Nigarh: 4 definitions

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Nigarh 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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nigarh (निगर्ह्).—1 P. To despise, disdain.

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

Nigarh (निगर्ह्).—(garhate) find fault with ([dative]).

Nigarh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and garh (गर्ह्).

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

Nigarh (निगर्ह्):—[=ni-√garh] [Ātmanepada] -garhate, ([probably]) to blame, censure, find fault with, [Pāṇini 1-4, 32; Kāśikā-vṛtti];

— [Parasmaipada] -garhayati, to disdain, despise ([accusative]), [Mahābhārata] ([varia lectio] vi-g).

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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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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Nigarh is another spelling for निगड [nigaḍa].—n. 1. an iron chain for binding the elephant; 2. a shackle for the feet; fetters (used for the prisoners);

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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