Naishthikabrahmacarin, Naishthika-brahmacarin, Naiṣṭhikabrahmacārin: 1 definition

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Naishthikabrahmacarin 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 Naiṣṭhikabrahmacārin can be transliterated into English as Naisthikabrahmacarin or Naishthikabrahmacarin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Naishthikabrahmacharin.

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: archive.org: Naisadhacarita of Sriharsa

Naiṣṭhikabrahmacārin (नैष्ठिकब्रह्मचारिन्) or Naiṣṭhikabrahmacārī refers to a “religious student who never marries and lives all his life in the house of a Guru”, and is mentioned in the Naiṣadha-carita 17.116.—Cf. Yājñavalkya 1.49.

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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