Nihshrika, Niḥśrīka, Nis-shrika: 4 definitions
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Nihshrika 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 Niḥśrīka can be transliterated into English as Nihsrika or Nihshrika, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiḥśrīka (निःश्रीक).—a.
1) deprived of lustre, beauty.
2) unhappy.
Derivable forms: niḥśrīkaḥ (निःश्रीकः).
Niḥśrīka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and śrīka (श्रीक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niḥśrīka (निःश्रीक):—[=niḥ-śrīka] [from niḥ] mfn. deprived of beauty, ugly, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] unfortunate, inglorious, [ib.; Purāṇa]
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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.
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Partial matches: Srika, Nih, Nish.
Starts with: Nihshrikata.
Full-text: Nishrika, Nihshrikata, Srika.
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