nīti नीति – cleansing technique; nīti

Original text · English · substantive feminine

nīti ·f. conduct, esp. right or wise conduct; also = nītividyā q.v.

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Nīti, is, f. guiding, guidance, directing, direction, management; manner of conducting one's self, con- duct, propriety; right or moral or prudent behaviour, prudent counsel, policy, political wisdom or science, political economy, state policy, statesmanship, the administration of government; moral philosophy, ethics, precepts for prudent and moral behaviour, prudence, Prudence or Polity personified [cf. naya]; leading or bringing to, obtaining, acquirement, acqui- sition; presenting, offering; relation, support; [cf. agra-ṇīti, adabdha-n˚, asu-n˚, ṛju-n˚, &c.]

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nīti (von nī) f. 1〉 Führung, Leitung; = prāpaṇa (Hinschaffung; obtaining, acquirement, acquisition WILS.) H. an. 2,176. MED. t. 30. — 2〉 richtiges, kluges Benehmen, Lebensklugheit, Politik, Staatsklugheit H. 743, Sch. H. an. MED. nītiḥ śāstreṇa vartanam SĀH. D. 489. yathā vo nātra bhedaḥ syāttathā nītirvidhīyatām MBH. 1,7612. MBH. 4,833. nītirasmi jigīṣatām BHAG. 10,38. KUMĀRAS. 1,22. pālitaṃ vardhayennītyā (v. l. vardhayennityam) auf eine kluge Weise YĀJÑ. 1,316. ārjavaṃ hi kuṭileṣu na nītiḥ MALLIN._zu_KIR. 1,30. kāle khalu samārabdhāḥ phalaṃ vadhnanti nītayaḥ RAGH. 12,69. iyaṃ kimapi nītistu prayuktā mantribhirbhavet KATHĀS. 16,55. KATHĀS. 5,44. KATHĀS. 12,44. PAÑCAT. 24,22. HIT. Pr. 7. HIT. Pr. 15,18. MĀRK. P. 27,19. SĀH. D. 71,14. Spr. 335. BHAṬṬ. 1,2. ˚jña M. 7,177. VARĀH. BṚH. S. 16,24. RĀJA-TAR. 5,389. ˚vid HIT. 15,13. ˚kuśala HIT. I, 193. HIT. I,207. ˚vedin AK. 2,8,1,19. ˚nipuṇa BHARTṚ. 2,81. ˚vyatikrama RĀJA-TAR. 5,398. nṛpa˚ BHARTṚ. 2,39. rāja˚ MBH. 15,978. PAÑCAT. 188,4. udakāntaṃ (oda˚?) snigdho 'nugamyata iti nītiḥ smaryatām Vorschrift des richtigen Benehmens ŚĀK. CH. 85,11. ˚śataka n. heissen die 100 Sprüche ethischen Inhalts von Bhartṛhari. Die Niti als Göttin personificirt HARIV. 14035. — 3〉 Verhältniss: sarvathā dharmamūlo 'rtho dharmaścārthaparigrahaḥ . itaretarayornītau viddhi meghodadhī yathā .. MBH. 3,1292. — 4〉 das Darreichen P. 5,3,77. nach der KĀŚ. = sāmadānādirupāyaḥ, was nicht passt. — Vgl. agraṇīti, adabdhanīti, asu˚, ṛju˚, ku˚, daṇḍa˚, deva˚, varpa˚, vasu˚, śardha˚, sahasra˚.

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nīti 2〉 evaṃ kulīnā vyasanābhibhūtā na nītimārgaṃ parilaṅghayanti Spr. 2718. narapatiḥ ko namranītiṃ vinā ohnes kluges Benehmen gegen Unterwürfige PRASAṄGĀBH. 7,b. adhītya nītiśāstrāṇi nītiyukto na dṛśyate so v. a. am Ruder des Staats MBH. 13,7603. ˚mayūkha m. Titel des 5ten Abschnitts im Bhagavadbhāskara Verz. d. Oxf. H. 280,a, N. 3.

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nīti f. — 1〉 *Herbeischaffung. — 2〉 *Darreichung. — 3〉 richtiges, kluges Benehmen, — gegen (im Comp. vorangehend), Lebensklugheit, Politik, Staatsklugheit, eine Vorschrift des richtigen Benehmens. Ausnahmsweise Pl. — 4〉 Verhältniss oder Abhängigkeit. itaretarayoḥ des Einen zum Andern oder vom A.

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nītiḥ f. 1 Guidance, direction, management. 2 Conduct, manner of conducting oneself, behaviour, course of action. 3 Propriety, decorum. 4 Policy, prudence, wisdom, right course; ārjavaṃ hi kuṭileṣu na nītiḥ N. 5. 103; R. 12. 69; Ku. 1. 22. 5 A plan, contrivance, scheme; Māl. 6. 3. 6 Politics, political science, statesmanship, political wisdom; ātmodayaḥ paraglānirdvayaṃ nītiritīyatī Śi. 2. 30; Bg. 10. 38. 7 Righteousness, moral conduct, morality. 8 The science of morality, morals, ethics, moral philosophy. 9 Acquirement, acquisition. 10 Giving, offering, presenting. 11 Relation, support. Comp. — kuśala, -jña, — niṣṇa, vid a. 1 one versed in policits, a statesman, politician. 2 ([Page 0645-b]) prudent, wise. — ghoṣaḥ N. of the car of Bṛhaspati. — doṣaḥ error of conduct, mistake in policy. — bījaṃ a germ or source of intrigue; ˚nirvāpaṇaṃ kṛtaṃ Pt. 1. — vidyā 1 political science, political economy. 2 moral science, ethics. — viṣayaḥ the sphere of morality or prudent conduct. — vyatikramaḥ transgression of the rules of moral or political science. 2 error of conduct, mistake in policy. — śāstraṃ the science of ethics or of politics; morality. — saṃdhiḥ method of policy; Pt. 2. 41.

Original text · German · substantive feminine

nīti f. (richtiges) Benehmen, Lebens- o. Staatsklugheit, Politik.

Original text · French · substantive feminine

nīti nīti f. (nī; sfx. ti) conduite, direction. Conduite morale, mœurs; la morale; la politique. nīlighoṣa m. le char de Bṛhaspati (Agni). nītiśāstra n. traité de morale et de politique.