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V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Look up any word of the Gita in Devanagari, IAST or Harvard-Kyoto, or browse the headwords letter by letter.

Entry नीति

  1. नीतिnītipolitical science, political economy.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -विद्या

      1. political science, political economy.
      2. moral science, ethics.

    • -विषयः

      1. the sphere of morality or prudent conduct.
      2. one versed in policits, a statesman, politician.
      3. prudent, wise; किं चित्रं यदि राजनीतिकुशलो राजा भवेद्धार्मिकः Udb.

    • -घोषः Name of the car of Bṛihaspati.

    • -दोषः error of conduct, mistake in policy.

    • -बीजम् a germ or source of intrigue; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedनिवार्पणं कृतम् Pt.1.

    • नीतिः nītiḥ, Feminine

      1. Guidance, direction, management.
      2. Conduct, manner of conducting oneself, behaviour, course of action.
      3. propriety, decorum.
      4. Policy, prudence, wisdom, right course; आर्जवं हि कुटिलेषु न नीतिः Name5.13; R.13.69; Ku.1.22.
      5. A plan, contrivance, scheme; भूयः स्नेहविचेष्टितैर्मृगदृशो नीतस्य कोटिं पराम् Māl.6.3.
      6. Politics, political scicence, statesmanship, political wisdom; आत्मोदयः परग्लानिर्द्वयं नीतिरितीयती Śi.2.3; दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् Bg.1.38.
      7. Righteousness, moral conduct, morality.
      8. The science of morality, morals, ethics, moral philosophy; निन्दन्तु नीति- निपुणा यदि वा स्तुवन्तु Bh.2.83.
      9. Acquirement, acquisition.
      10. Giving, offering, presenting.
      11. Relation, support.

    • -कुशल, -ज्ञ, -निपुण, -निष्ण, -विद् Adjective

    • -व्यतिक्रमः

      1. transgression of the rules of moral or political science.
      2. error of conduct, mistake in policy.

    • -शतकम् the 1 verses on morality by Bhartṛihari.

    • -शास्त्रम् the science of ethics or of politics; morality.

    • -सन्धिः method of policy; सुकृत्यं विष्णुगुप्तस्य मित्राप्तिर्भार्गवस्य च । बृहस्पतेर- विश्वासो नीतिसन्धिस्त्रिधा स्थितः ॥ Pt.2.41.

    In the Gita10·3818·78

    दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।

    daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām, — I am the mastery and power of all who rule and tame and vanquish and the policy of all who succeed and conquer; I am the silence of things secret and… 10·38
    • नीतिःnītiḥnominative singular of the feminine noun nīti (policy, political wisdom, moral precept).
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Headwords under न

Part 10 of 12 निष्क्रम् – नीवरAll parts
  1. न – नमस्यु
  2. नमित – नाडिका
  3. नाडिकेल – निंस्
  4. निःक्षत्र – निग्रह्
  5. निग्रह – निफेनम्
  6. निब – निरुध्
  7. निरूढ – निर्मोक्ष
  8. निर्मोचनम् – निविशेष
  9. निविष्ट – निष्क्काथ
  10. निष्क्रम् – नीवर
  11. नीवाक – नैर्मल्यम्
  12. नैर्लज्जम् – न्योजस्