Nihimsana, Nihiṃsana: 7 definitions
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Nihimsana 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 dictionaryNihiṃsana (निहिंसन).—Killing, slaughter.
Derivable forms: nihiṃsanam (निहिंसनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihiṃsana (निहिंसन).—n.
(-naṃ) Killing, slaughter. E. ni before, hiṃs to kill or hurt, aff. bhāve lyuṭ
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihiṃsana (निहिंसन):—[=ni-hiṃsana] n. (√hiṃs) killing, slaughter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihiṃsana (निहिंसन):—[ni-hiṃsana] (naṃ) 1. n. Killing.
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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 corpusNihiṃsana (ನಿಹಿಂಸನ):—[noun] = ನಿಹನನ [nihanana].
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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Full-text: Hims.
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