Nicagamin, Nīcagāmin, Nica-gamin: 4 definitions

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Nicagamin 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 Nichagamin.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nīcagāmin (नीचगामिन्).—a. following low courses (said of women).

Nīcagāmin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīca and gāmin (गामिन्).

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

Nīcagāmin (नीचगामिन्):—[=nīca-gāmin] [from nīca] mfn. going towards low ground (said of rivers), following low courses (said of women), [Subhāṣitāvali]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nicagamin 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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