Nitisara, Nītisāra: 5 definitions
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In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Google Books: The History and Chronology of Gunpowder and Gunpowder WeaponsUsanas is also said to have written the Nitisara, a condensed version of the Dandaniti, an ancient work on civil and military administration.
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Indian Ethics: Individual and Social1) Nītisāra (नीतिसार) or Kāmandakīyanītisāra is the name of a text dealing with ethics and ethical values (nītiśāstra), attributed to Kāmandakīya. The Kāmandakīya Nītisāra is a Sanskrit work belonging to c. 700-750 CE.
2) Nītisara can also refer to the Śukranītisara: an abridged Sanskrit text on polity which is attributed to Śukrācārya but believed by scholars to be a work of the early medieval period of history.
Arthashastra (अर्थशास्त्र, arthaśāstra) literature concerns itself with the teachings (shastra) of economic prosperity (artha) statecraft, politics and military tactics. The term arthashastra refers to both the name of these scientific teachings, as well as the name of a Sanskrit work included in such literature. This book was written (3rd century BCE) by by Kautilya, who flourished in the 4th century BCE.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Nītisāra (नीतिसार) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Rādh. 21. Oppert. 72. 2359. 6364. Ii, 3377.
—by Kāmandaki q. v.
—attributed to Śukrācārya. L. 1828. Oudh. Xviii, 94.
—attributed to Ghaṭakarpara. Printed in Ha7berlin p. 504.
2) Nītisāra (नीतिसार):—ibid.
—attributed to Ghaṭakarpara. Stein 93.
3) Nītisāra (नीतिसार):—from the Garuḍapurāṇa. Hpr. 1, 209.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNītisāra (नीतिसार):—[=nīti-sāra] [from nīti > nī] mn. Name of [work]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cara, Sara, Niti.
Starts with: Nitisaramuktavali, Nitisarasamgraha.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Manasollasa (study of Arts and Sciences) (by Mahadev Narayanrao Joshi)
2.1. The element of the King, (Prabhu or Svamin) < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Political Theory and State Administration]
2. The Seven Elements of State—Introduction < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Political Theory and State Administration]
2.2. Element of the Minister or Amatya < [Chapter 2 - Treatment of Political Theory and State Administration]
Vastu-shastra (Introduction to Indian architecture) (by D. N. Shukla)
(v,9-10) Vāstu in the Pratiṣṭhā and Miscellaneous works < [Chapter 4 - An outline History of Hindu Architecture]
Introduction < [Volume 2 - Town Planning]
Chapter 9 - Conclusion < [Volume 2 - Town Planning]
Nitiprakasika (Critical Analysis) (by S. Anusha)
Vyūhas—Composition < [Chapter 4]
Author of the Nītiprakāśikā < [Chapter 2]
Analysis of Vyūha < [Chapter 4]
Impact of Vedic Culture on Society (by Kaushik Acharya)
Council of Royal Officials < [Chapter 5]
Brihaspati Samhita (abridged version) < [Purana, Volume 8, Part 2 (1966)]
Puranic Wise Sayings in the Literature of “Greater India” < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 1 (1969)]
Longevity of the Author of the Puranas < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
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