Sanskrit dictionary (beta)

Derived forms and compounds

• -यः

  1. Guiding, leading, managing.
  2. (a) Behaviour, course of conduct, conduct, way of life as in दुर्नय. सितोन्नतेनैव नयेन हृत्वा कैलासशैलस्य यदग्रशोभाम् Bu. Ch.1.3. (b) Prudent or righteous conduct, virtue. नयानयौ दण्डनीत्याम् Kau. Atmanepada 1.2.
  3. Prudence, foresight, circumspection; तत् तासामुपशान्तये सुमतिभिः कार्यो विशेषान्नयः Pt.1.371;3.176.
  4. Policy, political wisdom, statesmanship, civil administration, state-policy; नयप्रचारं व्यवहारदुष्टताम् Mk.1.7; नयगुणोप- चितामिव भूपतेः सदुपकारफलां श्रियमर्थिनः R.9.27; नयशालिभिः Mu.1.22.
  5. Morality, justice, rectitude, equity; चलति नयान्न जिगीषतां हि चेतः Ki.1.29;2.3;6.38;16.42.
  6. A plan, design, scheme; हितैः साधुसमाचारैः शास्त्रज्ञैर्मतिशालिभिः । कथंचिन्न विकल्पन्ते विद्वद्भिश्चिन्तिता नयाः ॥ Pt.1.339;377; Mu.6.11;7.9.
  7. A maxim, principle.
  8. Course, method, manner.
  9. A system, doctrine, opinion.
  10. A philosophical system; वैशेषिके नये Bhāṣā Parasmaipada15.
  11. Name of Viṣṇu.
  12. A kind of game.

• -कोविद, -ज्ञ Adjective skilled in policy, prudent.

• -ग Adjective behaving properly or prudently.

• -चक्षुस् Adjective having political foresight, wise, prudent; अर्हणामर्हते चक्रुर्मुनयो नयचक्षुषे R.1.55.

• -नेतृ Masculine a master in politics.

• -पीठी the board or cloth on which men are moved in play.

• -प्रयोगः political wisdom, statesmanship.

• -वादिन् Masculine a politician; Pt.3.

• -विद् Masculine, -विशारदः a politician, statesman; सन्धिविग्रहिको कार्यो राज्ञा नयविशारदः Matsya Parasmaipada

• -शास्त्रम्

  1. the science of politics.
  2. any work on politics or political economy.
  3. a work on morality.

• -शालिन् Adjective just, righteous; नयशालिनि श्रिय इवाधिपतौ विरमन्ति न ज्वलितुमौषधयः Ki.5.24.