Nishcinta, Niścinta: 13 definitions
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Nishcinta 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 term Niścinta can be transliterated into English as Niscinta or Nishcinta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishchinta.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त) refers to “being free of thought”, according to the Kaulajñānanirṇaya 14.82-84.—Accordingly: “I shall talk about [a practice] higher than [the previous one]. Listen, O you who are venerated by the adepts. [The Yogin] should not contemplate water, fire, wind nor ether; not below, above [nor] in the space between [the two]. My dear, [by doing so, the Yogin] becomes [insentient] like a piece of wood [or] a clod of earth, when the no-mind state of mind arises, O beautiful one. Having made the mind a void in the void, free of thought (niścinta), he becomes one whose condition is unchanging”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त) refers to “one who is without thought”, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “[...] He by whom the Supreme Brahma is seen may think ‘I am Brahma’, but what is he to think who is without thought (niścinta), and who sees no duality. [kiṃ cintayati niścinto dvitīyaṃ yo na paśyati] He by whom inner distraction is seen may put an end to it, but the noble one is not distracted. When there is nothing to achieve, what is he to do? [...]”.
Vedanta (वेदान्त, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
niścinta (निश्चिंत).—a (S) Free from anxiety or solicitude.
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
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त).—mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) Thoughtless, inconsiderate, void of reflexion. E. nir neg. cintā reflexion.
Niścintā (निश्चिन्ता).—adj. 1. free from thought, Mahābhārata 14, 1307. 2. Careless, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 10302.
Niścintā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and cintā (चिन्ता).
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त).—[adjective] thoughtless, careless, unconcerned.
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त):—[=niś-cinta] [from niś > niḥ] mfn. not thinking, thoughtless, careless, unconcerned, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त):—[ni-ścinta] (ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) a. Thoughtless.
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त):—(nis + cintā) adj.
1) nicht denkend [Mahābhārata 14, 1307.] —
2) gedankenfrei, sorgenlos [Harivaṃśa 10302.] [Pañcatantra ed. orn. 63, 19.] [DAŚAR. 2, 3.] [Sāhityadarpana 33, 6.] — Vgl. naiścintya .
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त):—Adj. —
1) nicht denkend. —
2) gedankenfrei , sorgenlos [181,22.]
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇicciṃta.
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
Niściṃta (ನಿಶ್ಚಿಂತ):—[adjective] free from worry, anxiety, apprehension, concern, etc.; calm; tranquil.
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Niściṃta (ನಿಶ್ಚಿಂತ):—
1) [noun] = ನಿಶ್ಚಿಂತೆ [nishcimte].
2) [noun] a calm, quiet, tranquil man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Niścinta (निश्चिन्त):—adj. 1. free from worry or anxiety; 2. carefree; unconcerned;
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, Cinta, Nikaya.
Starts with (+0): Nishcimtam, Nishcimtate, Nishcimtavasi, Nishcintasamadhi, Nishcintata.
Full-text (+0): Nishcimtam, Nishcintasamadhi, Niccintan, Naishcintya, Sacinta, Nishcimtavasi, Nicinta, Nishcint, Nischint, Niccimta, Nashcinti, Wu xin san mei, Nirindriya, Sendriya, Svasharira.
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