Alternative spellings of this word include Suchitta.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sucittā (सुचित्ता) refers to “equanimity” [?], according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.22 (“Description of Pārvatī’s penance”).—Accordingly, after Menā spoke to Pārvatī: “[...] Performing such austerities and engrossed in the muttering of the five-syllabled mantra, Pārvatī meditated on Śiva, the bestower of fruits of our cherished desires. Everyday during leisure time she used to water the trees planted by her along with her maids and extended acts of hospitality. Chill gusts of wind, cool showers, and unbearable heat she bore with equanimity [i.e., sucittā]”.

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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.

In Buddhism

Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)

Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names

A village - the residence of Sirivaddhana, who gave milk rice to Vessabhu Buddha. BuA.205.

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. Wife of Vessabhu Buddha, before his renunciatioin. Bu.xxii.20.

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Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

sucitta : (adj.) much variegated; well painted.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Sucitta—gaily coloured or dressed S.I, 226 (b); Dh.151 (rājaratha); Pv.I, 10⁹ (vimāna).

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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 Dictionary

sucitta (सुचित्त).—a (S) Attentive, advertent of a present and applied mind. 2 (Popularly.) Of comfortable or tranquil state of mind.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sucitta (सुचित्त).—a Attentive, of comfortable state of mind.

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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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sucitta (सुचित्त).—[adjective] well-minded.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Sucitta (सुचित्त):—[=su-citta] [from su > su-cakra] mf(ā)n. well-minded, [Mahābhārata]

2) [v.s. ...] m. (with śailana) Name of a teacher, [Jaiminīya-upaniṣad]

[Sanskrit to German]

Sucitta in German

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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 dictionary

Sucitta (सुचित्त) [Also spelled suchit]:—(a) equipoised, well-poised; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sucitta (ಸುಚಿತ್ತ):—[adjective] well-minded.

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Sucitta (ಸುಚಿತ್ತ):—

1) [noun] a mind that is free from sinfulness, meanness, etc.; (which is considered one of the virtues in spiritual progess).

2) [noun] a man whose thoughts are upright, righteous, virtuous, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Cu, Shu, Citta.

Full-text: Saucitti, Sirivaddhana, Sucita, Suchit, Vessabhu, Rupa.

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The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)

Buddha Chronicle 21: Vessabhu Buddhavaṃsa < [Chapter 9 - The chronicle of twenty-four Buddhas]

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Dhammapada (Illustrated) (by Ven. Weagoda Sarada Maha Thero)

Verse 151 - The Story of Queen Mallikā < [Chapter 11 - Jarā Vagga (Old Age)]

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