Nikhan: 4 definitions
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Nikhan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNikhan (निखन्).—1 P.
1) To dig, dig up.
2) To bury, inter; ऊनद्विवर्षं निखनेन् (ūnadvivarṣaṃ nikhanen) Y.3.1; वसुधायां निचख्नतुः (vasudhāyāṃ nicakhnatuḥ) R.12.3; Bhaṭṭikāvya 4.3;16.22.
3) To erect (as a column); निचखान जयस्तम्भान् (nicakhāna jayastambhān) R.4.36.
4) To implant, infix, pierce into; निचखान शरं भुजे (nicakhāna śaraṃ bhuje) R.12.9;3.55; Bhaṭṭikāvya 3.8; H.4.72.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikhan (निखन्).—bury, inter; dig up, root up; infix, pierce.
Nikhan is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and khan (खन्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikhan (निखन्):—[=ni-√khan] [Parasmaipada] -khanati, to dig into (the ground), bury, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to fix, implant, erect (as a post, column etc.), [Kāvya literature];
—to dig or root up, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to infix, pierce (with an arrow etc.), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa etc.] :—[Causal] khānayati See ni-khānita below.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nikhan (निखन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇihaṇa.
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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Starts with: Nikhamdita, Nikhana, Nikhanana, Nikhandanem, Nikhanemaca, Nikhanita, Nikhanitva, Nikhantavya, Nikhaṇanta, Nikhaṇati, Nikhaṇi.
Ends with: Unnikhan.
Full-text: Nihana, Nikhaṇati, Nikhanita, Nikhataka, Nikheya, Nikhanana, Nikhana, Nikhata.
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