सुनीति

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Puranic Encyclopaedia

SUNĪTI   Mother of Dhruva. Svāyambhuva Manu had two sons called Priyavrata and Uttānapāda; the latter wedded two wives named Suruci and Sunīti. Suruci's son is called Uttama and Sunīti's son Dhruva. The father had not much love for Sunīti and Dhruva. (See under Uttānapāda).

प्राचीन चरित्रकोश

सुनीति n.  उत्तानपाद राजा की पत्‍नी, जो ध्रुव एवं कीर्तिमत् की माता थी । इसे सृनता नामान्तर भी प्राप्त था ।

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   Good morals; equitable or just laws and rules; moral rectitude: also good manners.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  f  Good morals; just laws.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सु—नीति  mfn.  mfn. (or सु॑-) guiding well, [RV.]; [Kauś.]

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सु नीति

   well-conducted, [MW.]
सु—नीति  m.  m. N. of शिव, [Śivag.]

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सु नीति

   of a son of विदूरथ, [MārkP.]
सु—नीति  f.  f. good conduct or behaviour, good policy, wisdom, discretion, [RV.] &c. &c.

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सु नीति

    N. of the mother of ध्रुव (wife of उत्तानपाद), [BhP.]

Shabda-Sagara

सुनीति  f.  ( -तिः)
   1. Propriety of behaviour, good manners.
   2. Good policy. 3. The mother of DHRUVA.
    E. सु good, नीति morals or manners.

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सु नीति