Nidraksha, Nidrākṣa: 1 definition
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Nidraksha 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.
The Sanskrit term Nidrākṣa can be transliterated into English as Nidraksa or Nidraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNidrākṣa (निद्राक्ष).—adj., f. °ī, sleepy-eyed (nidrākṣan): in Mahāvastu ii.203.1 (verse) read, nānā-udyānagamana-śrāntā pramadā viya nidrākṣyā (n. pl. f.). So the mss.; Senart em. violently. The meter is almost perfect; we must understand pro- nunciation nidā° for nidrā°.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nidrakshana, Nidrakshaya.
Ends with: Gostanidraksha.
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