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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nīdhra (नीध्र).—[nitarāṃ dhriyate dhṛ mūlavi° ka dīrghaḥ Tv.]

1) The edge of the thatch or roof; वलीकनीध्रे पटलप्रान्तेऽथ पटलं छदिः (valīkanīdhre paṭalaprānte'tha paṭalaṃ chadiḥ) Ak.; गृहाणि नीध्रैरिव यत्र रेजुः (gṛhāṇi nīdhrairiva yatra rejuḥ) Śiśupālavadha 3.49.

2) A wood.

3) The circumference of a wheel.

4) The moon.

5) The asterism रेवति (revati).

Derivable forms: nīdhram (नीध्रम्).

See also (synonyms): nīvra.

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

Nīdhra (नीध्र) or Nīvra.—n.

(-dhraṃ-vraṃ) 1. The edge of a thatch or roof. 2. A wood. 3. The circumference of a wheel. 4. The moon. 5. The constellation Revati. E. ni before, dhṛ to fall, &c. aff. ka, and the vowel of the prefix made long: this is considered as a various reading also of nīvra q. v.

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

Nīdhra (नीध्र).—[neuter] (the edge of a) roof.

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

1) Nīdhra (नीध्र):—[=nī-dhra] [from nī] a See nīdhra.

2) b n. (ni+√dhṛ?) the eaves of a roof, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

3) a wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) the circumference of a wheel, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) the moon or the lunar mansion Revatī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] (cf. nīvra).

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

Nīdhra (नीध्र):—[nī-dhra] (dhraṃ) 1. n. The edge of a thatch; a wood; circumference of a wheel; the moon; stars Revatī.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nidhra in German

context information

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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nīdhra (ನೀಧ್ರ):—[noun] the lower edge or edges of a roof, usu. projecting beyond the sides of a building; eaves.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dhra, Ni.

Ends with: Agnidhra, Avanidhra, Dharanidhra, Kshonidhra.

Full-text: Nivra, Nighra.

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