Nishkalanka, Niṣkalaṅka, Nishkalamka: 9 definitions

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Nishkalanka 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 Niṣkalaṅka can be transliterated into English as Niskalanka or Nishkalanka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkalanka in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

niṣkalaṅka (निष्कलंक).—a (S) pop. niṣkaḷaṅka & niṣkaḷaṅkī a Free from stain, spot, slur, lit. fig., immaculate, pure, clean.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

niṣkalaṅka (निष्कलंक).—a niṣkaḷaṅka and niṣkaḷaṅkī a Free from stain; pure, clean, spotless.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkalanka in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣkalaṅka (निष्कलङ्क).—[adjective] stainless, sinless, pure.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Niṣkalaṅka (निष्कलङ्क):—[=niṣ-kalaṅka] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. stainless, immaculate, [Rājataraṅgiṇī]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of Śiva, [Śivagītā, ascribed to the padma-purāṇa]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Niṣkalaṅka (निष्कलङ्क) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkalaṃka.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishkalanka in German

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkalanka in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niṣkalaṃka (ನಿಷ್ಕಲಂಕ):—

1) [adjective] not having spots; perfectly clean.

2) [adjective] having no defects; not morally or religiously stained.

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Niṣkalaṃka (ನಿಷ್ಕಲಂಕ):—[noun] a man not morally or religiously spoiled; a stainless, spotless man.

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Niṣkaḷaṃka (ನಿಷ್ಕಳಂಕ):—[adjective] = ನಿಷ್ಕಲಂಕ [nishkalamka]1.

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Niṣkaḷaṃka (ನಿಷ್ಕಳಂಕ):—[noun] = ನಿಷ್ಕಲಂಕ [nishkalamka]2.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishkalanka in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Niṣkalaṅka (निष्कलङ्क):—adj. 1. without stain; without reproach; pure; 2. kind-hearted; sincere; honest; humble;

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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.

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