Nikrita, Nikṛṭa, Nikṛta: 8 definitions
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Nikrita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Nikṛṭa and Nikṛta can be transliterated into English as Nikrta or Nikrita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
nikṛṭa (निकृट).—a (Vulgar. nikṛṣṭa S) Cruel, savage, hard. 2 Miserly.
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nikṛṭa (निकृट).—ad (Vulgar. nikṛṣṭa S) At the lowest; at the least.
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
Nikṛta (निकृत).—p. p.
1) Humbled, cast down, humiliated; अस्माभिर्ह्येष निकृतः (asmābhirhyeṣa nikṛtaḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 4.49.18.
2) Insulted, offended; किमाग्नेयो ग्रावा निकृत इव तेजांसि वमति (kimāgneyo grāvā nikṛta iva tejāṃsi vamati) Uttararāmacarita 6.14.
3) Deceived, cheated; एकदाऽसत्प्रसङ्गगान्निकृतमतिः (ekadā'satprasaṅgagānnikṛtamatiḥ) Bhāgavata 5.14.13.
4) Removed.
5) Afflicted, injured.
6) Wicked, dishonest.
7) Base, low, vile.
-tam Humiliation.
Nikṛta (निकृत).—mfn.
(-taḥ-tā-taṃ) 1. Dishonest, wicked, perverse. 2. Removed, set aside, dismissed. 3. Tricked, cheated, deceived. 4. Injured, afflicted. 5. Low, base, vile. E. ni prefixed to kṛt to cut, affix ka.
Nikṛta (निकृत).—[adjective] bent down, humiliated, injured; mean, vile.
1) Nikṛta (निकृत):—[=ni-kṛta] [from ni-kṛ] mfn. brought down, humiliated, offended, injured, tricked, deceived, [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] low, base, wicked, [ib.]
3) [v.s. ...] removed, set aside, dismissed, [Horace H. Wilson]
4) [v.s. ...] n. lowering, humbling, humiliation, [Bhartṛhari ii, 30] ([varia lectio] ti)
Nikṛta (निकृत):—[ni-kṛta] (taḥ-tā-taṃ) a. Dishonest; dismissed; hurt; deceived; base.
Nikṛta (निकृत):——
1) Adj. s.u. 1. kar mit ni. —
2) n. = nikṛti —
3) [Indische sprüche 5173,] v.l.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Nikṛta (ನಿಕೃತ):—
1) [adjective] humiliated; degraded; ashamed; humbled.
2) [adjective] cheated; deceived.
3) [adjective] removed; taken off.
4) [adjective] injured; damaged; hurt.
5) [adjective] of low or inferior quality or value.
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Nikṛta (ನಿಕೃತ):—
1) [noun] a humiliating or being humiliated.
2) [noun] a man in a deeply distressed, miserable condition.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Krita, Mi, Ni.
Starts with: Nikritaja, Nikritamati, Nikritaprajna.
Full-text: Nikritaprajna, Nikritamati, Vananikrita, Bananikrita, Vinikrita, Nikata, Nikritin, Nikirtam, Duhkha, Nikrinta, Nikriti, Va, Kri, Kar.
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