Suniti, Su-niti, Sunitī, Sunīti: 15 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sunīti (सुनीति).—Mother of Dhruva. Svāyambhuva Manu had two sons called Priyavrata and Uttānapāda; the latter wedded two wives named Suruci and Sunīti. Suruci’s son is called Uttama and Sunīti’s son Dhruva. The father had not much love for Sunīti and Dhruva. (See under Uttānapāda).
1a) Sunīti (सुनीति).—A queen of Uttānapāda and mother of Dhruva. Not loved by her husband she was banished; welcomed Dhruva returning after tapas, and embraced him with affection; went to heaven in front of Dhruva;1 lament of, at her child's severe penance;2 attained the status of Tāraka.3
- 1) Bhāgavata-purāṇa IV. 8. 8 & 65; 9. 41, 49-50; 12. 32-33; Viṣṇu-purāṇa I. 11. 3.
- 2) Ib. I. 12. 14-21.
- 3) Ib. I. 12. 94.
1b) A son of Sutala and father of Satyajit.*
- * Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 23. 9-10.
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.
General definition (in Hinduism)
Sunitī (सुनिती): Mother of Dhruva.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
sunīti (सुनीति).—f (S) Good morals; equitable or just laws and rules; moral rectitude: also good manners.
sunīti (सुनीति).—f Good morals; just laws.
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
Sunīti (सुनीति).—f.
1) good conduct, good manners, propriety.
2) good policy.
3) Name of the mother of Dhruva, q. v.
Derivable forms: sunītiḥ (सुनीतिः).
Sunīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and nīti (नीति).
Sunīti (सुनीति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. Propriety of behaviour, good manners. 2. Good policy. 3. The mother of Dhruva. E. su good, nīti morals or manners.
Sunīti (सुनीति).—f. 1. good behaviour, good manners. 2. good policy, [Daśakumāracarita] in
Sunīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms su and nīti (नीति).
Sunīti (सुनीति).—1. sunīti [adjective] well conducting.
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Sunīti (सुनीति).—[adjective] well conducting.
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Sunīti (सुनीति).—2. sunīti [feminine] = sunīta [neuter]
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Sunīti (सुनीति).—[feminine] = sunīta [neuter]
1) Sunīti (सुनीति):—[=su-nīti] [from su > su-nakṣatra] mfn. (or su-) guiding well, [Ṛg-veda; Kauśika-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] well-conducted, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
3) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]
4) [v.s. ...] of a son of Vidūratha, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] f. good conduct or behaviour, good policy, wisdom, discretion, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.
6) [v.s. ...] Name of the mother of Dhruva (wife of Uttānapāda), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
Sunīti (सुनीति):—[su-nīti] (tiḥ) 2. f. Propriety of behaviour, good manners or morals; mother of Dhruva.
Sunīti (सुनीति):—1. und sunīti f.
1) gute Führung, richtige Leitung: su.ī.ibhirnayasi.trāyase.janam [Ṛgveda 2, 23, 4. 10, 63, 13.] [Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 1, 4, 8, 6] [?(instr.). Ṛgveda 6, 45, 1. 8, 49, 11.] —
2) kluges Benehmen, Klugheit [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 314.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 173.] [Mālavikāgnimitra 10, 14.] [Kathāsaritsāgara 19, 57.] [Daśakumāracarita 86, 6. 7.]
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Sunīti (सुनीति):—2. und sunīti
1) adj. gut führend [Ṛgveda 10, 78, 2. 6, 47, 7.] [Kauśika’s Sūtra zum Atuarvaveda 135. Śiva] [Śivanāmasahasra] —
2) m. Nomen proprium eines Sohnes des Vidūratha [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 116, 10.] —
3) f. Nomen proprium einer Gattin Uttānapāda’s und Mutter Dhruva's [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 1, 1, 96.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 314.] [Medinīkoṣa t. 173.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 8, 8. 15.]
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
Sunīti (सुनीति):—(nf) equity; -[saṃgata] equitable.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Sunīti (ಸುನೀತಿ):—[noun] good conduct; good policy; prudence; wisdom; shrewdness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Sunīti (सुनीति):—n. 1. good conduct or behavior; 2. good policy; prudence;
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)
Partial matches (+0): Cu, Niti, Shu, Netti.
Full-text (+0): Dhruva, Suruci, Viduratha, Uttanapada, Sauniteya, Vigahisum, Kulala, Kulalacakra, Uttama, Trivarga, Atreyi, Phal, Hari.
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