Nipunam, Nipuṇam: 2 definitions
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Nipunam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nipuṇam (निपुणम्):—[from nipuṇa] ind. in a clever or delicate manner, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] completely, perfectly, absolutely, exactly, precisely, [Rāmāyaṇa] (also nipuṇa [in the beginning of a compound] [Pāṇini 6-2, 24, and] ṇena, [Mahābhārata; Bhāgavata-purāṇa])
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.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconNipuṇam (நிபுணம்) noun < nipuṇa.
1. Skill, cleverness; சாமர்த்தியம். [samarthiyam.]
2. Excellence, superiority; சிறப்பு. வாசிட்டமா நிபுண ஞானநூல் [sirappu. vasittama nipuna gnananul] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் வைரா. [gnanavasittam vaira.] 16).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Shishupala-vadha (Study) (by Shila Chakraborty)
Dūta according to the Manusaṃhitā < [Chapter 2a - Activities of ambassador (Dūta)]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CIII < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Apadana commentary (Atthakatha) (by U Lu Pe Win)
Commentary on the Biography of Buddha (Buddha-apadāna-vaṇṇanā) < [Chapter 1 - Buddhavagga (Buddha section)]