Naimishiya, Naimiṣīya: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Naimiṣīya can be transliterated into English as Naimisiya or Naimishiya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNaimiṣīya (नैमिषीय).—An inhabitant of the forest, called Naimiṣa; सह नैमिषीयाणामुद्गाता बभूव (saha naimiṣīyāṇāmudgātā babhūva) Ch. Up.1.2.13.
Derivable forms: naimiṣīyaḥ (नैमिषीयः).
See also (synonyms): naimiṣeya.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaimiṣīya (नैमिषीय).—i. e. naimiṣa + īya, adj. Referring to the Naimiṣa forest, Mahābhārata 9, 2161.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaimiṣīya (नैमिषीय).—[adjective] relating to the Naimisa forest; [masculine] [plural] = naimiṣa [masculine] [plural]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumNaimiṣīya (नैमिषीय) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—kāvya (?). Quoted by Bhaṭṭoji Oxf. 163^a.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Naimiśīya (नैमिशीय):—[=nai-miśīya] [from nai] ([Tāṇḍya-brāhmaṇa]) = ṣīya.
2) Naimiṣīya (नैमिषीय):—[=nai-miṣīya] [from nai-miṣa > nai] mfn. relating to or being in N°, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] m. [plural] the inhabitants of N°, [Śāṅkhāyana-brāhmaṇa]
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