Suniti, Sunitī, Sunīti, Su-niti: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Suniti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaSunīti (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).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) 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)
Source: WikiPedia: HinduismSunitī (सुनिती): Mother of Dhruva.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysunīti (सुनीति).—f (S) Good morals; equitable or just laws and rules; moral rectitude: also good manners.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishsunīti (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
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySunīti (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).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySunīti (सुनीति).—f.
(-tiḥ) 1. Propriety of behaviour, good manners. 2. Good policy. 3. The mother of Dhruva. E. su good, nīti morals or manners.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySunīti (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).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySunīti (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]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 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]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySunīti (सुनीति):—[su-nīti] (tiḥ) 2. f. Propriety of behaviour, good manners or morals; mother of Dhruva.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionarySunīti (सुनीति):—(nf) equity; -[saṃgata] equitable.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSunīti (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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cu, Shu, Niti.
Starts with: Sunitika.
Full-text: Suruci, Sauniteya, Viduratha, Uttanapada, Dhruva, Uttama, Trivarga, Atreyi, Hari.
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Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
The Story of Dhruva < [First Section]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 19 - The Story of Dhruva < [Section 1 - Pūrvārdha]
Chapter 80 - The Vrata Called Manorathatṛtīyā < [Section 2 - Uttarārdha]
Chapter 63 - Dhanuḥsāhasraka (dhanuḥsāhasraka-īśvara-liṅga) < [Section 2 - Caturaśīti-liṅga-māhātmya]
The Linga Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 62 - Situation of Dhruva (dhruvasaṃsthāna) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
Chapter 98 - Thousand names of Śiva (Sahasranāma) < [Section 1 - Uttarabhāga]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)