f. 1 Guidance, direction, management.

2 Conduct, manner of conducting oneself, behaviour, course of action.

3 Propriety, de- corum.

4 Policy, prudence, wisdom, right course; ārjavaṃ hi kuṭileṣu na nī- tiḥ N. 5. 103; R. 12. 69; Ku. 1. 22.

5 A plan, contrivance, scheme; Māl. 6. 3.

6 Politics, political science, statesmanship, political wisdom; ātmodayaḥ paraglānirdvayaṃ nīti- ritīyatī Śi. 2. 30; Bg. 10. 38....