Nihshrayani, Niḥśrayaṇī: 6 definitions

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Nihshrayani 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 Niḥśrayaṇī can be transliterated into English as Nihsrayani or Nihshrayani, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥśrayaṇī (निःश्रयणी).—f. A ladder, staircase; लब्ध्वापि मोक्षनिःश्रेणीं स नारोहति दुर्मतिः (labdhvāpi mokṣaniḥśreṇīṃ sa nārohati durmatiḥ) Bhāgavata 7.1.5; चक्रे त्रिदिवनिःश्रेणिः सरयूरनुयायिनाम् (cakre tridivaniḥśreṇiḥ sarayūranuyāyinām) R.15.1.

See also (synonyms): niḥśrayiṇī, niḥśreṇi.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niḥśrayaṇī (निःश्रयणी).—f. (-ṇī) Wooden steps, a ladder, a staircase. E. niḥ for nir out, forth, śri to go, affix lyuṭ; also with ac affix, and ini added, niḥśrayiṇī.

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

Niḥśrayaṇī (निःश्रयणी):—[=niḥ-śrayaṇī] [from niḥ] [wrong reading] for ni-s.

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

Niḥśrayaṇī (निःश्रयणी):—[niḥ-śrayaṇī] (ṇo) 3. f. Wooden steps, a ladder, a staircase.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nihshrayani in German

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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.

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