Naisha, Naiśa: 9 definitions
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Naisha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Naiśa can be transliterated into English as Naisa or Naisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynaiśa (नैश).—a S Nocturnal, nightly, relating to night.
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 dictionaryNaiśa (नैश).—a. (-śī f.),
-naiśika a. (-kī f.)
1) Nocturnal, belonging to the night, nightly; तन्नैशं तिमिरमपाकरोति चन्द्रः (tannaiśaṃ timiramapākaroti candraḥ) Ś.6.3; नैशस्यार्चिर्हुतभुज इव छिन्नभूयिष्ठधूमा (naiśasyārcirhutabhuja iva chinnabhūyiṣṭhadhūmā) V.1.8; Kirātārjunīya 5.2; जगति नैशमशीतकरः करैर्वियति वारिदवृन्दमयं तमः (jagati naiśamaśītakaraḥ karairviyati vāridavṛndamayaṃ tamaḥ) Śiśupālavadha 6.43.
2) To be observed at night. °आत्मक (ātmaka) a. darkish; नैशात्मकं तमो विद्यात् त्रिगुणं मोहसंज्ञितम् (naiśātmakaṃ tamo vidyāt triguṇaṃ mohasaṃjñitam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 14.36.8.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaiśa (नैश).—mfn.
(-śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) Nocturnal, relating to the night; or a person, &c. doing any thing by night. E. niśā night, and aṇ aff. also with ṭhañ aff. naiśika mfn. (-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ .)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaiśa (नैश).—i. e. niśā + a, adj., f. śī, Nocturnal, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 102.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaiśa (नैश).—[feminine] ī nocturnal, nightly.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Naiśa (नैश):—mf(ī)n. ([from] niśā) relating to night, happening at night, nightly, nocturnal, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) walking or studying at night, [Pāṇini 4-3, 51; 52 [Scholiast or Commentator]]
3) Naiṣa (नैष):—m. Name of a country, [Patañjali]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNaiśa (नैश):—[(śaḥ-śī-śaṃ) a.] Nocturnal.
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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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Starts with (+5): Naishada, Naishadaka, Naishadakarshuka, Naishadaki, Naishadayana, Naishadha, Naishadhacarita, Naishadhaka, Naishadhakavya, Naishadhananda, Naishadhanandanataka, Naishadhaprakasha, Naishadhiya, Naishadhiyacarita, Naishadhiyaprakasha, Naishadhya, Naishadi, Naishadika, Naishadyika, Naishadyin.
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Srila Gurudeva (The Supreme Treasure) (by Swami Bhaktivedanta Madhava Maharaja)
Entering Naiśa-līlā (the Night Pastimes) < [Chapter 2.19 - The Concluding Transcendental Pastimes]
Indications of Departure < [Chapter 2.19 - The Concluding Transcendental Pastimes]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.1.46 < [Part 1 - Neutral Love of God (śānta-rasa)]
Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Bhūmi 6: the ground of presence (abhimukhī) < [Chapter XX - (2nd series): Setting out on the Mahāyāna]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 3.2.473 < [Chapter 2 - Description of the Lord’s Travel Through Bhuvaneśvara and Other Placesto Jagannātha Purī]
Verse 1.10.58 < [Chapter 10 - Marriage with Śrī Lakṣmīpriyā]
The Tattvasangraha [with commentary] (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 2892-2893 < [Chapter 25 - Examination of the Doctrine of ‘Self-sufficient Validity’]
Verse 356 < [Chapter 8 - Examination of the Doctrine of the Permanence of Things]