The Sanskrit term Niścārayati can be transliterated into English as Niscarayati or Nishcarayati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nishcharayati.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Niścārayati (निश्चारयति).—(caus. to Sanskrit niścarati; = Pali nic-chāreti), (1) utters (words, sounds): avarṇaṃ (sc word) niśc° Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 282.13; vācaṃ Lalitavistara 264.15; Divyāvadāna 116.26; Avadāna-śataka ii.161.10; 162.5; 163.4; vacanaṃ, °nāni, Divyāvadāna 119.4; Śikṣāsamuccaya 268.3; -śabdaṃ Lalitavistara 352.9; (2) emits, sends forth: rays of light Lalitavistara 274.11; poison Lalitavistara 306.13.

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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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