Nishathaka, Niśāṭhaka: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Niśāṭhaka can be transliterated into English as Nisathaka or Nishathaka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiśāṭhaka (निशाठक).—(?) or niśāthaka, in: kalaha-raṇa-°kā(ḥ) Mahāvastu i.176.6—7, epithet of Buddhas; clearly corrupt; Senart em. niśātakā, rendering (sharp =) redoubtable in (spiritual) fights and battles. But niśāta is not recorded in this use, and moreover I question such a complimentary fig. use of kalaha-raṇa. It seems more likely that some deriv. of niśāmyati, is pacified, is involved; a caus. to this would mean quieters (of strife and evil). Possibly niśāmakā(ḥ)?
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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