Nishcetana, Niścētana, Niścetana, Nikcetana, Niścetanā: 8 definitions
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Nishcetana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Niścētana and Niścetana and Niścetanā can be transliterated into English as Niscetana or Nishcetana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchetana.
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Marathi-English dictionary
niścētana (निश्चेतन).—a S Devoid of feeling or sense; insensible or unconscious.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Niścetana (निश्चेतन).—[adjective] unconscious, unreasonable; [abstract] tva [neuter]
Niścetana (निश्चेतन):—[=niś-cetana] [from niś > niḥ] mfn. unconscious, unreasonable, [Harivaṃśa; Rāmāyaṇa] etc.
Niścetana (निश्चेतन):—(nis + cetanā) adj. bewusstlos [Harivaṃśa 3676.] [Pañcatantra 146, 12.] nicht bei Sinnen seiend, unvernünftig [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 41, 6.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 295.]
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Niścetana (निश्चेतन):—bewusstlos [Kathāsaritsāgara 109, 124. Z. 2] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 3, 295] kein Bewusstsein habend, von leblosen Dingen; vgl. [Spr. 3797.]
Niścetana (निश्चेतन):—Adj. —
1) bewusstlos (auch von leblosen Dingen). Nom.abstr. tā f. [Kād. (1872) 2,52,23.] —
2) nicht bei Sinnen seiend , unvernünftig [Kād. (1872) 264,3.9.]
Niścetana (निश्चेतन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇicceyaṇa.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Niścētana (ನಿಶ್ಚೇತನ):—
1) [adjective] having inertia; without power to move, act or resist; inert.
2) [adjective] tending to be physically or mentally inactive.
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Niścētana (ನಿಶ್ಚೇತನ):—
1) [noun] absence of activities.
2) [noun] he who is physically or mentally inactive; a dull fellow.
3) [noun] a stupid, senseless or irrational fellow.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
1) Niścetana (निश्चेतन):—adj. unconscious; senseless;
2) Niścetanā (निश्चेतना):—n. Chem. anesthesia;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Nish, Cetana, Nikaya.
Starts with (+0): Nishcetanata.
Full-text (+0): Nishcetanata, Nishchetan, Nicetana, Nicceyana, Nishchetana, Wan.
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