Nighna: 13 definitions
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Nighna means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNighna (निघ्न).—A King of Ayodhyā and son of Anaraṇya. He had two sons called Anamitra and Raghūttama. (Padma Purāṇa, Sṛṣṭi Khaṇḍa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index1a) Nighna (निघ्न).—A son of Anamitra (Animitra, Vāyu-purāṇa) and father of two sons Prasena and Satrājit. (Saktisena-?) Śak
Br. III. 71. 20; M. 45. 3; Vā. 96. 19-20. Vi. IV. 13. 9-10.
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 71. 20; Matsya-purāṇa 45. 3; Vāyu-purāṇa 96. 19-20. Viṣṇu-purāṇa IV. 13. 9-10.
1b) A son of Anarṇya.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 12. 47.
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 Dictionarynighna (निघ्न).—a S Dependent or subject.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnighna (निघ्न).—a Dependent or subject.
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 dictionaryNighna (निघ्न).—a.
1) Dependent, subservient, obedient (as a servant); तथापि निघ्नं नृप तावकीनैः प्रह्वीकृतं मे हृदयं गुणौघैः (tathāpi nighnaṃ nṛpa tāvakīnaiḥ prahvīkṛtaṃ me hṛdayaṃ guṇaughaiḥ) Kirātārjunīya 3.12; निघ्नस्य मे भर्तृनिदेशरौक्ष्यं देवि क्षमस्वेति बभूव नम्रः (nighnasya me bhartṛnideśaraukṣyaṃ devi kṣamasveti babhūva namraḥ) R.14.58;
2) Docile, tractable.
3) Dependent on (i. e. following the gender &c. of) a substantive; इति विशेष्य- निघ्नवर्गः (iti viśeṣya- nighnavargaḥ)
4) (After a numeral) Multiplied by.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighna (निघ्न).—mfn.
(-ghnaḥ-ghnā-ghnaṃ) 1. Docile, subservient, domestic, dependant. 2. Completing a quotient, (in Arithmetic.) 3. Dependant on a substantive (as an adjective.) E. ni before, han to injure or do mischief, ghañarthe ka aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighna (निघ्न).—i. e. ni-han + a, I. adj. Dependent, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 14, 58. Ii. m. A proper name, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 818.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighna (निघ्न).—[adjective] dependent, subject to (—°); [abstract] tā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nighna (निघ्न):—[=ni-ghna] mf(ā)n. (√han) dependent, subservient, docile, obedient
2) [v.s. ...] (ifc.) dependent on, ruled by, devoted to, full of [Kāvya literature] etc. (-tā f., [Kathāsaritsāgara])
3) [v.s. ...] (after a numeral) multiplied with, [Sūryasiddhānta]
4) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a son of An-araṇya and father of Anamitra, [Harivaṃśa]
5) [v.s. ...] of a son of An-amitra, [ib.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighna (निघ्न):—[ni-ghna] (ghnaḥ-ghnā-ghna) a. Docile; dependant; completing a quotient.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNighna (ನಿಘ್ನ):—
1) [adjective] being under (another’s) control; subjugated.
2) [adjective] depending or relying on another; dependent.
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Nighna (ನಿಘ್ನ):—
1) [noun] a person who is under the control of another.
2) [noun] a man depending on another; a dependent.
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)
Starts with: Nighnaka, Nighnamana, Nighnana, Nighnat, Nighnata.
Ends with: Panighna, Svanighna, Vayunighna, Vinighna, Visheshyanighna.
Full-text: Nighnaka, Vinighna, Vayunighna, Anamitra, Prasena, Nighnata, Nighnat, Nighnana, Nighnamana, Anaranya, Shaktisena, Satrajita, Satrajit, Svanighna, Raghu, Shakrajit.
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The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Superstitions Related to Women < [Chapter 2]
The Matsya Purana (critical study) (by Kushal Kalita)
Part 2.1i - The Vṛṣṇi Dynasty < [Chapter 3 - Historical aspects in the Matsyapurāṇa]
Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Ikṣvāku < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
Dynasty of Vṛṣṇi < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Brahma Purana (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 239 - Greatness of Nāgarārka < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)