Nihina, Nihīna: 11 definitions
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Nihina means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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 Dictionarynihīna : (adj.) low; vile; base. (pp. of nihīyati), come to ruin; been destroyed.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNihīna, (adj.) (Sk. nihīna, pp. of nihīyati or nihāyati) lost; degraded, low, vile, base; inferior, little, insignificant S. I, 12; Sn. 890; Nd1 105, 194; PvA. 198 (jāti° low-born); Sdhp. 86. Opp. to seyya J. VI, 356 sq.
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 dictionaryNihīna (निहीन).—a.
1) Low, vile; निहीनमुपतिष्ठेयं शार्दूली क्रोष्टुकं यथा (nihīnamupatiṣṭheyaṃ śārdūlī kroṣṭukaṃ yathā) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 3.278.29.
-naḥ A low man, one of vile origin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihīna (निहीन).—mfn.
(-naḥ-nā-naṃ) A low man, an outcast. E. ni before, hīna abandoned.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nihīna (निहीन):—[=ni-hīna] [from ni-hā] a mfn. low, vile, mean, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]
2) [=ni-hīna] b See ni-√hā.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNihīna (निहीन):—[ni-hīna] (naḥ) 1. m. A low man.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nihīna (निहीन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇihīṇa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary1) Ṇihīṇa (णिहीण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nihīna.
2) Ṇihīṇa (णिहीण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Nihīna.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNihīna (ನಿಹೀನ):—
1) [adjective] of little or no value; worthless.
2) [adjective] morally low; of mean quality.
3) [adjective] of low birth.
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Nihīna (ನಿಹೀನ):—[noun] a worthless thing.
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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