Nipatya, Nipatyā: 9 definitions
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Nipatya 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
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Nipatya (निपत्य) refers to “falling on the ground”, 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]: “Saras Cranes and Comnon Cranes attached by a Kuhī excite a fierce emotion, for they are like winged mountains pursuing each other. Falling on the ground (nipatya), they strike each other with their talons and make a fierce noise; then changing their position, they strike each other with their beaks in a terrible fight”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
Nipātya (निपात्य) refers to “throwing the elephants down” (after getting caught in a trap), according to the 15th century Mātaṅgalīlā composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 10, “on the catching of elephants”]: “13. Placing thereon stalks of lotuses, bamboo, plantain trees, white sugar cane, etc., and tying those ropes also to a stout tree, then clever herdsmen lying in wait in concealment shall quickly catch the elephants while they are engrossed in eating, throwing them down (nipātya) by drawing the ropes taut. This is the kind of catching known as ‘assault’”.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Nipatya (निपत्य) refers to “having bowed down (at one’s feet)”, 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.—Accordingly, [After Viṣṇudatta attempted to enchant a Nāga]: “[...] He ran to the Bhagavān, went up to him and having bowed down (nipatya) at his feet said, ‘May the Bhagavān save me, may the Sugata save me. A fierce Nāga is desirous of destroying my life and there is nobody to save me’”.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Nipatyā (निपत्या).—
1) Slippery ground.
2) A battle-field.
Nipatya (निपत्य).—ind. 1. Having fallen down, prostrate. 2. Having alighted. E. ni before pat to fall, lyap aff.
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Nipatyā (निपत्या).—f.
(-tyā) 1. A field of battle. 2. Any plashy or slippery ground. E. ni in or on, pat to fall, ādhāre kyap aff.
1) Nipatya (निपत्य):—[=ni-patya] [from ni-pat] ind. having fallen down etc., [Mahābhārata]
2) Nipatyā (निपत्या):—[=ni-patyā] [from ni-pat] f. any slippery ground
3) [v.s. ...] a field of battle, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) Nipātya (निपात्य):—[=ni-pātya] [from ni-pat] a ind. throwing down, overthrowing, destroying, killing, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]
5) [v.s. ...] b mfn. to be cast down or overthrown
6) [v.s. ...] (in gram.) to be put down or mentioned as an irregularity.
Nipatyā (निपत्या):—[ni-patyā] (tyā) 1. f. Field of battle; mud.
Nipatyā (निपत्या):—(von pat mit ni) f. [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 3, 3, 99.] [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 186.] = picchilā bhūmiḥ P., Schol. schlüpfriger Boden [Wilson’s Wörterbuch] Schlachtfeld [DURGĀD.] zu [Vopadeva’s Grammatik] [Śabdakalpadruma]
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Nipātya (निपात्य):—(vom caus. von pat mit ni) adj. als Unregelmässigkeit zu erwähnen [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 26, 160.]
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Nipātya (निपात्य):—, a ebend. [7,91,a. 134,a.]
Nipatyā (निपत्या):—f. —
1) ein schlüpfriger Boden. —
2) Schlachtfeld.
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Nipātya (निपात्य):—Adj. als Unregelmässigkeit zu erwähnen , unregelmässig.
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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Partial matches (+0): Patya, Mi, Ni.
Starts with (+0): Nipatyamana, Nipatyarohini.
Full-text (+0): Samnipatya, Nipatyarohini, Samnipatyakarin, Nipattiyai, Samnipatyopakaraka, Nipatatha, Vaisarinaketana, Tunga, Nipat, Abhinipatati, Avapata, Vishrambha, Apata, Sankata, Kim, Shiras.
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