Niceya: 4 definitions
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Niceya 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 Nicheya.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Niceya (निचेय).—[adjective] to be heaped or piled up.
Niceya (निचेय):—[=ni-ceya] [from ni-ci] mfn. to be piled or heaped up, [Mahābhārata]
Niceya (निचेय):—(von 1. ci mit ni) adj. aufzuschichten, was da verdient aufgeschichtet —, angehäuft zu werden [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 1, 129,] [Scholiast] nicayaśca niceyānām [Mahābhārata 12, 2099.] — a; davon āniceya gaṇa śārṅgaravādi zu [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 4, 1, 73.]
Niceya (निचेय):—Adj. aufzuschichten , was da verdient aufgeschichtet oder angehäuft zu werden.
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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