The Sanskrit term Niḥśvasana can be transliterated into English as Nihsvasana or Nihshvasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Niswasan.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन).—Breathing out, sighing.

Derivable forms: niḥśvasanam (निःश्वसनम्).

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

Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Sighing, &c. 2. Breathing out. E. nir and śvasana breathing.

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

Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन):—[=niḥ-śvasana] [from niḥ-śvas] n. breathing out or sighing, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन):—[niḥ-śvasana] (naṃ) 1. n. Breathing out, sighing, groaning.

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

Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇīsasaṇa.

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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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Niḥśvasana (निःश्वसन) [Also spelled niswasan]:—(nm) (the act or process of) expiration, breathing out.

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Partial matches: Shvasana, Nih.

Full-text: Nisasana, Niswasan.

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