Nishida, Niṣidā: 1 definition
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Nishida means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Niṣidā can be transliterated into English as Nisida or Nishida, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiṣidā (निषिदा).—(compare Sanskrit dṛṣad; also niśādā-; = Pali nisadā; Senart reads niṣadā by em. except in iii.7.19 where he keeps niṣi°; mss. (except one at 433.3) always niṣi° or niṣī°; perhaps popular [etymology], as if to niṣīdati?), (lower) mill- stone: °dāyāṃ, °dāye, °dāya Mahāvastu ii.432.7 ff.; 433.3, 4; iii.7.19.
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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Starts with: Nishidat, Nisidana.
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Harivamsha Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter 5 - An Account of Vena and Prithu < [Book 1 - Harivamsa Parva]
The Catu-Bhanavara-Pali (critical study) (by Moumita Dutta Banik)
The Vishnu Purana (by Horace Hayman Wilson)
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LIX < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
The Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter I - The Kuśa-jātaka (abridged version) < [Volume III]