कीर्ति

{ kīrtiḥ, kīrti }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

KĪRTI I   Daughter of Śuka Brahmarṣi, son of Vyāsa. Śuka wedded Pīvarī, the beautiful daughter of the Pitṛs. Four sons named Kṛṣṇa, Gauraprabha, Bhūri and Devaśruta and a daughter Kīrti were born to Śuka and Pīvarī. Kīrti was wedded by Prince Aṇu, son of King Vibhrama, and a son called Brahmadatta was born to them, who grew up to become a great scholar and an ascetic. On the advice of Nārada, King Brahmadatta ultimately abdicated the throne in favour of his son, performed penance at Badaryāśrama and attained salvation. [Devī Bhāgavata, 1st Skandha] .
KĪRTI II   A daughter of Dakṣaprajāpati. Svāyambhuva Manu wedded his own sister Śatarūpā, and to them were born two sons called Priyavrata and Uttānapāda and two daughters called Prasūti and Ākūti. Dakṣaprajāpati married Prasūti, and they had twenty-four daughters who were: Śraddhā, Lakṣmī, Dhṛti, Tuṣṭi, Medhā, Puṣṭi, Kriyā, Buddhi, Lajjā, Vapus, Śānti, Siddhi, Kīrti, Khyāti, Satī, Sambhūti, Smṛti, Prīti, Kṣamā, Sannati, Anasūya, Ūrjā, Svāhā, and Svadhā. The first thirteen of the above twentyfive girls were married by Dharmadeva. The other eleven girls were married respectively by Bhṛgu, Śiva, Marīci, Aṅgiras, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Agni and Pitṛs. [Viṣṇu Purāṇa, Part 1, Chapter 7] .
KĪRTI III   The Devī who is the basis and cause of all fame and reputation. [Vana Parva, Chapter 37, Verse 38] .

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

See : ख्याति

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

कीर्ति n.  कुन्ति २. देखिये ।
कीर्ति II. n.  दक्ष प्रजापति की कन्या, तथा धर्म की पत्नी [म.आ.६०-१३] ।
कीर्ति III. n.  प्रियव्रत राजा की ज्येष्ठ पत्नी [गणेश.२.३२.१३] ; प्रियव्रत देखिये ।
कीर्ति IV. n.  सुतपदेवों में से एक ।

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 f  Fame, renown.

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 स्त्री. लौकिक ; ख्याति ; उत्तम प्रसिद्धि ; नांव . ' हे असतिये कीर्तीसी नाशु । आणि परत्रिकासि अपभ्रंशु । ' - ज्ञा २ . २० . ' कीर्ति प्रगतली दूरच्या दूर । प्रतिष्ठा थोर वाढली । ( सं . कृत - वर्णन करणें ) कीर्तित - वि . प्रख्यांत ; विख्यांत ; वाखाणलेला ; प्रशंसिलेला . ( सं .) कीर्तिमान् - वान - वंत - वि . प्रख्यात ; विख्यात ( सं .)
०मुख    १ देवळांच्या उंबरठ्यावर , दोन शिंगे असलेल्या राक्षसाचेम कोरलेलें मस्तक , प्रथम याचें दर्शन घेऊन मग देवळांत जाण्याची रीत आहे . ' तें अज्ञान ज्ञानीं बुडालिया । ज्ञानें कीर्तिमुखत्व केलिया । ' - ज्ञा १५ . ५२६ . २ वरील आकाराचा दंडावर बांधावयाचा एक दागिना , अलंकार ' बाहुदंडी कीर्तिमुखें । हस्तकंकणें दिव्य सुरेखें । ' - ह ३ . १६२ .
०स्तंभ  पु. जय वगैरे मिळाल्यावर त्याच्या स्मरणार्थ बांधलेला मनोरा . ' मदनाचे कीर्तास्तंभ पाण्हैले । ' - शिशु ६१७ .

मराठी वाक्संप्रदाय - वाक्यप्रचार

कीर्ति ही समुद्राच्या लाटासारखी आहे
एक लाट उठली की, ती दुसर्‍या लाटेला उठविते, दुसरी तिसरीला. तशी प्रसंगी निर्भय धीरोदात्त वृत्ति ठेवणें. यामुळे होणारी कीर्ति क्रमाक्रमानें वाढणारी आहे.-न. चिं. केळकर, झंकार ४-८-४०.

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

See : ख्याति

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कीर्ति  f.  f. ( [Pāṇ. 3-3, 97]; fr. √ 2. कृ) mention, making mention of, speech, report, [RV. x, 54, 1]; [AV.]; [ŚBr.] &c.
good report, fame, renown, glory, [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [TUp.]; [Mn.] &c.
Fame (personified as daughter of दक्ष and wife of धर्म), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [VP.]
(in music) a particular measure or time
extension, expansion, [L.]
lustre, [L.]
प्रसाद   = (favour) or प्रासाद (a palace), [L.]
कॄ   ( fr. √ 1.), dirt, [L.]
an edifice, palace, temple, [Inscr.]
N. of one of the मातृकाs (or personified divine energies of कृष्ण), [L.]
कीर्ति  m.  m. N. of a son of धर्म-नेत्र, [VP.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कीर्तिः [kīrtiḥ]  f. f. [कॄत्-क्तिन्]
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 cf. खङ्गादिप्रभवा कीर्तिर्विद्यादिप्रभवं यशः
Favour, approbation.
Dirt, mud.
Extension, expansion.
Light, lustre, splendour.
Sound.
Mention, speech, report. -Comp.
-भाज् a.  a. famous, celebrated, renowned. (-m.) 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 i. e. death; cf. नामशेष, आलेख्यशेष; सरसीव कीर्तिशेषं गतवति भुवि विक्रमादित्ये [Vās.]
-स्तम्भः   a column of fame; [B. R.]