Nishchidra, Niśchidra, Nis-chidra, Nikchidra: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niśchidra can be transliterated into English as Nischidra or Nishchidra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchhidra.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र) or Niśchidravāhana (Tibetan: med-par ’jug-pa) or “uninterrupted engagement ” refers to one of the four Manaskāra (“modes of mental engagement”) connected with śamatha (“access concentration”), according to Kamalaśīla and the Śrāvakabhūmi section of the Yogācārabhūmi-śāstra.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र).—adj. without holes, and without weak points, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 122.
Niśchidra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and chidra (छिद्र).
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र).—[adjective] having no rent, openings, or weak points; whole, complete, uninterrupted.
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र):—[=niś-chidra] [from niś > niḥ] mfn. having no rents or holes, without weak points or defects, unhurt, uninterrupted, [Varāha-mihira; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र):—(nis + chidra) adj.
1) keinen Riss —, keine Oeffnungen —, keine Löcher habend, unverletzt, woran Nichts mangelhaft ist [KĀM. NĪTIS. 14, 32.] pātrāṇi [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 6, 53.] stambhāḥ [Spr. 122.] pattrāḥ (pādapagulmavallyaḥ) [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 53, 102.] mantratastantrataśchidraṃ deśakālārhavastutaḥ sarvaṃ karoti niśchidramanusaṃkīrtanaṃ tava .. [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 8, 23, 16.] —
2) keine Blössen darbietend: mantrin [Spr. 122.] —
3) ununterbrochen: vṛṣṭi [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 25, 3.]
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र):—Adj. —
1) keinen Riss — , keine Oeffnungen — , keine Löcher habend , unverletzt , woran Nichts mangelhaft ist. —
2) sich keine Blässen gebend. —
3) ununterbrochen.
Niśchidra (निश्छिद्र) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇicchiḍḍa.
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
Niśchidra (ನಿಶ್ಛಿದ್ರ):—
1) [adjective] that is not porous.
2) [adjective] that is not broken, split.
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Niśchidra (ನಿಶ್ಛಿದ್ರ):—
1) [noun] that which is not porous.
2) [noun] that which is not broken, split.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Nih, Chidra, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nishchidrate, Nishchidravahana.
Full-text: Nishchidravahana, Nicchidda, Acchicchidra, Wu que wu jian, Chidra.
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