Nagnata, Nagnāṭa, Nagna-ata: 9 definitions
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Nagnata 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNagnāṭa (नग्नाट).—
1) one who goes about naked.
2) especially a Jaina or Buddhist mendicant (of the digambara class).
Derivable forms: nagnāṭaḥ (नग्नाटः).
Nagnāṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nagna and aṭa (अट). See also (synonyms): nagnāṭaka.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNagnāṭa (नग्नाट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) 1. A naked man, but especially a kind of religious mendicant, who wanders about without clothes. 2. A Baud'dha. 3. A Jain. E. nagna naked, and aṭa who goes; also with kan added nagnāṭaka, nagna eva aṭati aṭa-ac svārthe ka aṭa-ṇvul vā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNagnatā (नग्नता).—[feminine] nagnatva [neuter] nakedness, nudity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nagnatā (नग्नता):—[=nagna-tā] [from nagna > naj] (gna-) f. ([Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]) nakedness.
2) Nagnāṭa (नग्नाट):—[from nagna > naj] m. a n° wanderer, ([especially]) a, [Buddhist literature] or, [Jaina literature] mendicant, [Rājataraṅgiṇī; cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNagnāṭa (नग्नाट):—[nagnā+ṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A naked man or mendicant; a Bauddha.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNagnāṭa (ನಗ್ನಾಟ):—
1) [noun] a man who wanders without covering his body with clothes; a naked wanderer.
2) [noun] a naked Jaina mendicant.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNagnatā (नग्नता):—n. 1. nakedness; 2. exposure; nudity;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nagna, Ta, Ata.
Starts with: Nagnataka, Nagnatavada.
Ends with: Anagnata.
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