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Entry स्तुति

स्तुतिstutif.Praise, eulogy, commendation, laudation; स्तुतिभ्यो व्यतिरिच्यन्ते दूराणि चरितानि ते R.1.3.
[स्तु-क्तिन्]
1. Praise, eulogy, commendation, laudation; स्तुतिभ्यो व्यतिरिच्यन्ते दूराणि चरितानि ते R.1.3.
2. A hymn of praise, panegyric; स्तुत्यं स्तुतिभिरर्थ्याभि- रुपतस्थे सरस्वती R.4.6.
3. Adulation; flattery, empty or false praise; भूतार्थव्याहृतिः सा हि न स्तुतिः परमेष्ठिनः R.1.33.
4. Name of Durgā.
Derived forms and compounds
- -गीतम् a panegyric, hymn.
- -पदम् an object of praise.
- -पाठकः a panegyrist, an encomiast, a minstrel, bard, herald.
- -वादः a laudatory speech, panegyric.
- -व्रतः a bard.
In the Gita11·21

स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः ॥

stuvanti tvāṁ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ. — The companies of the gods enter Thee, afraid, adoring; the Rishis and the Siddhas crying “May there be peace and weal” praise Thee with many praises. 11·21
- स्तुतिभिःstutibhiḥinstrumental plural of the feminine noun stuti (hymn).
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