Nishapati, Niśāpati, Nisha-pati: 9 definitions
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Nishapati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Niśāpati can be transliterated into English as Nisapati or Nishapati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniśāpati (निशापति).—m (S Lord of the night.) The moon. Ex. kāṃ śītaḷa vhāvayā ni0 || vijanā hātīṃ ghāla- vijē ||.
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niśāpātī (निशापाती).—f (niśā by redup.) Assurance, confidence, satisfaction of mind. v kara, purava: also assurance as afforded, security, guarantee. v dē.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniśāpati (निशापति).—m The moon.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiśāpati (निशापति).—
1) the moon.
2) camphor.
Derivable forms: niśāpatiḥ (निशापतिः).
Niśāpati is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms niśā and pati (पति). See also (synonyms): niśādhīśa, niśeśa, niśānātha, niśāmaṇi, niśāratna.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiśāpati (निशापति).—m.
(-tiḥ) 1. The moon. 2. Camphor. 3. An epithet of Siva. 4. A name of Ravana. E. niśā night, and pati master.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiśāpati (निशापति).—[masculine] = niśādhīśa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niśāpati (निशापति):—[=niśā-pati] [from niśā > niś] m. = -nātha, [Varāha-mihira]
2) [v.s. ...] camphor, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiśāpati (निशापति):—[niśā-pati] (tiḥ) 2. m. Moon; camphor.
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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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Partial matches: Nish, Nica, Pati.
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