Nigharshana, Nigharṣaṇa: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Nigharṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Nigharsana or Nigharshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNigharṣaṇa (निघर्षण).—
1) Rubbing, friction; तरुशाखां न निघर्षजोऽनलः (taruśākhāṃ na nigharṣajo'nalaḥ) Kirātārjunīya 2.51; यथा चतुर्भिः कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षण- च्छेदनतापताडनैः (yathā caturbhiḥ kanakaṃ parīkṣyate nigharṣaṇa- cchedanatāpatāḍanaiḥ) Subhāṣ.
2) Grinding.
Derivable forms: nigharṣaṇam (निघर्षणम्).
See also (synonyms): nigharṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNigharṣaṇa (निघर्षण).—i. e. ni-ghṛṣ + ana, n. Rubbing, Mahābhārata 12, 12375.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNigharṣaṇa (निघर्षण):—[=ni-gharṣaṇa] [from ni-ghṛṣ] n. rubbing, grinding, trituration, [Mahābhārata]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nigharṣaṇa (निघर्षण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇihaṃsaṇa, Ṇihasaṇa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNigharṣaṇa (ನಿಘರ್ಷಣ):—[noun] a rubbing or being rubbed.
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: Gharshana, Ni.
Ends with: Abhinigharshana.
Full-text: Nihamsana, Nihasana, Nigharsha, Nirgharshana.
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