स्वभावोक्ति

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स्व—भा°वोक्ति  f.  f. statement of the exact nature (of anything), accurate description of the properties (of things), [Kāvyâd.]; [Pratāp.] &c.

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स्व भा°वोक्ति

spontaneous declaration, [A.]

Shabda-Sagara

स्वभावोक्ति  f.  ( -क्तिः)
1. Spontaneous declaration.
2. Description of living objects by circumstances or acts suited to their character, (in rhetoric.)
E. स्वभाव, and उक्ति saying.

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स्वभाव उक्ति