Nimnaga, Nimnagā, Nimna-ga: 11 definitions
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Nimnaga means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.
In Hinduism
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by VarahamihiraNimnaga (निम्नग) refers to “mountainous towns” , according to the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (chapter 16) (“On the planets—graha-bhaktiyoga”), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Varāhamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyotiṣa).—Accordingly, “[...] If on the other hand he should appear otherwise than as described above, the same persons and objects will suffer miseries and people will also suffer from wars and from diseases and kings will be afflicted with sorrow. Though free from enemies, princes will suffer from the intrigues of their sons or ministers. Their subjects, suffering from drought, will quit their native cities and resort to new towns and mountains (nimnaga)”.
Jyotisha (ज्योतिष, jyotiṣa or jyotish) refers to ‘astronomy’ or “Vedic astrology” and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Tibetan BuddhismNimnaga (निम्नग) is the name of a Rāśi (zodiac sign) mentioned as attending the teachings in the 6th century Mañjuśrīmūlakalpa: one of the largest Kriyā Tantras devoted to Mañjuśrī (the Bodhisattva of wisdom) representing an encyclopedia of knowledge primarily concerned with ritualistic elements in Buddhism. The teachings in this text originate from Mañjuśrī and were taught to and by Buddha Śākyamuni in the presence of a large audience (including Nimnaga).
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNimnagā (निम्नगा).—a river, a mountain-stream; उदधेरिव निम्नगाशतेष्व- भवन्नास्य विमानना क्वचित् (udadheriva nimnagāśateṣva- bhavannāsya vimānanā kvacit) R.8.8.
Nimnagā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nimna and gā (गा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnaga (निम्नग).—mfn.
(-gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) Deep, going deep. f.
(-gā) A river. E. nimna deep, and ga what goes. nimnaṃ gacchati gama-ḍa .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnagā (निम्नगा).—i. e. nimna-ga (vb. gam), f. A river, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 9, 22.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnagā (निम्नगा).—[feminine] a river (going downwards).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnagā (निम्नगा):—[=nimna-gā] [from nimna] f. ‘going downwards, descending’, a river, mountain-stream, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNimnaga (निम्नग):—[nimna-ga] (gaḥ-gā-gaṃ) a. Deep. f. A river.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nimnagā (निम्नगा) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiṇṇagā.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nimnagama, Nimnagapati, Nimnagasuta, Nimnagata.
Ends with: Girinimnaga, Kulanimnaga, Naganimnaga, Suranimnaga.
Full-text (+1): Suranimnaga, Naganimnaga, Nimnagapati, Nimnagasuta, Girinimnaga, Kulanimnaga, Ninnaga, Vyudaka, Vyuda, Abhipranamati, Acchodan, Sarasvat, Acchoda, Nicaga, Nirupadrava, Apaga, Raya, Ashri, Hasa, Ga.
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The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.3.51 < [Part 3 - Fraternal Devotion (sakhya-rasa)]
Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
Text 7.104 < [Chapter 7 - Literary Faults]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.22 < [Section I - Husband and Wife]
Hari-bhakti-kalpa-latikā (by Sarasvati Thkura)
Text 4 < [Second Stabaka]
Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Knowledge of Rhetoric (Alaṃkāra) in the Śiśupālavadha < [Introduction]