Nikrishta, Nikṛṣṭa, Nikṛṣṭā: 13 definitions
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Nikrishta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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.
The Sanskrit terms Nikṛṣṭa and Nikṛṣṭā can be transliterated into English as Nikrsta or Nikrishta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nikrasht.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNikṛṣṭā (निकृष्टा) refers to the “inferior” division of chaste ladies, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.54 (“Description of the duties of the chaste wife”).—Accordingly, as a Brahmin lady said to Pārvatī: “[...] O gentle lady, the chaste ladies can be divided into four classes. Even when they are remembered they dispel sins. The divisions comprise of the superior etc. They are superior, middling, inferior (nikṛṣṭā) and very inferior. I shall explain their characteristics. Listen with attention. [...] O Pārvatī, she who ponders over her duty mentally and desists from going astray is inferior (nikṛṣṭā) among the chaste. Of course she is pure in conduct. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट).—a (S) Low, inferior, mean, base, vile, bad.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट).—a Low, inferior, base.
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 dictionaryNikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट).—p. p.
1) Low, base, vile.
2) Outcast, despised.
3) Vulgar.
4) Near.
-ṣṭam Proximity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट).—mfn.
(-ṣṭaḥ-ṣṭā-ṣṭaṃ) Outcast, despised, low. E. ni prefixed to kṛṣ to make furrows, to revile or despise, affix kta.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट).—[adjective] brought down, debased, mean, low; (brought) near; [neuter] vicinity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट):—[=ni-kṛṣṭa] [from ni-kṛṣ] mfn. debased, vile, low, despised, outcast, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] near
3) [v.s. ...] n. nearness, [Kathāsaritsāgara; Suśruta]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट):—[ni-kṛṣṭa] (ṣṭaḥ) 1. m. Outcast, despised.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkiṭṭha.
[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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNikṛṣṭa (निकृष्ट) [Also spelled nikrasht]:—(a) inferior, inferiormost; low, base, vile; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNikṛṣṭa (ನಿಕೃಷ್ಟ):—
1) [adjective] of very low quality or value.
2) [adjective] prohibited; condemned; tabooed; forbidden.
3) [adjective] offensive to one’s feelings or to prevailing notions or to moral or social customs.
4) [adjective] proximate; near; close.
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Nikṛṣṭa (ನಿಕೃಷ್ಟ):—
1) [noun] that which or he who is of low quality or value.
2) [noun] the fact of being very near; proximity; nearness.
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: Nikrishtabhuta, Nikrishtakala, Nikrishtapaksha, Nikrishtashaya, Nikrishtashayata, Nikrishtata, Nikrishtate, Nikrishtayuddha.
Ends with: Asamnikrishta, Asannikrishta, Sannikrishta, Sunikrishta.
Full-text (+7): Nikrishtashayata, Nikrishtabhuta, Nikiruttam, Nikrishtopadhita, Nikrishtashaya, Nikrishtopadhi, Nikrishtikri, Sunikrishta, Nikrita, Nicchavi, Samnikrishya, Nikkittha, Nikrasht, Samnikrishte, Nikattha, Pratyakhyana, Nikrishtayuddha, Sannikrishta, Vyabhicara, Svadharma.
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