Nikarana, Nikaraṇā, Nikāraṇa, Nikkarana, Nikkāraṇa: 11 definitions
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Nikarana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNikaraṇā, (f. or is it °aṃ?)=nikati (fraud) Pug. 19, 23 (as syn. of māyā). (Page 351)
Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarynikkāraṇa (နိက္ကာရဏ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ni+kāraṇa．(ṇikkāraṇa-prā)]
[နိ+ကာရဏ။ (ဏိက္ကာရဏ-ပြာ)]
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 dictionaryNikāraṇa (निकारण).—Killing, slaughter.
Derivable forms: nikāraṇam (निकारणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikāraṇa (निकारण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Killing, slaughter. E. ni prefixed to kṝ to injure, affix lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikāraṇa (निकारण):—[=ni-kāraṇa] [from ni-kṛ] n. killing, slaughter, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikāraṇa (निकारण):—[ni-kāraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Killing, slaughter.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nikaraṇa (निकरण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇikaraṇa, Ṇikkaraṇa, Ṇigaraṇa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆikaraṇa (णिकरण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nikaraṇa.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNikāraṇa (ನಿಕಾರಣ):—[noun] = ನಿಕಾರ [nikara]1 - 3.
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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Starts with: Nikaranan.
Full-text: Nikkarana, Nikkaranakatha, Nikaranan, Nigarana, Mithun, Nishkarana, Sabun, Vikirana.
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