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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata Purana

Niketana (निकेतन):—Son of Sunītha (son of Santati). His son was called Dharmaketu. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.17.8)

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

Vastushastra (architecture)

Source: Wisdom Library: Vāstu-śāstra

Niketana (निकेतन) is a Sanskrit technical term denoting a “residence” in general, according to the lists of synonyms given in the Mayamata XIX.10-12 and the Mānasāra XIX.108-12, both populair treatises on Vāstuśāstra literature.

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Vastushastra (वास्तुशास्त्र, vāstuśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science (shastra) of architecture (vastu), dealing with topics such architecture, sculpture, town-building, fort building and various other constructions. Vastu also deals with the philosophy of the architectural relation with the cosmic universe.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

niketana : (nt.) abode; home.

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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.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nikētana (निकेतन).—n S A place of abode; a residence or mansion.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

nikētana (निकेतन).—n A place of abode; a residence. Also nikṛṣṭapakṣīṃ.

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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

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niketana (निकेतन).—An onion.

-nam 1 A mansion, house, abode; सिञ्जाना मञ्जुमञ्जीरं प्रविवेश निकेतनम् (siñjānā mañjumañjīraṃ praviveśa niketanam) Gīt.11; Ms.6.26;11. 129; Ki.1.16.

2) A temple.

Derivable forms: niketanaḥ (निकेतनः).

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

Niketana (निकेतन).—n.

(-naṃ) A house, a habitation. m.

(-naḥ) An onion E. see niketa.

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

Niketana (निकेतन).—i. e. ni-kit + ana, n. 1. A mansion, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 128. 2. A temple, [Rājataraṅgiṇī] 5, 30.

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

Niketana (निकेतन).—[neuter] habitation, abode, temple.

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

1) Niketana (निकेतन):—[=ni-ketana] [from ni-keta] n. a house, mansion, habitation, temple, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] m. an onion, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Niketana (निकेतन):—[ni-ketana] (naṃ) 1. n. Idem. m. An onion.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Ketana, Ni.

Ends with: Aniketana, Asthananiketana, Jalayantraniketana, Kailasaniketana, Kayamanikaniketana, Keliniketana, Lakshminiketana, Samketaniketana, Shriniketana, Svapnaniketana, Vairocananiketana, Vairochananiketana, Vrikshamulaniketana.

Full-text: Svapnaniketana, Shriniketana, Kailasaniketana, Vairocananiketana, Samketaniketana, Keliniketana, Lakshminiketana, Aniketa, Kayamanikaniketana, Aniketana, Satyaketu, Sunitha, Vrikshamulaniketana, Jalayantraniketana, Dharmaketu, Niketa, Asthananiketana.

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