Nihkshipta, Niḥkṣipta: 5 definitions
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Nihkshipta 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.
The Sanskrit term Niḥkṣipta can be transliterated into English as Nihksipta or Nihkshipta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Niḥkṣipta (निःक्षिप्त) refers to “having deposited”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.2 (“The birth of Śiva’s son”).—Accordingly, after Nārada spoke to Agni: “[...] The wives of the sages cast off their semen in the form of a foetus at the top of Himavat. They felt then relieved of their burning sensation. Unable to bear that semen of Śiva and trembling much, Himavat became scorched by it and hurled it in the Gaṅgā. O great sage, the intolerable semen of lord Śiva was deposited (niḥkṣipta) by Gaṅgā in the forest of Śara grass by means of its waves. [...]”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Niḥkṣipta (निःक्षिप्त).—p. p.
1) Thrown or sent away.
2) Passed, spent (as time).
Niḥkṣipta (निःक्षिप्त).—mfn.
(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) 1. Thrown or sent away. 2. Spent. 3. Passed. E. nir before, kṣipta to throw, &c. affix kta .
Niḥkṣipta (निःक्षिप्त):—[=niḥ-kṣipta] [from niḥ-kṣip] mfn. thrown away, spent (as time), [Rāmāyaṇa]
Niḥkṣipta (निःक्षिप्त):—[niḥ-kṣipta] (ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) p. Thrown; spent.
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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