The Sanskrit term Nīśāra can be transliterated into English as Nisara or Nishara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nisar.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Nisara in India is the name of a plant defined with Coriandrum sativum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Coriandrum majus Gouan (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2054)
· Fl. Libya (1985)
· Pakistan Journal of Botany (1974)
· Flora Taurico-Caucasica (1808)
· Fl. Cochinch. (1790)
· Deutschlands Flora, Abtheilung II, Cryptogamie (Sturm) (1904)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Nisara, for example chemical composition, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nisāra, (adj. -n.) (ni+sāra) full of sap, excellent, strong (of a tree) Vv 63¹ (=niratisaya sārassa nisiṭṭhasārassa rukkhassa VvA. 261). (Page 373)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Nīśāra (नीशार).—[ni-śṝ ghañ dīrghaḥ]

1) A warm cloth, a blanket.

2) A mosquito-curtain.

3) An outer tent or screen.

Derivable forms: nīśāraḥ (नीशारः).

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

Nīśāra (नीशार).—m.

(-raḥ) 1. A warm cloth, blanket. 2. Curtains, musquitocurtains. 3. An outer tent or screen. E. ni before, śṛ to hurt, &c. aff. ghañ, deriv. irr.

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

Nīśāra (नीशार).—[masculine] a blanket or shawl.

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

1) Nisara (निसर):—[=ni-sara] (√sṛ), [Vājasaneyi-saṃhitā xxx, 14.]

2) Nisāra (निसार):—[=ni-sāra] (√sṛ?) = saṃgha, sāra, or nyāya-dātavya-vitta, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([probably] [wrong reading] for ni-kara).

3) Nīśāra (नीशार):—[=nī-śāra] [from nī] a m. (√śṛ) a warm cloth or outer garment, [Patañjali]

4) [v.s. ...] curtains, ([especially]) mosquito curtains, an outer tent or screen, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) [=nī-śāra] b nī-ṣah, nī-hāra etc. See 5. nī, p. 565, col. 2.

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

Nīśāra (नीशार):—[nī-śāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A blanket; curtains; screen, or outer tent.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nisara 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nisāra (निसार) [Also spelled nisar]:—(a) sacrificed; —[karanā] to sacrifice.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Ṇisara (णिसर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Ram.

2) Ṇīsara (णीसर) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsṛ.

3) Ṇīsāra (णीसार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsāra.

4) Ṇīsāra (णीसार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsāra.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niśāra (ನಿಶಾರ):—[noun] a sufficiently large and rectangular piece of cloth, often having two layers, used to cover the body for warmth.

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Nīśāra (ನೀಶಾರ):—

1) [noun] a warm cloth or outer garment.

2) [noun] a very fine cloth mesh or a curtain made of this, for keeping out mosquitoes.

3) [noun] a cloth partition of or a wall-like vertical cover in, a tent.

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Nīsara (ನೀಸರ):—[noun] the main entrance into a fortified place.

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Sara, Cara, Ni.

Starts with: Nicaraci, Nicaranan, Nicarattinan, Nisarada, Nisaradem, Nisaragantha, Nisarana, Nisaranda, Nisaranem, Nisarani, Nisarasanda, Nisarata, Nisarava, Nisaraya, Nisharatna, Nisharatra.

Ends with (+3): Adicudamanisara, Agnisara, Ariminanisara, Avanisara, Cudamanisara, Enamanisara, Ennevanisara, Jinisara, Karanisara, Kattanisara, Lavanisara, Manisara, Meinisara, Muhurtacintamanisara, Muktamanisara, Munisara, Nonisara, Panisara, Phanisara, Prashnacudamanisara.

Full-text: Nihsara, Nihsri, Nisar, Ram, Jam, Nisarasanda, Nikara.

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