Nirdeshana, Nirdeśana: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Nirdeshana 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 Nirdeśana can be transliterated into English as Nirdesana or Nirdeshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nirdeshana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Nirdeśana (निर्देशन).—(nt.) or °nā, f., explanation, exhibition, [Page301-b+ 71] revealing, making clear: nānā-nirukti-nirdeśābhilāpa-nirde- śanair (four-member dvandva? so Burnouf and Kern) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 39.11; sarvabodhisattvavyavasthāna-nirdeśana-tayā Gaṇḍavyūha 496.2, because of the fact of making clear…; °nā, (buddhānāṃ…mahāyāna-samudayāvatāra-)-nirdeśanām avatarati Daśabhūmikasūtra 56.15.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Nirdēśana (ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ):—

1) [noun] the act of showing or pointing at (as in showing something); direction.

2) [noun] the act of guiding, advising or showing the right course; direction.

3) [noun] a directing the course of a play, motion picture, etc.; direction.

4) [noun] an explaining, elucidating or interpreting (something in detail).

5) [noun] the act of declaring openly and aloud.

6) [noun] an order, command or instruction; a directive.

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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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