitharu pazharasa pathira menthi sthuthi seluthi] (இரக்ஷணிய. [iragshaniya.] 49).
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
Stuti (स्तुति):—n. praise; glorification; eulogy; admiration; hymn of praise; invocation; solemn prayer;
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 (+17): Studipurvaka, Stutibhaga, Stutibrahmana, Stuticandrika, Stutigaan, Stutigai, Stutigana, Stutigat, Stutigata, Stutigey, Stutigit, Stutigita, Stutigitaka, Stutikala, Stutikusumanjali, Stutimangala, Stutimantra, Stutimat, Stutininda, Stutipada.
Full-text (+346): Samstuti, Vyajastuti, Stutipathaka, Stutivada, Atmastuti, Nindastuti, Prastuti, Gunastuti, Anushtuti, Stutivrata, Upastuti, Nihstuti, Ganeshastuti, Danastuti, Nintastuti, Gangastuti, Kadikramastuti, Suryastuti, Narastuti, Argalastuti.
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Eulogy of the Goddess by the Gods < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 1 (1966)]
Eulogy of Vamana by Brahma < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Eulogy of Visnu by Kasyapa < [Purana, Volume 12, Part 1 (1970)]
Brihaddevata attributed to Shaunaka (by Arthur Anthony Macdonell)
Part 11-12 - Rigveda I.171-191; Agastya and Lopamudra < [Chapter 4 - Deities of Rigveda I.126–IV.32]
Part 24 - Rig-veda I.61-73; The Eleven Khilas; Rigveda I.74-89 < [Chapter 3 - Deities of Rigveda I.13-126]
Part 2 - Deities of Rigveda IV.53-58 < [Chapter 5 - Deities of Rigveda IV.33–VII.49]
Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 388 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 269 < [Hindi-English-Nepali (1 volume)]
Page 119 < [Hindi-Assamese-English Volume 3]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Brahma Archana Paddhati (text and translation) (by Prabhunath Dwivedi)
Chapter 9 - Vishnukrita-brahmastava (The Prayer of Brahma done by Vishnu)
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]