Nilayana, Nilāyana: 10 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNilayana (निलयन).—
1) Setting in a place, alighting.
2) A place of refuge; निलयनं चानिलयनं च (nilayanaṃ cānilayanaṃ ca) Tait. Up.2.6; Bhāg. 5.19.2.
3) A house, dwelling, habitation; नदीनिलयनाः सर्पा नदीकुटिलगामिनः । तिष्ठन्त्यावृत्य पन्थानमतो दुःखतरं वनम् (nadīnilayanāḥ sarpā nadīkuṭilagāminaḥ | tiṣṭhantyāvṛtya panthānamato duḥkhataraṃ vanam) || Rām.2.28.2; Kirātārjunīya 7.2.
4) The act of going out.
Derivable forms: nilayanam (निलयनम्).
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Nilāyana (निलायन).—Playing at hide and seek; Bhāg. 1.11.59.
Derivable forms: nilāyanam (निलायनम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNilayana (निलयन).—n.
(-naṃ) Place, dwelling. 2. Setting in a place. E. ni before, lī to endeavour, ādhāre lyuṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNilayana (निलयन).—i. e. ni-lī + ana. n. 1. Settling, [Suśruta] 1, 118, 5. 2. A dwelling-place, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 28, 20.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNilayana (निलयन).—[neuter] settling down upon ([locative]); refuge, dwelling-place, camp.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nilayana (निलयन):—[from nilay] a n. the act of going out, [Pāṇini 7-2, 46 [Scholiast or Commentator]] ([probably] [identical] with 2. ni-l below).
2) [=ni-layana] [from ni-lī] b n. settling down, alighting in or on ([locative case]), [Varāha-mihira; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] hiding-place etc. = [preceding] [Taittirīya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata etc.]
4) Nilāyana (निलायन):—[=ni-lāyana] [from ni-lī] n. hiding one’s self
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNilayana (निलयन):—[ni-layana] (naṃ) 1. n. A dwelling.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nilayana (निलयन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇilayaṇa, Ṇilukkaṇa.
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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.
Prakrit-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionaryṆilayaṇa (णिलयण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nilayana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
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Starts with: Nilayanakrida, Nilayanakride, Nilayanam.
Ends with: Anilayana, Kannilayana, Karnilayana, Nadinilayana, Samnilayana.
Full-text: Anilayana, Nilayanakrida, Nilayanam, Nilukkana, Niliyana, Nilenaka.
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