The Sanskrit terms Niṣpanda and Niṣpandā can be transliterated into English as Nispanda or Nishpanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)

Source: Google Books: Manthanabhairavatantram

Niḥspanda (निःस्पन्द) refers to “inactive”, according to Arṇasiṃha’s Mahānayaprakāśa verse 134.—Accordingly, “The Śāmbhava (state) is the one in which the power of consciousness (citi) suddenly (sahasā) dissolves away into the Great Void called the Inactive (niḥspanda) that is profound and has no abode. Cognitive awareness (jñāna) arises here in the form of a subtle wave of consciousness out of that ocean of emptiness, which is the perfectly peaceful condition of the dissolving away of destruction. [...] Again, that same (principle) free of the cognitive process (saṃvittikalanā) is the supreme absolute (niruttara) said to be the Śāmbhava state of emptiness (vyomaśāmbhava)”.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥspanda (निःस्पन्द).—a. Motionless; ज्याबन्धनिःस्पन्दभुजेन यस्य (jyābandhaniḥspandabhujena yasya) R.6.4.

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Niḥspanda (निःस्पन्द).—(niḥspanda or [nisspanda]) a. motionless, steady; ज्याबन्धनिस्स्पन्दभुजेन यस्य (jyābandhanisspandabhujena yasya) R.6.4.

Niḥspanda is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and spanda (स्पन्द).

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द).—a. Motionless, immovable, fixed.

-ndaḥ 1 The tie or bond of friendship; आर्षोऽयं देवि निष्पन्दो यस्त्वामभिभविष्यति (ārṣo'yaṃ devi niṣpando yastvāmabhibhaviṣyati) Rām.3.55.35.

2) Multitude (samūha); नानाद्रुमविकीर्णेषु धातुनिष्पन्दशोभिषु (nānādrumavikīrṇeṣu dhātuniṣpandaśobhiṣu) Rām.4.67.38.

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Nispanda (निस्पन्द).—a. Immovable, steady; अतो निस्पन्दमभवद्धनाध्यक्षविनाकृतम् (ato nispandamabhavaddhanādhyakṣavinākṛtam) Rām.7.16.7.

-daḥ Trembling, throbbing motion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द).—[, for niṣyanda, q.v., at Lalitavistara 5.1 (prose).]

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

Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द).—mfn.

(-ndaḥ-ndā-ndaṃ) Motionless. E. nir not, spadi to shake or move, aff: ac; also niṣpanna.

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Nispanda (निस्पन्द).—mfn.

(-ndaḥ-ndā-ndaṃ) Still, steady, immoveable. m.

(-ndaḥ) Throbbing, trembling. E. ni before, spad to go, aff ghañ .

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

Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द).—i. e. nis-spanda, adj. Motionless, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 36, 15 Gorr.

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Nispanda (निस्पन्द).—[ni-spand + a], m. Motion, Mahābhārata 12, 12704.

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

Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द).—1. [masculine] motion.

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Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द).—2. [adjective] motionless; ndīkṛ make [masculine]

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

Niḥṣpanda (निःष्पन्द).—= niṣpanda; [abstract] tā [feminine]

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

Niḥspanda (निःस्पन्द):—[=niḥ-spanda] [from niḥ] mfn. (cf. niṣ-p) motionless, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Naiṣadha-carita]

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

1) Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द):—[=niṣ-panda] [from niṣ > niḥ] 1. niṣ-panda mf(ā)n. ([from] nis+sp; cf. [Vāmana’s Kāvyālaṃkāravṛtti v, 2, 89]) motionless, immovable, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc. (also [wrong reading] for niṣyanda)

2) [=ni-ṣpanda] 2. ni-ṣpanda m. (for 1. See p.543) (√spand) motion

3) Nispanda (निस्पन्द):—[=ni-spanda] = 1. 2. ni-ṣpanda

4) [v.s. ...] also [wrong reading] for ni-syanda.

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

1) Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द):—[ni-ṣpanda] (ndaḥ-ndā-ndaṃ) a. Motionless.

2) Nispanda (निस्पन्द):—[ni-spanda] (ndaḥ) 1. m. Agitation; throbbing. a. Still, immoveable.

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

Niṣpanda (निष्पन्द) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇippaṃda.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nihspanda 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Niṣpaṃda (निष्पंद) [Also spelled nishpand]:—(a) steady; unwavering, unquivering, unflickering; hence ~[tā] (nf).

2) Nispaṃda (निस्पंद) [Also spelled nispand]:—(a) see [niṣpaṃda].

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niṣpaṃda (ನಿಷ್ಪಂದ):—[adjective] not flickering or blinking; not wavering; steady.

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Niṣpaṃda (ನಿಷ್ಪಂದ):—

1) [noun] that which does not flicker, waver.

2) [noun] a man who does not tremble, quiver, etc.

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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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