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Nikshipati 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 Nikṣipati can be transliterated into English as Niksipati or Nikshipati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNikṣipati (निक्षिपति).—(1) figures, calculates, works out (a math-ematical problem): Lalitavistara 146.12, 15, 16, 20, 22; 147.2; see s.v. uddiśati; (2) lets down in sense of permits to descend: Lalitavistara 186.13 f. (see s.v. utkṣipati, 1); Tibetan ḥbebs, cause to descend.
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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Ends with: Samupanikshipati, Upanikshipati.
Full-text: Anupratishtha, Nikshipana, Carita, Nyasati, Uddisati, Pariprapayati, Upadiyati, Nikkhipati, Utkshipati, Kship, Gla.
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