Nishcara, Niścara: 6 definitions
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Nishcara means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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 Niścara can be transliterated into English as Niscara or Nishcara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchara.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNiścara (निश्चर).—(Paulastya)—a sage of the epoch of the III Sāvarṇa Manu.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa IV. 1. 79.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiścara (निश्चर).—adj. (to Sanskrit niścarati), coming forth, issuing (of sounds): ime ślokāś ca niścarāḥ Suvarṇabhāsottamasūtra 22.2.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiścara (निश्चर):—[=niś-cara] [from niś-car] m. Name of one of the Saptarṣis in the 2nd Manv-antara, [Harivaṃśa]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiścara (निश्चर):—(a) see [niścala]; (nm) an invariant; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nikcarayitavya, Nishcaraka, Nishcarakam, Nishcarana, Nishcarate, Nishcarayati.
Ends with: Anishcara, Anunishcara, Shanishcara.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Nishcara, Niścara, Niscara, Nish-cara, Niś-cara; (plurals include: Nishcaras, Niścaras, Niscaras, caras). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
Canto LXVII - About the Svārociṣa Manvantara (concluded)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Chapter I - An Account of the several Manus and Manvantaras < [Book III]
Chapter II - Of the seven future Manus and Manvantaras < [Book III]
The Bhagavata Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 13 - Description of the Future Manvantaras < [Book 8 - Eighth Skandha]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 1 - Description of the dissolution of the Universe (a) < [Section 4a - Upasaṃhāra-pāda]