Nandakishora, Nandakiśora: 5 definitions

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Nandakishora 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 Nandakiśora can be transliterated into English as Nandakisora or Nandakishora, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

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Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Nandakiśora (नन्दकिशोर) refers to:—The beautiful, youthful son of Nanda. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nandakishora in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Nandakiśora (नन्दकिशोर) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Gūḍhārthaprakāśikā Mahābhārataṭīkā. Sūcīpattra. 67. Mugdhabodhapariśiṣṭa [grammatical] Io. 803. L. 2210.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nandakiśora (नन्दकिशोर):—[=nanda-kiśora] [from nanda > nand] m. Name of an author, [Catalogue(s)]

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Nandakishora in German

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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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