Nishadasthapati, Niṣādasthapati, Nishada-sthapati: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niṣādasthapati can be transliterated into English as Nisadasthapati or Nishadasthapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)Niṣādasthapati (निषादस्थपति) refers to a “Niṣāda chieftain”. If it meant a chieftain of Niṣādas, it might be meant for a Kṣatriya who happens to be a chieftain of Niṣādas. Here [see commentary verse 2] it is meant for a chieftain who is himself a Niṣāda, a native settler. He is admitted to the Gavedhuka sacrifice. [...] The Niṣāda chieftain has to learn the necessary Vedic verses by heart, without having passed through a regular course of Vedic study. The same applies to women, who have to recite certain verses during the sacrifice.
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣādasthapati (निषादस्थपति):—[=ni-ṣāda-sthapati] [from ni-ṣāda > ni-ṣad] m. chief of the N°-shad
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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Partial matches: Nishada, Sthapati.
Starts with: Nishadasthapatinyaya.
Full-text: Nishadasthapatinyaya, Sthapati.
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