Nihshalaka, Niḥśalāka: 9 definitions
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Nihshalaka means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
The Sanskrit term Niḥśalāka can be transliterated into English as Nihsalaka or Nihshalaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-śāstraNiḥśalāka (निःशलाक) refers to “solitary place” (free from grass or such other places of concealment). The word is used throughout Dharmaśāstra literature such as the Manusmṛti. (also see the Manubhāṣya verse 7.147)
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiḥśalāka (निःशलाक).—a. Lonely, solitary; अरण्ये निःशलाके वा मन्त्रयेदविभावितः (araṇye niḥśalāke vā mantrayedavibhāvitaḥ) Manusmṛti 7.147.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśalāka (निःशलाक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Solitary, private. E. niḥ for nir privative, and śalākā the maina; not even frequented by birds; also niśśalāka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśalākā (निःशलाका).—. adj. (properly, free from the birds called Turdus gosalica), lonely, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 7, 147.
Niḥśalākā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and śalākā (शलाका).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśalāka (निःशलाक).—[adjective] free from (high) grass (a forest).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśalāka (निःशलाक):—[=niḥ-śalāka] [from niḥ] mfn. free from grass etc., lonely, solitary, [Manu-smṛti vii, 147.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥśalāka (निःशलाक):—[niḥ-śalāka] (kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) a. Solitary.
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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: Salaka, Nih, Nish.
Full-text: Ayahkantashalaka, Salaka.
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