Nikshana, Nikṣaṇa, Nīkṣaṇa: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Nikṣaṇa and Nīkṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Niksana or Nikshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNikṣaṇa (निक्षण).—Kissing.
Derivable forms: nikṣaṇam (निक्षणम्).
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Nīkṣaṇa (नीक्षण).—Ved. A stick for stirring up and testing boiling rice (pākaparīkṣāsādhana); यन्नीक्षणं मांस्पचृन्याः उखायाः (yannīkṣaṇaṃ māṃspacṛnyāḥ ukhāyāḥ) Ṛgveda 1.162.13.
Derivable forms: nīkṣaṇam (नीक्षणम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikṣaṇa (निक्षण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) Kissing. E. nikṣ to kiss, lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīkṣaṇa (नीक्षण):—n. (√nīkṣ = nikṣ) a stick for stirring up a cauldron, a kind of ladle, [Ṛg-veda i, 162, 13] (cf. nekṣaṇa and mekṣaṇa).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNikṣaṇa (निक्षण):—(ṇaṃ) 1. n. Kissing.
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Ends with: Anikshana, Lohinikshana, Pranikshana, Vinikshana.
Full-text: Nekshana, Nitcanam, Vinikshana, Pranikshana.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.162.13 < [Sukta 162]