निरुक्ति

{ niruktiḥ }

A dictionary, Marathi and English

nirukti f S Defining, describing; definition or description.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 f  Describing; definition.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

निर्-उक्ति  f.  f. etymological interpretation of a word, [MBh.]; [BhP.]

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निर् उक्ति

(in rhet.) an artificial explanation or derivation of a word, [Kuval.]
(in dram.) communication of an event that has taken place, [Sāh.]
N. of यास्क's Comm. on the निघण्टुs
of a Comm. on the तर्क-संग्रह &c.

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

निरुक्तिः [niruktiḥ]  f. f.
Derivation, etymological interpretation of words; जरत्कारुनिरुक्तिं त्वं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि [Mb.1.4.2.]
(In Rhet.) An artificial explanation of the derivation of a word; thus defined: निरुक्तिर्योगतो नाम्नामन्यार्थत्व- प्रकल्पनम् । ईदृशैश्चरितैर्जाने सत्यं दोषाकरो भवान् ॥ [Chandr.5.168] (where दोषाकरः is equal to दोषाणामाकरः).
(In drama.) communication of an event that has taken place.
 N. N. of Yāska's commentary on the Nighaṇṭus.

Shabda-Sagara

निरुक्ति  f.  ( -क्तिः) The Vedanga or portion of the scriptural science, which explains obscure and obsolete terms.
2. Explanation of words.
3. An artificial explanation of the derivation of a word; (In rhetoric). see the last.
E. निर्, and उक्ति saying, or निर् + वच-क्तिन् .

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निर् उक्ति निर् + वच-क्तिन् .