Nishamriga, Niśāmṛga, Nisha-mriga: 6 definitions

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Nishamriga 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 Niśāmṛga can be transliterated into English as Nisamrga or Nishamriga, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Nishamriga in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niśāmṛga (निशामृग).—a jackal

Derivable forms: niśāmṛgaḥ (निशामृगः).

Niśāmṛga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms niśā and mṛga (मृग).

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

Niśāmṛga (निशामृग).—m.

(-gaḥ) A Jackal. E. niśā night, and mṛga a deer.

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

Niśāmṛga (निशामृग):—[=niśā-mṛga] [from niśā > niś] m. ‘n°-deer’, a jackal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Niśāmṛga (निशामृग):—[niśā-mṛga] (gaḥ) 1. m. A jackal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishamriga 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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