Nishah, Nīṣah: 5 definitions

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Nishah 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 Nīṣah can be transliterated into English as Nisah or Nishah, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nīṣah (नीषह्).—(nīṣāh) [adjective] overpowering.

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

1) Niṣah (निषह्):—[=ni-ṣah] (√sah) [Ātmanepada] -ṣahate ([imperfect tense] ny-aṣahata and ny-asahata [future] ni-soḍhā), [Pāṇini 8-3, 70; 71; 115 [Scholiast or Commentator]] (cf. nī-ṣah).

2) Nīṣāh (नीषाह्):—[=nī-ṣāh] [from ] mfn. ([from] ni-ṣah) overpowering, [Atharva-veda]

3) Nīṣah (नीषह्):—[=nī-ṣah] [from ] mfn. ([from] ni-ṣah) overpowering, [Atharva-veda]

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

Nisah (निसह्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇisaha.

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Nishah 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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