Nitikalpataru, Nītikalpataru, Niti-kalpataru: 4 definitions
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Nitikalpataru means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Arthashastra (politics and welfare)
Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Indian Ethics: Individual and SocialNītikalpataru (नीतिकल्पतरु) is the name of a text dealing with ethics and ethical values (nītiśāstra), attributed to Bhoja. Nītikalpatarū is a Sanskrit treatise attributed to King Bhoja, available in manuscript only.
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.
India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)Nītikalpataru (नीतिकल्पतरु) is the name of a work ascribed to Kṣemendra (11th century): one among the Kashmiri scholars who glorified the legacy of rhetorics with a new interpretation of the soul of poetry (aucitya). A total number of 38 works (viz., Nīti-kalpataru) have been recorded in the “New Catalogus Catalogorum”, which are composed by Kṣemendra. He is not only a poetician but also a scholar of high repute.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumNītikalpataru (नीतिकल्पतरु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Kṣemendra. Report. Xxiii.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNītikalpataru (नीतिकल्पतरु):—[=nīti-kalpa-taru] [from nīti > nī] m. Name of [work]
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: Kalpataru, Taru, Niti.
Full-text: Nitikamalakara, Kshemendra.
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Satirical works of Kshemendra (study) (by Arpana Devi)
11. Chronological Order of the Works < [Chapter 2 - Kṣemendra: His Life and Works]
10. Kṣemendra’s Works < [Chapter 2 - Kṣemendra: His Life and Works]
1. Date and Literary Career of Kṣemendra < [Chapter 2 - Kṣemendra: His Life and Works]
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5 - Some prominent Kashmiri Sanskrit poets < [Chapter I - Introduction]
Social Message of the Upanishads (by Sanchita Kundu)