सुकृत / सुकृति
Sukrit / Sukriti
Sukṛt / Sukṛti · IAST
One who does good and the good deed itself; virtue, merit.
Etymology · व्युत्पत्ति
सुकृत् = हलन्त-लोप → सुकृत
The form सुकृत् is written with a final halant (the grammatical/citation spelling); as a borne name the final halant is dropped (सुकृत), and the English form takes no trailing schwa.
Scripture references
Bhagavad Gītā · 7.16
चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन । आर्तो जिज्ञासुरर्थार्थी ज्ञानी च भरतर्षभ ॥
caturvidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛtino 'rjuna | ārto jijñāsur arthārthī jñānī ca bharatarṣabha ||
O Arjuna, four kinds of good-hearted people worship Me: the one in distress, the seeker of knowledge, the one wanting wealth or gain, and the wise one. [Krishna speaking to Arjuna]
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