Viduraniti, Viduranīti, Vidura-niti: 4 definitions

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In Hinduism

Arthashastra (politics and welfare)

Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Indian Ethics: Individual and Social

Viduranītī (विदुरनीती) is the name of a text dealing with ethics and ethical values (nītiśāstra), attributed to Vidura, the great Mahābhārata character. The Viduranītī is a rich discourse on polity and dharma-śāstra.

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Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Viduraniti in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Viduranīti (विदुरनीति).—Name of chapters 33 to 4 in the 5th Parva of Mahābhārata.

Derivable forms: viduranītiḥ (विदुरनीतिः).

Viduranīti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms vidura and nīti (नीति). See also (synonyms): viduraprajāgara.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Viduranīti (विदुरनीति) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—from the Udyogaparvan of the Mahābhārata (chapters 32-39). Paris. (D 240). Burnell. 141^b. 185^a. Bp. 303.

2) Viduranīti (विदुरनीति):—from the Udyogaparvan of the Mahābhārata. Ak 186. 237 (with Nīlakaṇṭha’s C.).

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

Viduranīti (विदुरनीति):—[=vidura-nīti] [from vidura > vid] f. Name of chs. 32-39 of [Mahābhārata v.]

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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.

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