Nipatana, Nipātana: 21 definitions
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Alternative spellings of this word include Niptan.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Nipātana (निपातन).—A word given, as it appears, without trying for its derivation,in authoritative works of ancient grammarians especially Panini;cf.दाण्डि-नायनहास्तिनयन (dāṇḍi-nāyanahāstinayana)o P. VI.4.174, as also अचतुरविचतुर (acaturavicatura)o V.4.77 etc. etc. The phrase निपातनात्सिद्धम् (nipātanātsiddham) is very frequently used by Patanjali to show that some technical difficulties in the formation of a word are not sometimes to be taken into consideration, the word given by Panini being the correct one; cf. M.Bh.on I.1.4, III.1.22 etc. etc.; cf also the usual expression बाधकान्येव निपात-नानि (bādhakānyeva nipāta-nāni). The derivation of the word from पत् (pat) with नि (ni) causal, is suggested in the Rk Pratisakhya where it is stated that Nipatas are laid down or presented as such in manifold senses; cf R. Pr.XII.9; cf also घातुसाधनकालानां प्राप्त्यर्थं नियमस्य च । अनुबन्घविकाराणां रूढ्यर्थ च निपातनम् (ghātusādhanakālānāṃ prāptyarthaṃ niyamasya ca | anubanghavikārāṇāṃ rūḍhyartha ca nipātanam) M. Bh Pradipa on P. V.1.114: cf.also M. Bh. on II.1.27.
Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nipatana (निपतन):—Falling down
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.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Nipātana (निपातन) refers to the “falling (of meteors)”, according to the Netratantra of Kṣemarāja: a Śaiva text from the 9th century in which Śiva (Bhairava) teaches Pārvatī topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.—Accordingly, [verse 19.121-128, while describing the prevention of natural disasters]—“[The Mantrin] should [perform] rites and recitations to avert evil and famine, in times of great dangers, [such as] destructive earthquakes, meteors (ulkā-nipātana), massive rainfall and drought as well as threats of mice and other pests. He should conduct the ritual when flowers, etc., grow out of season, [when images of gods] are lost or break. [...]”.
Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Nipātana (निपातन) refers to “one who strikes (with golden wings)” [i.e., suvarṇapakṣanipātanāya svāhā], [as mentioned in the Vajra-beak dhāraṇī taught by the Garuḍa-king], according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
nipātana : (nt.) falling upon; throwing down.
Nipātana, (nt.) (to nipatati) 1. falling upon DhA. I, 295. ‹-› 2. going to bed VvA. 71 (pacchā° opp. pubbuṭṭhāna). Cp. nipātin. (Page 360)
1) nipatana (နိပတန) [(na) (န)]—
[ni+pata+yu]
[နိ+ပတ+ယု]
2) nipātana (နိပါတန) [(na) (န)]—
[ni+pata+yu]
[နိ+ပတ+ယု]
[Pali to Burmese]
1) nipatana—
(Burmese text): ကျခြင်း၊ ကျရောက်ခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Falling, falling down.
2) nipātana—
(Burmese text): ကျစေခြင်း၊ (က) ဟောကြားခြင်း။ (ခ) ပစ်ချခြင်း။
(Auto-Translation): Inspiration, (a) Preaching. (b) Throwing away.
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.
Marathi-English dictionary
nipaṭaṇā (निपटणा).—ad decl (Poetry. For nipaṭa) Mere, exact, very, just. Ex. tēvīṃ tū mājhēṃ nipaṭaṇēṃ || vṛddhapaṇīñcēṃ ā- hēsa tānhēṃ ||.
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nipātana (निपातन).—n S In grammar. Irregularity, exception to a rule. 2 Throwing down, felling: also killing or beating.
nipaṭaṇā (निपटणा).—ad decl Mere, just.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Nipatana (निपतन).—
1) Falling down, descending, alighting.
2) Flying down.
Derivable forms: nipatanam (निपतनम्).
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Nipātana (निपातन).—a. Killing, destroying.
-nam 1 Throwing down, beating or knocking down; अवगूर्य चरेत् कृच्छ्रमति- कृच्छ्रं निपातने (avagūrya caret kṛcchramati- kṛcchraṃ nipātane) Manusmṛti 11.29.
2) Overthrowing, destroying, killing; माषकस्तु भवेद्दण्डः श्वसूकरनिपातने (māṣakastu bhaveddaṇḍaḥ śvasūkaranipātane) Manusmṛti 8.298.
3) Touching with.
4) Putting down as irregular or exceptional.
5) An irregular form of a word, irregularity, exception; यल्लक्षणेनानुत्पन्नं तत् सर्वं निपातनात् सिद्धम् (yallakṣaṇenānutpannaṃ tat sarvaṃ nipātanāt siddham) Mahābhārata
6) Falling or flying down.
Nipatana (निपतन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Falling. 2. Alighting, descending. E. ni in or on, pata to go, lyuṭ aff.
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Nipātana (निपातन).—n.
(-naṃ) 1. Causing to descend or fall, throwing down. 2. Bea- ting, knocking down. 3. Killing. 4. (In Grammar,) Irregularity, exception. E. ni before, pat to fall, it the causal form, ṇic-lyuṭ aff.
Nipatana (निपतन).—[ni-pat + ana], n. 1. Falling, Mahābhārata 8, 1788. 2. Flying, 1895.
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Nipātana (निपातन).—i. e. ni-pat, [Causal.], + ana, I. adj. Destroying, Mahābhārata 3, 1624. Ii. n. 1. Dropping, [Rāmāyaṇa] 6, 74, 24. 2. Putting on, [Suśruta] 1, 95, 17. 3. Touching, 290, 17. 4. Beating, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 11, 208. 5. Killing, 8, 298. 6. Flying down, hurrying down, [Pañcatantra] ii. [distich] 57. 7. Falling down, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 1, 145.
Nipatana (निपतन).—[neuter] falling or flying (down); fall, ruin, loss.
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Nipātana (निपातन).—[neuter] letting fall, throwing down, killing, destroying; occasional mention or use of a word ([grammar]); falling or flying down, descent.
1) Nipatana (निपतन):—[=ni-patana] [from ni-pat] n. falling down, falling, descending, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] (garbhiṇyāgarbhasya) the lying-in of a pregnant woman, [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā li, 35]
3) [v.s. ...] flying, [Mahābhārata]
4) Nipātana (निपातन):—[=ni-pātana] [from ni-pat] mfn. ([from] [Causal]) throwing down, killing, destroying, knocking out (an eye), [Mahābhārata]
5) [v.s. ...] n. causing to descend or fall, throwing down, letting drop or sink, [Manu-smṛti; Yājñavalkya; Rāmāyaṇa] (cf. daṇḍa-n)
6) [v.s. ...] putting on, applying (as a knife), touching with ([compound]), [Suśruta]
7) [v.s. ...] overthrowing, destroying, killing, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata]
8) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) accidental mention or use of a word, putting down as an irregularity
9) [v.s. ...] an irregular form or exception, [Prātiśākhya; Pāṇini [Scholiast or Commentator]; Vopadeva]
10) [v.s. ...] = ni-patana, falling down (of a fire-brand), [Yājñavalkya i, 145]
11) [v.s. ...] alighting (said of a bird), [Pañcatantra ii.57.]
1) Nipatana (निपतन):—[ni-patana] (naṃ) 1. n. A falling.
2) Nipātana (निपातन):—[ni-pātana] (naṃ) 1. n. Causing to descend; knocking down; killing.
Nipatana (निपतन):—(von pat mit ni) n.
1) das Fallen, Fall, Sturz: giryagrādvā nipatanam [Mahābhārata 8, 1788.] [Harivaṃśa 11995.] [Spr. 225.] garbhiṇyā garbhasya ca nipatanameva [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 50, 35.] —
2) das Fliegen, Flug [Mahābhārata 8, 1895.]
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Nipātana (निपातन):—(vom caus. von pat mit ni)
1) adj. niederwerfend, tödtend, vernichtend: bhaganetra [Mahābhārata 3, 1624. 15857. 7, 3465.] —
2) n. a) = avanāya [Amarakoṣa 3, 3, 27.] das Niederfallenlassen, Sinkenlassen: srugudyamananipātanayoḥ [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 36, Vārttika von Kātyāyana.] das Niederfallenlassen (des Stockes) so v. a. Schlagen [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 3, 293.] [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 11, 208]; vgl. daṇḍa. saṃtatāśru so v. a. ununterbrochenes Weinen [Rāmāyaṇa 6, 74, 24.] śastra das Ansetzen des Messers [Suśruta 1, 95, 17.] das Darankommenlassen, Berühren mit: karajadaśanaviṣaśūka [290, 17.] — b) das Tödten, Erlegen; Zerstören, Vernichten: śvaśūkara [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 8, 298.] prāṇi [Mahābhārata 12, 6098.] calalakṣya [Raghuvaṃśa 9, 49.] saubhadrasya [Mahābhārata 7, 1479.] tripurasya [1, 543.] saubhasya [3, 875.] — c) in der Gramm. gelegentliches Erwähnen, Gebrauchen eines Wortes; eine Form, durch welche eine seltene Erscheinung, eine Unregelmässigkeit constatirt wird, [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 12, 9.] sūtra [Scholiast] zu [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 3, 71] und [?73. Scholiast zu Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 2, 3, 56 und 3, 2, 59. Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 8.] — d) = nipatana das Herabfallen: ulkā [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 145.] das Herabschiessen (eines Vogels) [Pañcatantra II, 57.]
Nipatana (निपतन):—n. —
1) das Fallen , Fall , Sturz. garbhiṇyāgarbhasya das Abgehen der Leibesfrucht einer Schwangeren , so v.a. das Niederkommen einer Schwangeren. —
2) das Fliegen , Flug.
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Nipātana (निपातन):——
1) Adj. am Ende eines Comp. ausschlagend (ein Auge). —
2) n. — a) das Niederfallenlassen , Sinkenlassen. saṃtatāśru so v.a. ununterbrochenes Weinen. — b) das Darankommenlassen , Berühren mit (im Comp. vorangehend). — c) das Tödten , Erlegen , Zerstören , vernichten. — d) in der Grammatik gelegentliches Erwähnen — , Gebrauchen eines Wortes , insbes. wenn dadurch eine seltene Erscheinung , eine Unregelmässigkeit constatirt wird. — e) das Niederfallen. — f) das Herabfliegen , Herabschiessen (eines Vogels).
Nipatana (निपतन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇivaḍaṇa, Ṇivāyaṇa.
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.
Hindi dictionary
1) Nipaṭanā (निपटना):—(v) to be settled; to be decided; to be finished; to be disposed of; to be relieved; to settle score with; to face; hence [nipaṭānā; nipaṭa lenā] to face the music, to have it out.
2) Nipaṭāna (निपटान) [Also spelled niptan]:—(nm) disposal.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Nipatana (ನಿಪತನ):—[noun] a falling down; a coming down.
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Nipātana (ನಿಪಾತನ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of dropping down or causing to fall down.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of falling down.
3) [noun] a hurling, throwing or discharging (as of an arrow).
4) [noun] a jumping down.
5) [noun] a killing.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Patana, Ao, Yu, Yu, Mi, Ni, Pata.
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