Nishkapata, Niṣkapaṭa: 7 definitions
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Nishkapata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, 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 Niṣkapaṭa can be transliterated into English as Niskapata or Nishkapata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishkapat.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad BhagavatamrtamNiṣkapaṭa (निष्कपट) refers to:—Without duplicity. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniṣkapaṭa (निष्कपट).—a (S) corruptly niṣkapaṭī a Free from guile or falsity; fair, ingenuous, candid.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniṣkapaṭa (निष्कपट).—a niṣkapaṭī a Free from guile; fair, ingenuous.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkapaṭa (निष्कपट):—[=niṣ-kapaṭa] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. guileless, free from deceit or fraud, [Monier-Williams’ Sanskrit-English Dictionary]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣkapaṭa (निष्कपट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkavaḍa.
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
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiṣkapaṭa (निष्कपट) [Also spelled nishkapat]:—(a) straightforward, honest, ingenuous, uncanny, guileless, unwily; hence ~[tā] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣkapaṭa (ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟ):—[adjective] not cheating, deceiving, etc.; not pretentious; modest; without ostentatious display; plain; guileless; honest.
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Niṣkapaṭa (ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟ):—[noun] = ನಿಷ್ಕಪಟತೆ [nishkapatate].
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: Kapata, Nish.
Starts with: Nishkapatata, Nishkapatatana, Nishkapatate, Nishpapatastha.
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Garga Samhita (English) (by Danavir Goswami)
Verse 5.4.18 < [Chapter 4 - The Journey to Śrī Mathurā]
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Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.22.134 < [Chapter 22 - Delivering Śacīdevī from Offense and Descriptions of Nityānanda’s Qualities]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 17 < [Chapter 3 - Tṛtīya-yāma-sādhana (Pūrvāhna-kālīya-bhajana–niṣṭhā-bhajana)]
Text 2 < [Chapter 3 - Tṛtīya-yāma-sādhana (Pūrvāhna-kālīya-bhajana–niṣṭhā-bhajana)]
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.85-86 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]