Nighnana, Nighnāna: 4 definitions
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Nighnana 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNighnāna (निघ्नान).—a. One who destroys (see nihan); निघ्नानं शात्रवान् रामं कथं त्वं नावगच्छसि (nighnānaṃ śātravān rāmaṃ kathaṃ tvaṃ nāvagacchasi) Bhaṭṭikāvya 5.81.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighnāna (निघ्नान).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Slaying, killing. E. ni before, han to kill, śānac aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighnāna (निघ्नान):—[=ni-ghnāna] [from ni-ghna] mfn. slaying, killing, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNighnāna (निघ्नान):—[ni-ghnāna] (naḥ-nā-naṃ) a. Idem.
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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Partial matches: Ni.
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