Nikamana, Nikāmanā, Nikāmana: 8 definitions
Introduction:
Nikamana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynikāmanā : (f.) desire.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNikāmanā, (f.)=nikanti, Dhs. 1059. (Page 352)
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarynikāmana (နိကာမန) [(na,thī) (န၊ထီ)]—
[ni+kamu+ṇe+yu]
[နိ+ကမု+ဏေ+ယု]
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNikāmana (निकामन).—Desire, longing after.
Derivable forms: nikāmanam (निकामनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikāmana (निकामन):—[=ni-kāmana] [from ni-kam] n. desire, [Lāṭyāyana]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kamu, Yu, Kamaṇa, Ne, Ni.
Starts with: Nikamanakara, Nikamanam.
Full-text: Nikkhamana, Nikamanam.
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