नियतिniyatif.Restraint, restriction.
- Restraint, restriction.
- Destiny, fate, luck, fortune (good or bad); (sometimes personified as a goddess, the sister of Āyati, both being daughters of Meru and wives of Dhātṛi and Vidhātṛi); नियति- बलान्नु Dk.; नियतेर्नियोगात् Śi.4.34; Ki.2.12;4.21.
- A religious duty or obligation; नियतिः कारणं लोके नियतिः कर्मसाधनम् । नियतिः सर्वभूतानां नियोगोष्बिह कारणम् ॥ Rām.4.25. 4.
- Self-command, self-restraint.