Nicaga, Nīcaga, Nica-ga: 6 definitions

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Nicaga 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.

Alternative spellings of this word include Nichaga.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nīcaga (नीचग).—a.

1) going downwards, descending (as a river); संयोजयति विद्यैव नीचगापि नरं सरित् । समुद्रमिव दुर्धर्षं नृपं भाग्यमतः परम् (saṃyojayati vidyaiva nīcagāpi naraṃ sarit | samudramiva durdharṣaṃ nṛpaṃ bhāgyamataḥ param) || H.

2) low, base, vile.

- a river.

-gam water.

Nīcaga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīca and ga (ग).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nīcaga (नीचग).—mfn.

(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) Low, vile, base. n.

(-gaṃ) Water. f.

(-gā) A river. E. nīca low or deep, and ga who is going.

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

1) Nīcaga (नीचग):—[=nīca-ga] [from nīca] mfn. going low, descending (as a river), [Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] belonging to a low man, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] = -gata, [Varāha-mihira]

4) Nīcagā (नीचगा):—[=nīca-gā] [from nīca-ga > nīca] f. a river, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Nīcaga (नीचग):—[=nīca-ga] [from nīca] n. water.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nīcaga (नीचग):—[nī-ca-ga] (gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) a. Low, base, vile. f. A river. n. Water.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nicaga 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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