Nishiddha, Niṣiddha: 18 definitions
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Nishiddha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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 Niṣiddha can be transliterated into English as Nisiddha or Nishiddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishiddh.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) (Cf. Aniṣiddha) means “forbidden”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.7.—Accordingly, after the Goddess (Umā/Śivā) incarnated as Pārvatī by becoming the daughter of Menā:—“[...] In an auspicious hour, in the company of the sages, Himavat named his daughter Kālī and assigned other pleasing names to her. [...] The child was fondly attached to every member of the family, Hence the kinsmen called her Pārvatī, a name befitting her family. The girl had all the qualities of good conduct and behaviour. Afterwards when Kālī wanted to perform a penance she was forbidden [i.e., niṣiddha] by her mother who said—“O, no (Umā). Hence O sage, the sweetfaced lady came to be called Umā in the world. [...]”.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) refers to “failure to achieve success” [?], according to the Kubjikāmata-tantra, the earliest popular and most authoritative Tantra of the Kubjikā cult.—Accordingly, “(The disciple) should behave well for a period of eight, five or three years. Otherwise initiation should not be given to him (as) he (would not achieve) success (niṣiddha) in the Kula teachings. If the teacher imparts (initiation) by his power out of compassion for the disciple, even then (the disciple) should (continue to) behave as a servant in the teacher’s spiritual family. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Shyanika-shastra (the science of Hawking and Hunting)
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) refers to the “prohibition” (of hunting), according to the Śyainika-śāstra: a Sanskrit treatise dealing with the divisions and benefits of Hunting and Hawking, written by Rājā Rudradeva (or Candradeva) in possibly the 13th century.—Accordingly, “[...] If women, with languishing eyes beaming with love, are to be altogether avoided, the birth of a son, who delivers his father from the hell named Put, becomes impossible. If hunting is to be altogether prohibited (niṣiddha), how can meat, skin, horn and other articles prescribed for sacrifices be obtained? [...]”.
Shyanika-shastra (श्यैनिकशास्त्र, śyainikaśāstra) deals with ancient Indian skill of hawking/falconry (one of the ways of hunting) which were laid down in a systematic manner in various Sanskrit treatises. It also explains the philosophy behind how the pleasures derived from sense-experience could lead the way to liberation.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) or Niṣiddhakarma refers to “rituals that are forbidden in the Vedas”.—Each chapter of the Bhagavadgītā describes various aspects of the means to liberation (mukti/mokṣa), which is considered the highest good in Vedānta. Śaṃkara also holds the purpose of the Bhagavadgītā to be the attainment of liberation, quickly declaring knowledge of the self, preceded by renunciation of all actions to be its means. The performance of disinterested actions, i.e. actions performed after renouncing its fruits (niṣkāmakarma), is combined with the forsaking of both those Vedic rituals that are performed solely out of desire for some personal gain (kāmyakarma) and those that are forbidden in the Vedas (niṣiddha-karma).
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).
Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras)
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) or Niṣiddhācāra refers to one of the topics discussed in the Ṛśyaśṛṅgasaṃhitā, an ancient Sanskrit text dealing with Mantraśāstra (instruction manuals for understanding and reciting mantras) which, being a Vaiṣṇava-oriented scripture, specifically deals with elaborate mantras of Viṣṇu and his incarnations, manifestations and consorts.—The term Niṣiddha-ācāra is mentioned in Chapter 23 (trayoviṃśe'dhyāye) of the Ṛśyaśṛṅga-Saṃhitā. The complete entry reads: trayoviṃśe'dhyāye sadācāraniṣiddhācāraprapañcaḥ
Mantrashastra (शिल्पशास्त्र, mantraśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian science of mantras—chants, incantations, spells, magical hymns, etc. Mantra Sastra literature includes many ancient books dealing with the methods reciting mantras, identifying and purifying its defects and the science behind uttering or chanting syllables.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
niṣiddha (निषिद्ध).—p S niṣēdhita p S Prohibited or forbidden. 2 Denied, disallowed, negatived.
niṣiddha (निषिद्ध).—p niṣēdhita p Prohibited or for- bidden. Denied, disallowed.
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
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध).—p. p. Forbidden, prohibited, warded off, prevented; निषिद्धैरप्येभिर्लुलितमकरन्दो मधुकरैः (niṣiddhairapyebhirlulitamakarando madhukaraiḥ) Ve.1.1.
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध).—mfn.
(-ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ) 1. Prohibited, forbidden. 2. Prevented. E. ni priv. sidh to complete, aff. ka.
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध).—[adjective] kept off, prohibited, forbidden ([person and thing]).
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध):—[=ni-ṣiddha] [from ni-ṣidh] mfn. warded off, kept back, restrained, checked, prevented from, forbidden to ([infinitive mood]), [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध):—[ni-ṣiddha] (ddhaḥ-ddhā-ddhaṃ) a. Prohibited.
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇisiddha, Hakkia.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Niṣiddha (निषिद्ध) [Also spelled nishiddh]:—(a) tabooed; prohibited, forbidden, banned; ~[ddhi] a taboo; prohibition, ban.
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Prakrit-English dictionary
Ṇisiddha (णिसिद्ध) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Niṣiddha.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
Niṣiddha (ನಿಷಿದ್ಧ):—[adjective] prohibited or forbidden by tradition, convention, religion, society or government; taboo.
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Niṣiddha (ನಿಷಿದ್ಧ):—[noun] that which is prohibited or forbidden by tradition, convention, religion, society or government.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Pali-English dictionary
nisiddha (နိသိဒ္ဓ) [(ti) (တိ)]—
[ni+sidhu+ta．nīti,dhā．1va8．dhātvattha．4va2．(nipiddha-saṃ,ṇisiddha-prā)]
[နိ+သိဓု+တ။ နီတိ၊ ဓာ။ ၁ဝ၈။ ဓာတွတ္ထ။ ၄ဝ၂။ (နိပိဒ္ဓ-သံ၊ ဏိသိဒ္ဓ-ပြာ)]
[Pali to Burmese]
nisiddha—
(Burmese text): တားမြစ်အပ်သော။
(Auto-Translation): Prohibited.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Mi, Luo, Da, Ni, Citu, Siddha, Ta, Sidhu.
Starts with (+0): Nishiddha-cata-bhata-pravesha, Nishiddha-citra, Nishiddhacara, Nishiddhagol, Nishiddhagolisu, Nishiddhakarma, Nishiddhavat.
Full-text (+1): Nisedhita, Anishiddha, Nishiddhavat, Nishiddha-citra, Nishiddha-cata-bhata-pravesha, Nishiddhacara, Nicitam, Taponishiddha, Nishiddhakarma, Sunishiddha, Nishittam, Hakkia, Nishiddh-chitra, Anisheddhra, Nishiddh, Vidheyata, Nishittakuru, Acara, Pratishiddha, Vani.
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