The Sanskrit term Niḥkṣatra can be transliterated into English as Nihksatra or Nihkshatra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र) refers to the “demilitarization” or “extermination” (of the Kṣattriyas), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.16 (“The battle of the gods”).—Accordingly, as Brahmā and the Gods eulogized Viṣṇu: “[...] Obeisance to you O holy lord, of the form of Boar. Obeisance to you who hold the earth, the support of people. Obeisance to Viṣṇu. Obeisance to you, the Dwarf. Obeisance to Viṣṇu the younger brother of Indra, the lord who deceived the king of Asuras in the guise of a Brahmin. Obeisance to Paraśurāma who exterminated the Kṣattriyas (kṣatra-niḥkṣatra-kārin), who rendered help to your mother. Obeisance to you who are angry and inimical to the evil beings. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र).—n S Extinction of the kṣatriya or military tribe.

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niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र) [or निःक्षत्रिय, niḥkṣatriya].—a S pop. nikṣētrī a That is without persons of the kṣatriya tribe--a country, place, age.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र) [or niḥkṣatriya, or निःक्षत्रिय].—a niḥkṣētrī a That is without persons of the kṣatriya tribe-a country, place, age.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र).—a. Having no military caste (kṣatriya).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र).—mfn.

(-traḥ-trā-traṃ) Having none of the military tribe, (in a city, &c.) E. nir not, catra a Kshetriya.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र).—[adjective] without the warrior caste.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र):—[=niḥ-kṣatra] [from niḥ] a mf(ā)n. having no military caste, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] (tre ind. when there was no m° c°, [ib.])

2) [=niḥ-kṣatra] [from niḥ] b mfn. Balar,

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र):—[niḥ-kṣatra] (traḥ-trā-traṃ) a. Without a kshetriya or military man.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Niḥkṣatra (निःक्षत्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkhatta.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nihkshatra in German

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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: Kshatra, Nih.

Starts with: Nihkshatrakarana.

Ends with: Kshatranihkshatra.

Full-text: Nihkshatrakarana, Nihkshatriya, Nihkshatre, Nihkshetra, Nikkhatta.

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