Nipatin, Nipātin, Nipātī, Nipati, Nipāti: 11 definitions
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In Hinduism
Sports, Arts and Entertainment (wordly enjoyments)
Source: archive.org: Syainika Sastra of Rudradeva with English Translation (art)Nipātin (निपातिन्) refers to the “dart (i.e., flying down)” (of birds), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, [while discussing the outlines of hawking]: “[...] At the time of the search, [...] those who proceed in front of the horsemen, with canes ine their hands, should throw, by Muṣṭimoka, Dhūtis and Ṭonās against quails and other quarry. Their motion, on account of their swiftness, cannot be perceived. They add to the enjoyment of the spectators by darting obliquely [tiryaṅ-nipātin] (?) on the quarry, which is discovered by the noise, cīcīkucī they make when they are captured. [...]”.
This section covers the skills and profiencies of the Kalas (“performing arts”) and Shastras (“sciences”) involving ancient Indian traditions of sports, games, arts, entertainment, love-making and other means of wordly enjoyments. Traditionally these topics were dealt with in Sanskrit treatises explaing the philosophy and the justification of enjoying the pleasures of the senses.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynipati : (aor. of nipatati) fell down. || nipātī (adj.), one who falls upon; going to bed.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNipātin, (adj.) (to nipatati) 1. falling or flying down, chancing upon Dh. 35, 36 (yatthakāma° cittaṃ=yattha yattha icchati tattha tatth’eva nipatati DhA. I, 295). ‹-› 2. going to bed D. I, 60 (pacchā° going to bed late). ‹-› Cp. abhi°. (Page 360)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNipātin (निपातिन्).—a.
1) Falling down, alighting; कुसुमपङ्क्तिनिपातिभिरङ्कितः (kusumapaṅktinipātibhiraṅkitaḥ) R.9.41.
2) Destroyed, decayed.
3) Destroying; ज्योतिरिन्धननिपाति भास्करात् (jyotirindhananipāti bhāskarāt) R.11.21.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNipātin (निपातिन्).—adj. (= Pali id.; not in this meaning in Sanskrit), lying down (to sleep), going to bed: (kalyotthāyī) sāyaṃ nipātī Bodhisattvabhūmi 8.7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNipātin (निपातिन्).—i. e. ni-pat + in, adj., f. nī. 1. Falling down, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 153. 2. Flying on, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 9, 40. 3. Destroying, Mahābhārata 7, 9462.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNipātin (निपातिन्).—[adjective] falling or flying down; descending upon (—°); felling, destroying (—°).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nipātin (निपातिन्):—[=ni-pātin] [from ni-pat] mfn. falling or flying down, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] falling or alighting on ([compound] [Raghuvaṃśa ix, 40]; upari, [Vikramorvaśī v, 15])
3) [v.s. ...] striking down, destroying, [Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nipātin (निपातिन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇipāi, Ṇivāi.
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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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