Nirakshadesha, Nirakṣadeśa: 4 definitions

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Nirakshadesha means something in 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.

The Sanskrit term Nirakṣadeśa can be transliterated into English as Niraksadesa or Nirakshadesha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nirakshadesha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirakṣadeśa (निरक्षदेश).—m.

(-śaḥ) 1. A first meridian, as Lanka, a place where the sun is always vertical and the days and nights are equal. 2. The equatorial region. E. nir and akṣa latitude, deśa a country.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirakṣadeśa (निरक्षदेश):—[=nir-akṣa-deśa] [from nir-akṣa > nir > niḥ] m. the equatorial region, [ib.],

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirakṣadeśa (निरक्षदेश):—[nirakṣa-deśa] (śaḥ) 1. m. Equator.

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nirakshadesha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nirakṣadēśa (ನಿರಕ್ಷದೇಶ):—[noun] a country or region through which the terrestrial equator passes.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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