Nidesha, Nidēśa, Nideśa: 15 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Nidēśa and Nideśa can be transliterated into English as Nidesa or Nidesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nidesh.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNideśa (निदेश) refers to “bidding” or “command”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.13 (“Śiva-Pārvatī dialogue”).—Accordingly, after Śiva permitted Pārvatī to stay by his side: “[...] In the mean time Indra, other gods and the sages eagerly sent Kāma there at the bidding of Brahmā. They had been harassed by the demon Tāraka. the demon of great strength. Hence they wanted to unite Pārvatī and Śiva in love. After reaching there Kāma tried all his tricks but Śiva was not at all agitated. He reduced Kāma to ashes. O sage, Pārvatī too was divested of her ego. At his bidding [i.e., nideśa—tasya nideśataḥ] she performed a penance and obtained Him as her husband. Pārvatī and Śiva were very happy. Engrossed in helping others they carried out the work of the gods”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynidēśa (निदेश).—m S Order, command. 2 Pointing out, direction.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnidēśa (निदेश).—m Order. Direction.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNideśa (निदेश).—
1) Order, command, direction, instruction; वाक्येनेयं स्थापिता स्वे निदेशे (vākyeneyaṃ sthāpitā sve nideśe) M.3.14; स्थितं निदेशे पृथगादिदेश (sthitaṃ nideśe pṛthagādideśa) R.14.58. Kumārasambhava 3.4.
2) Speech, narration, conversation.
3) Vicinity, neighbourhood; निदेशे चैव तिष्ठतः (nideśe caiva tiṣṭhataḥ) Manusmṛti 2.197.
4) A vessel, vase.
Derivable forms: nideśaḥ (निदेशः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNideśa (निदेश).—m.
(-śaḥ) 1. Order, command, direction, instruction. 2. Speech, speaking, saying, relating. 3. Vicinity, proximity. 4. The word of command. E. ni verily, diś to show, affix ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNideśa (निदेश).—m., i. e. 1. ni-diś + a, Order, Mahābhārata 12, 8929. 2. ni-deśa, Neighbourhood, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 197.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNideśa (निदेश).—[masculine] direction, command.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nideśa (निदेश):—[=ni-deśa] [from ni-diś] a m. order, command, direction (śaṃ-√kṛ, or pālaya or upa-pālaya or śe-√vṛt or √sthā, to execute orders, be obedient), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] talk, conversation, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
3) [v.s. ...] vicinity, neighbourhood (śe ind. near, close by, [Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti on Manu-smṛti ii, 197]; others ‘in a lower place’)
4) [v.s. ...] = bhājana, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
5) [=ni-deśa] b See ni-diś above.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNideśa (निदेश):—[ni-deśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Order, direction; telling; vicinity.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nideśa (निदेश) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇidesa.
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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 dictionaryNideśa (निदेश) [Also spelled nidesh]:—(nm) direction; directive; ~[na] direction.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆidesa (णिदेस) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nideśa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNidēśa (ನಿದೇಶ):—[noun] an order; a command.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Nideshabhaj, Nideshak, Nideshaka, Nideshakarin, Nideshakrit, Nideshalay, Nideshalaya, Nideshanem, Nideshatmak, Nideshatmaka, Nideshavartin.
Ends with: Janmanidesha, Maunidesha, Munidesha, Shronidesha, Yonidesha.
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