Nishatikrama, Niśātikrama, Nisha-atikrama: 2 definitions

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Nishatikrama 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 Niśātikrama can be transliterated into English as Nisatikrama or Nishatikrama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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

Niśātikrama (निशातिक्रम).—

1) the passing away of night.

2) daybreak; ये मां स्तुवन्त्यनेनाङ्ग प्रतिबुध्य निशात्यये (ye māṃ stuvantyanenāṅga pratibudhya niśātyaye) Bhāgavata 8.4.25.

Derivable forms: niśātikramaḥ (निशातिक्रमः).

Niśātikrama is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms niśā and atikrama (अतिक्रम). See also (synonyms): niśātyaya, niśānta, niśāvasāna.

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

Niśātikrama (निशातिक्रम):—[from niśā > niś] (śāt) m. the passing away of n°, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]

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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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