Niramishashin, Nirāmiṣāśin: 7 definitions

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Niramishashin 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 Nirāmiṣāśin can be transliterated into English as Niramisasin or Niramishashin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Nirāmiṣāśin (निरामिषाशिन्).—mfn. (-śī-śinī-śi) 1. Living without meat. 2. Free from sensual desires. E. nir, āmiṣa flesh, aśin who eats.

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

Nirāmishāśin (निरामिस्हाशिन्).—i. e.

Nirāmishāśin is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nirāmisha and āśin (आशिन्).

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

Nirāmiṣāśin (निरामिषाशिन्).—[adjective] eating no flesh.

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

Nirāmiṣāśin (निरामिषाशिन्):—[=nir-āmiṣāśin] [from nir-āmiṣa > nir > niḥ] mfn. eating no flesh, [Hitopadeśa]

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

Nirāmiṣāśin (निरामिषाशिन्):—[nirā+miṣā-śin] < [nirāmiṣā-śin] (śī-śinī-śi) a. Living without flesh, temperate.

[Sanskrit to German]

Niramishashin in German

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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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