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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कीर्तिkīrtif.Fame, renown, glory; इह कीर्तिमवाप्नोति Ms.2.9; वंशस्य कर्तारमनन्तकीर्तिम् R.2.64; स्रोतोमूर्त्या भुवि परिणतां…

    [कॄत्-क्तिन्]

    1. Fame, renown, glory; इह कीर्तिमवाप्नोति Ms.2.9; वंशस्य कर्तारमनन्तकीर्तिम् R.2.64; स्रोतोमूर्त्या भुवि परिणतां रन्तिदेवस्य कीर्तिम् Me.47. For an interesting distinction between कीर्तिः and यशस् Compare खङ्गादिप्रभवा कीर्तिर्विद्यादिप्रभवं यशः
    2. Favour, approbation.
    3. Dirt, mud.
    4. Extension, expansion.
    5. Light, lustre, splendour.
    6. Sound.
    7. Mention, speech, report.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -भाज् Adjective famous, celebrated, renowned. (-Masculine) an epithet of Droṇa, the military preceptor of the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas.

    • -शेषः survival or remaining behind only in fame, leaving nothing behind but fame id est, that is death; Compare नामशेष, आलेख्यशेष; सरसीव कीर्तिशेषं गतवति भुवि विक्रमादित्ये Vās.

    • -स्तम्भः a column of fame; B. R.

    In the Gita2·3310·34

    अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि ।

    atha cettvamimaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁgrāmaṁ na kariṣyasi, — But if thou dost not this battle for the Right, then hast thou abandoned thy duty and virtue and thy glory, and sin shall be thy portion. 2·33
    • कीर्तिम् kīrtimAccusativesingular of the feminine noun kīrti (glory).
    • कीर्तिःkīrtiḥnominative singular of the feminine noun kīrti (glory).
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  2. अकीर्तिakīrtif.Infamy, ill-repute, disgrace; अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् । संभावितस्य…

    [अप्रशस्ता कीर्तिः न. त.]

    Infamy, ill-repute, disgrace; अकीर्तिं चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेऽव्ययाम् । संभावितस्य चाकीर्तिर्मरणादतिरिच्यते ॥ Bg.2.34.

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  3. अपकीर्तिapakīrtiInfamy, disgrace.

    Infamy, disgrace.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. कीर्तिkīrti[kîr-tí] f. mention; renown, fame: -kara, a. (î) making famous; -mat, a. renowned, famous; -yuta, pp. id.…

    [kîr-tí] feminine; also equal for mention; renown, fame: -kara, adjective (î) making famous; -mat, adjective renowned, famous; -yuta, perfect passive participle the same; -sesha, masculine survival in fame only, death; -sâra, masculine noun; -sena, masculine noun of a nephew of Vâsuki; -soma, masculine noun

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  2. अकीर्तिakīrti[a-kîrti] f. disgrace; -kara, a. disgraceful, infamous, humiliating.

    [a-kîrti] feminine; also equal for disgrace; -kara, adjective disgraceful, infamous, humiliating.

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  3. अकीर्तितakīrtita[a-kîrtita] pp. unmentioned.

    [a-kîrtita] perfect passive participle unmentioned.

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. कीर्तिkīrtif. (Pa1n2. 3-3, 97; fr. √2. कृ) mention, making mention of, speech, report RV. x, 54, 1 AV. S3Br. &c.
    1. feminine (Pa1n2. 3-3, 97; from √2. कृ) mention, making mention of, speech, report fg-veda x, 54, 1 AV. S3Br. etc.
    2. feminine good report, fame, renown, glory AV. S3Br. TUp. Mn. etc.
    3. feminine Fame (personified as daughter of Daksha दक्ष and wife of Dharma धर्म) MBh. Hariv. VP.
    4. feminine (in music) a particular measure or time
    5. feminine extension, expansion Lexicographers
    6. feminine lustre Lexicographers
    7. feminine Equivalent to प्रसाद (favour) or प्रासाद (a palace) Lexicographers
    8. feminine (from √1. कॄ), dirt Lexicographers
    9. feminine Name of one of the Ma1tr2ika1s मातृका s (or personified divine energies of Kr2ishn2a कृष्ण) Lexicographers
    10. masculine gender Name of a son of Dharma-netra धर्म-नेत्र VP.
    11. (also) an edifice, palace, temple, Inscriptions
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  2. अकीर्तिakīrtif. ill-fame, disgrace.

    feminine ill-fame, disgrace.

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  3. अकीर्तिकरakīrtikaramfn. causing disgrace, disparaging, insulting.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective causing disgrace, disparaging, insulting.

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  4. अकृशकीर्तिakṛśakīrtimfn. of undiminished glory, Bcar.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective of undiminished glory, Bcar.

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