Nihsneha, Niḥsnēha, Niḥsneha: 13 definitions
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Nihsneha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह) means “without affection” and represents one of the sixty defects of mantras, according to the 11th century Kulārṇava-tantra: an important scripture of the Kaula school of Śāktism traditionally stated to have consisted of 125.000 Sanskrit verses.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Śrī Devī: “For those who do japa without knowing these defects [e.g., niḥsneha—without affection], there is no realization even with millions and billions of japa. [...] Oh My Beloved! there are ten processes for eradicating defects in Mantras as described. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह) refers to “one who is free from attachment” (to children, etc.), according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] The wise man stands out by being free from anticipation, without attachment (niḥsneha) to such things as children or wives, free from desire for the senses [niḥsnehaḥ putradārādau niṣkāmo viṣayeṣu ca], and not even concerned about his own body. Peace is everywhere for the wise man who lives on whatever happens to come to him, going to wherever he feels like, and sleeping wherever the sun happens to set. [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
niḥsnēha (निःस्नेह).—a S (Better written nissnēha) Dry, rough, not unctuous.
niḥsnēha (निःस्नेह).—a Dry, rough.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह).—a.
1) Dry.
2) Insensible, cold.
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह).—mfn.
(-haḥ-hā-haṃ) 1. Dry, not greasy or unctuous. 2. Cold, insensible, unfeelling. f.
(-hā) Linseed, (Linum utilitissimum.) E. nir forth, out, and sneha oil; whence oil is extracted or expressed, &c. or nir privative, sneha oil or affection.
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह).—adj., f. hā, 1. not oily, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 5, 87. 2. void of affection, [Pañcatantra] iv. [distich] 47. 3. fred from desire, Mahābhārata 13, 1658. 4. not. treated affectionately, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 94. 5. abhorred, Somad. [Nala] 71.
Niḥsneha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and sneha (स्नेह).
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह).—[adjective] having no grease or oil; loveless, unfeeling; unloved, hated.
1) Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह):—[=niḥ-sneha] [from niḥ] mf(ā)n. not unctuous or greasy, [Manu-smṛti; Pañcatantra]
2) [v.s. ...] not wet, dry, [Rāmāyaṇa]
3) [v.s. ...] insensible, cold, unfeeling (with prati), [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra] (-tva n.)
4) [v.s. ...] not longing for, indifferent, [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] not loved, uncared for, hated, disagreeable, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Pañcatantra]
6) [v.s. ...] m. ungreasing, [Dhātupāṭha]
7) Niḥsnehā (निःस्नेहा):—[=niḥ-snehā] [from niḥ-sneha > niḥ] f. Linum Usitatissimum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह):—[niḥ-sneha] (haḥ-hā-haṃ) a. Dry, without unguent; unfeeling. f. Linseed.
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह):—(nis + sneha)
1) adj. f. ā a) nicht mit fettigen Stoffen überzogen: nāramasthi [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 5, 87] [?(= Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 35, 29).] keśāḥ [Pañcatantra I, 94.] — b) lieblos, keine Liebe zu Jmd fühlend [Mahābhārata 1, 1223.] svasutaṃ prati [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 49, 7.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 99, 16.] [Pañcatantra IV, 47.] [Amaruśataka 84.] nicht begehrend nach, gleichgültig gegen Etwas: ye pratigrahaniḥsnehāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ [Mahābhārata 13, 1658.] — c) zu dem man keine Liebe hat: sevakāḥ [Pañcatantra I, 94.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 5, 9.] verhasst: dyūta [SOM. NAL. 71.] —
2) f. ā Linum usitatissimum [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 2, 9, 4.]
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Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह):—
1) a) der Feuchtigkeit ermangelnd: bhūmi so v. a. nicht von Regen benetzt [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 86, 4] (nisnehā) . — b) [Spr. 4144.] tva n. [Sāhityadarpana 199, 13.] — c) paruṣā daśā was man nicht mag, unangenehm [Kathāsaritsāgara 86, 59.] —
3) m. das Befreien von Fett; s. u. phaṇa caus. 2).
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Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह):—adj. frei von Liebe und kein Oel enthaltend [Spr. (II) 2296.]
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह):——
1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) kein Oel enthaltend , nicht mit fettigen Stoffen überzogen. — b) der Feuchtigkeit ermangelnd (Boden). — c) lieblos , keine Liebe zu (prati) Jmd. fühlend. Nom.abstr. tva n. — d) nicht begehrend nach , gleichgültig gegen (im Comp. vorangehend). — e) zu dem man keine Liebe hat. — f) verhasst , unangenehm. —
2) m. das Befreien von Fett. —
3) *f. ā Linum usitatissimum.
Niḥsneha (निःस्नेह) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇiṇṇeha, Ṇissiṇeha.
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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Partial matches: Nih, Sneha, Nish, Nikaya.
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