Nihshastra, Niḥśastra: 7 definitions

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Nihshastra 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 Niḥśastra can be transliterated into English as Nihsastra or Nihshastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nihshastra in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥśastra (निःशस्त्र).—a. Weaponless, unarmed.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥśastra (निःशस्त्र).—adj. disarmed, unarmed, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 406.

Niḥśastra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and śastra (शस्त्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥśastra (निःशस्त्र).—[adjective] weaponless, unarmed.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥśastra (निःशस्त्र):—[=niḥ-śastra] [from niḥ] mfn. weapon. less, unarmed, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

[Sanskrit to German]

Nihshastra in German

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nihshastra in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niḥśastra (ನಿಃಶಸ್ತ್ರ):—[adjective] not armed with weapons; unarmed; defenceless.

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Niḥśastra (ನಿಃಶಸ್ತ್ರ):—[noun] a man not having any weapon; an unarmed or defenceless man.

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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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