Nishkampa, Niṣkampa, Niṣkampā, Nitkampa, Nis-kampa: 9 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Niṣkampa and Niṣkampā can be transliterated into English as Niskampa or Nishkampa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishkamp.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Niṣkampā (निष्कम्पा) refers to “holding still (the neck)”, according to the Mataṅgapārameśvaratantra (Mataṅgapārameśvara’s Yogapāda) verse 2.23-27.—Accordingly, while discussing ancillary and seated poses in Yoga: “[...] Having raised and broadened the chest and having made the arms loose, the wise [Yogin] should extend his back and raise the region of the shoulders. He should diligently hold the neck still (niṣkampā), very steady and straight [but] not too rigid nor bent [to one side]. [...]”.
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).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प).—adj., f. pā, unmoved, unmovable.
Niṣkampa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and kampa (कम्प).
Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प).—[adjective] not trembling, unshaken, immovable; [abstract] tā [feminine], tva [neuter]
Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प):—[=niṣ-kampa] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. not shaking or tremulous, motionless, immovable, [Kāvya literature; Kathāsaritsāgara]
Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प):—(nis + kampa) adj. nicht zitternd, sich nicht bewegend, unbeweglich: niṣkampa eva khaḍgena so pi pratijaghāna tān [Geschichte des Vidūṣaka 82.] sāgara [Harivaṃśa 3633.] sakthicaraṇa [3914.] parṇa [Rāmāyaṇa 3, 54, 13.] vṛkṣa [Kumārasaṃbhava 3, 42.] [Raghuvaṃśa 15, 48.] [Śākuntala 8.] satāṃ manaḥ [Kathāsaritsāgara 20, 120.] Davon nom. abstr. tā f. [Raghuvaṃśa 13, 52.]
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Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प):—so v. a. keine Miene verziehend [Kathāsaritsāgara 113, 56.]
Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प):—Adj. nicht zitternd , sich nicht bewegend , unbeweglich , unerschütterlich , keine Miene verziehend. Nom.abstr. ta f. und tva n.
Niṣkampa (निष्कम्प) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkaṃpa.
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
Niṣkaṃpa (निष्कंप) [Also spelled nishkamp]:—(a) unwavering, unquivering, untremulous, unflickering, steady; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Niṣkaṃpa (ನಿಷ್ಕಂಪ):—
1) [noun] the state or quality of not trembling.
2) [noun] the quality of being fearless; fearlessness.
3) [noun] a man who is not trembling from fear; an undaunted man.
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 (+0): Kampa, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with (+0): Nishkampam, Nishkampata, Nishkampatva.
Full-text (+0): Vinishkampa, Nishkampam, Nishkampata, Nikkampa, Nishkamp, Samgrahaka, Pravata, Giri, Still, Kampa, Samtana.
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