Niguhana, Nigūhana: 10 definitions
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Niguhana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynigūhana : (nt.) concealment.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNigūhana, (nt.) (Sk. nigūhana, see nigūhati) covering, concealing, hiding VvA. 71. (Page 354)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNigūhana (निगूहन).—Concealing, hiding; नाज्ञातचर्यां पश्यामि मेरोरिव निगूहनम् (nājñātacaryāṃ paśyāmi meroriva nigūhanam) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.35.29.
Derivable forms: nigūhanam (निगूहनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNigūhana (निगूहन).—i. e. ni-guh + ana, n. Hiding, Mahābhārata 3, 1404.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNigūhana (निगूहन).—[neuter] covering, hiding.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNigūhana (निगूहन):—[=ni-gūhana] [from ni-guh] n. the act of h° or c°, [Kāvya literature]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nigūhana (निगूहन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇigūgaṇa.
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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 corpusNigūhana (ನಿಗೂಹನ):—
1) [noun] the act of keeping something from being seen; a hiding.
2) [noun] (rhet.) a kind of figure of speech in which what is to be kept as a secret is said in an indistinct or ambiguous manner.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 10.179 [Vyājokti] < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Text 10.181 < [Chapter 10 - Ornaments of Meaning]
Alamkaras mentioned by Vamana (by Pratim Bhattacharya)
24: Definition of Vyājokti Alaṃkāra < [Chapter 4 - Arthālaṃkāras mentioned by Vāmana]