Nikshipta, Nikṣipta: 11 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Nikṣipta can be transliterated into English as Niksipta or Nikshipta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nikshipt.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त):—Placing / Having poured / To put down

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त) (Cf. Anikṣipta) refers to “giving up”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, the morality of the Bodhisattvas becomes purified by these eight qualities. What are those eight? To wit, (1) never giving up the thought of awakening in order to purify thought ; (2) no thought of disciples or isolated buddhas in order to purify logical ability; (3) never giving up training (sarva-śikṣa-anikṣipta) in order to purify one’s vows (pratijñā-viśuddhi); (4) not entering into any kind of birth in order to one's aspirations; (5) no laxity in order to purify the condition of non-stress; (6) transforming into awakening so as to purify one’s aim’”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nikshipta in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त).—p S Placed. 2 Pawned or pledged. 3 Given or thrown away.

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

nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त).—p Placed. Pawned or pledged.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त).—p. p.

1) Thrown or put down, thrown into.

2) Deposited, pledged, pawned.

3) Sent, sent off.

4) Rejected, abandoned.

5) Appointed, installed.

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

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त).—mfn.

(-ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) 1. Rejected, abandoned, foregone, given or thrown away. 2. Deposited, pawned, pledged. 3. Thrust into, placed in. 4. Sent, sent off or away. E. ni implying absolutely or internally, and kṣipa to throw kta aff.

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

1) Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त):—[=ni-kṣipta] [from ni-kṣip] mfn. thrown down or upon etc.

2) [v.s. ...] deposited, pawned, pledged

3) [v.s. ...] rejected, abandoned, given away, sent off, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.

4) [v.s. ...] appointed, installed, [Rāmāyaṇa]

5) [v.s. ...] inclining towards ([compound]), [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha]

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

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त):—[ni-kṣipta] (ptaḥ-ptā-ptaṃ) p. Thrown, rejected; deposited, placed in.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇikkhitta, Ṇikkheviya, Ṇicchuḍha.

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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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nikṣipta (निक्षिप्त) [Also spelled nikshipt]:—(a) thrown; deposited; —[upavākya] parenthetical clause.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nikshipta in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nikṣipta (ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ):—

1) [adjective] kept; placed; deposited.

2) [adjective] thrown or cast down.

3) [adjective] hiding; being out of sight.

4) [adjective] hidden under the surface of the earth; buried.

5) [adjective] sent; despatched.

6) [adjective] taken off; removed (from).

7) [adjective] entrusted with; commissioned; appointed specially for.

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Nikṣipta (ನಿಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ):—[noun] that which is deposited (usu. under the surface of the earth); a hidden deposit.

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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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