Nastivada, Nāstivāda, Nasti-vada: 5 definitions
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Nastivada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNāstivāda (नास्तिवाद).—assertion of the non-existence of God or a Supreme Ruler, atheism, infidelity; बौद्धेनेव सर्वदा नास्तिवादशूरेण (bauddheneva sarvadā nāstivādaśūreṇa) K.
Derivable forms: nāstivādaḥ (नास्तिवादः).
Nāstivāda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nāsti and vāda (वाद).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNāstivāda (नास्तिवाद):—[=nāsti-vāda] [from nāsti > na] m. assertion of non-ex°, atheism, [Harivaṃśa]
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNāstivāda (नास्तिवाद):—(nm) cynicism; atheism; ~[vādī] a cynicist; atheist.
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