Nishad, Niṣad: 6 definitions

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Introduction:

Nishad 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 Niṣad can be transliterated into English as Nisad or Nishad, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣad (निषद्).—1 P. (niṣīdati &c.)

1) To sit down, lie, recline; उष्णालुः शिशिरे निषीदति तरोर्मूलालवाले शिखी (uṣṇāluḥ śiśire niṣīdati tarormūlālavāle śikhī) V.2.23.

2) To sink down, fail, be disappointed.

3) To dwell.

4) To suffer pain, be afflicted.

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Niṣad (निषद्).—f.

1) Consecration for a sacrifice (yajñadīkṣā).

2) A kind of literary composition (karmāṅgādyavabaddhadevatādijñāna- vākyam com. on Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.47.26.)

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

Niṣad (निषद्).—[adjective] sitting inactive; [neuter] the state of sitting, [especially] near the altar.

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Nisad (निसद्).—(ṣīdati) sit or lie down, take one’s seat ([ritual or religion]), be seated upon ([locative]), perform by sitting i.e. celebrate (a Sattra); sink, perish. [Causative] cause to sit or kneel down; constitute, appoint (2 [accusative]).

Nisad is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and sad (सद्).

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

1) Niṣad (निषद्):—[=ni-ṣad] a (√sad) [Parasmaipada] -ṣīdati, [Vedic or Veda] also -ṣadati ([imperfect tense] ny-aṣīdat, or ny-asīdat; [Vedic or Veda] also -asadat; [perfect tense] [Parasmaipada] -ṣasāda, -ṣedur [Ātmanepada] -ṣedire, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.; [Aorist] [Parasmaipada] -ṣatsi, -ṣatsat; [Passive voice] ny-asādi, [Ṛg-veda]; [indeclinable participle] -ṣadya, [ib.]; [Vedic or Veda] [infinitive mood] -ṣade, [ib.]; for s and ṣ cf. [Pāṇini 8-3, 66 etc.]),

—to sit or lie down or rest upon ([locative case]), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to sink or go down (as a ship), [Harivaṃśa];

—to be afflicted, suffer pain, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary];

—to perform or celebrate by sitting (sattram), [Brāhmaṇa];

— ([Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada]) to set, found, establish, appoint, [Ṛg-veda] :

—[Causal] -ṣādayati, te to cause to sit down, set down, appoint, [Ṛg-veda]

2) [=ni-ṣad] b mfn. sitting inactive, [Śāṅkhāyana-śrauta-sūtra]

3) [v.s. ...] sitting ([especially] near the altar at a sacrificial rite), [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa]

4) [v.s. ...] Name of a kind of literary composition, [Mahābhārata xii, 1613.]

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

Nisad (निसद्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇivajja, Ṇisamma, Ṇisīa, Ṇumajja.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishad 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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