Nishavasana, Niśāvasāna, Nisha-avasana: 4 definitions

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The Sanskrit term Niśāvasāna can be transliterated into English as Nisavasana or Nishavasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niśāvasāna (निशावसान).—

1) the passing away of night.

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

Derivable forms: niśāvasānam (निशावसानम्).

Niśāvasāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms niśā and avasāna (अवसान). See also (synonyms): niśātikrama, niśātyaya, niśānta.

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

Niśāvasāna (निशावसान):—[=niśā-vasāna] [from niśā > niś] (śāv) m. the second part id est. the end of n°, [ib.]

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Nishavasana 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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