Nihshvas, Niḥśvas: 4 definitions

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Nihshvas 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 Niḥśvas can be transliterated into English as Nihsvas or Nihshvas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥśvas (निःश्वस्).—(often written niśvas) 2 P.

1) To sigh, heave a sigh of grief, pant.

2) To hiss (as a serpent).

3) To snort (as an elephant).

4) To breathe.

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

Niḥśvas (निःश्वस्).—hiss, pant, breathe out or in, sigh.

Niḥśvas is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and śvas (श्वस्).

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

Niḥśvas (निःश्वस्):—[=niḥ-√śvas] [Parasmaipada] -śvasiti, ([perfect tense] -śaśvasa), to hiss (said of a serpent), [Rāmāyaṇa];

—to snort (said of an elephant), [ib.];

—to breathe, exhale, [Suśruta], inhale, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa];

—to sigh, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Niḥśvas (निःश्वस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Jhaṃkha, Ṇissasa, Ṇīsasa.

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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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