Nashtabija, Naṣṭabīja, Nashta-bija: 3 definitions

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Nashtabija 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 Naṣṭabīja can be transliterated into English as Nastabija or Nashtabija, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Nashtabija in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Naṣṭabīja (नष्टबीज).—a. impotent.

Naṣṭabīja is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms naṣṭa and bīja (बीज).

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

Naṣṭabīja (नष्टबीज):—[=naṣṭa-bīja] [from naṣṭa > naś] mfn. destitute of the seminal secretion, impotent, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Nashtabija 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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