English Meaning of niti

Meaning of 'niti'

f (S) pop. nita f Moral philosophy, ethics, the laws and rules for dealing and conduct. 2 Propriety, fitness, justness, equity. 3 The fitness of things, the law of Rectitude, the laws, order, or course of nature. 4 Political ethics or science. 5 (Freely.) Law, limit, definiteness, prescribed amount or quantity. Ex. kiṃva megha dhara varsiti nahi nniti tyate ṃ. Some compounds, more or less serviceable, are dharmaniti, prapancaniti, lokaniti, vyavaharaniti, sastraniti; also angada- kanaka-narada-brhaspati-vidura-vrddhacanakhya-sukra-niti.

Meaning of नीति

f (S) pop. नीत f Moral philosophy, ethics, the laws and rules for dealing and conduct. 2 Propriety, fitness, justness, equity. 3 The fitness of things, the law of Rectitude, the laws, order, or course of nature. 4 Political ethics or science. 5 (Freely.) Law, limit, definiteness, prescribed amount or quantity. Ex. किंवा मेघ धारा वर्षिति ॥ नाहीं नीति त्यातें ॥. Some compounds, more or less serviceable, are धर्मनीति, प्रपंचनीति, लोकनीति, व्यवहारनीति, शास्त्रनीति; also अंगद- कनक-नारद-बृहस्पति-विदूर-वृद्धचाणाख्य-शुक्र-नीति.

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