Nilapita, Nīlapiṭa, Nila-pita: 7 definitions

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Nilapita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nīlapiṭa (नीलपिट).—a collection of annals and royal edicts; Buddh.

Derivable forms: nīlapiṭaḥ (नीलपिटः).

Nīlapiṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nīla and piṭa (पिट).

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

1) Nīlapiṭa (नीलपिट):—[=nīla-piṭa] [from nīla > nīl] m. a collection of annals and royal edicts, [Buddhist literature]

2) Nīlapīta (नीलपीत):—[=nīla-pīta] [from nīla > nīl] mfn. dark-green (śādvala), [Rāmāyaṇa]

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Nilapita in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nīlapiṭa (ನೀಲಪಿಟ):—[noun] (Buddh.) a written account of historical and political events in chronological order; Bauddha annals.

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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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Pali-English dictionary

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Source: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionary

nīlapīta (နီလပီတ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[nīla+pīta]
[နီလ+ပီတ]

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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