Nandisha, Nandīśa, Nandi-isha: 9 definitions
Introduction
Introduction:
Nandisha 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 Nandīśa can be transliterated into English as Nandisa or Nandisha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vastushastra (architecture)
Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstraNandīśa (नन्दीश) refers to a type of temple (prāsāda) classified under the group named Sāndhāra, according to Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra chapter 56. The Sāndhāra group contains twenty-five out of a sixty-four total prāsādas (temples) classified under four groups in this chapter. The Samarāṅgaṇasūtradhāra is an 11th-century encyclopedia dealing with various topics from the Vāstuśāstra.
Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNandīśa (नन्दीश).—One of the eighteen authors on architecture.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 252. 3.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNandīśa (नन्दीश).—m.
(-śaḥ) 1. name of Nandi, Siva'S attendant. 2. A name of Siva. 3. A species of musical rhythm. E. nandī Indra'S garden, or nandi a proper name, īśa master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNandīśa (नन्दीश).—[masculine] [Epithet] of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nandīśa (नन्दीश):—[from nandi > nand] m. (ndi or ndin or ndī + īśa?) Name of an attendant of Śiva, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]
2) [v.s. ...] of Śiva himself, [Horace H. Wilson]
3) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of measure.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nandishabda, Nandishakanta, Nandishalaka.
Full-text: Rauravagama, Sandhara, Tamalaka, Ushira, Kankola, Purandara, Karpura, Mahadeva, Jati, Candana, Vata.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 80 - The Greatness of Nandikeśvara (nandika-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 82 - The Greatness of Pañca Tīrthas < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 12 - Brahmā’s Exploration of the Top of the Column of Splendour < [Section 3b - Arunācala-khaṇḍa (Uttarārdha)]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 23 - A gloss on the rules governing worship < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
Chapter 1 - The discussion among Vyāsa, Śaunaka and others < [Section 6 - Kailāsa-saṃhitā]
Chapter 4 - Cañculā’s salvation < [Śivapurāṇa-māhātmya]
The Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXXXII - Dissolution of the Universe < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 25 - The Vow of Ādityaśayana < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)