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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

औचित्यम्aucityamऔचिती [aucitī], औचिती [उचित-ष्यञ् यलोपे ङीष्]
1. औचिती aucitī, औचिती उचित-ष्यञ् यलोपे ङीष्
2. Aptness, fitness, propriety, suitableness.
3. Congruity or fitness, as one of the several circumstances which determine the exact meaning of a word in a sentence (such as संयोग, वियोग etc.); सामर्थ्यमौचिती देशः कालो व्यक्तिः स्वरादयः S. D.2; in the example पातु वो दयितामुखम् there is औचिती or fitness in taking मुख to mean सांमुख्यम् (meeting) instead of आननम्.
4. Habituation.
Derived forms and compounds
- -अलङ्कारः Name of a work.
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