Nishkarsha, Niṣkarṣa: 12 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niṣkarṣa can be transliterated into English as Niskarsa or Nishkarsha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishkarsh.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष).—m S Extraction of the essence (of a substance, of a discourse &c.) 2 Essence, sum, substance. 3 A touchstone.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष).—m Extraction of the essence. Sum, substance.
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष).—
1) Drawing out, extraction.
2) The essence, the chief or main point, pith; इति निष्कर्षः (iti niṣkarṣaḥ) (often used by commentators); एतद्विदन्तो विद्वांसस्त्रयीनिष्कर्षमन्वहम् (etadvidanto vidvāṃsastrayīniṣkarṣamanvaham) Ms. 4.125; Bhāṣā P.138.
3) Measuring.
4) Certainty, ascertainment.
-ṣam Oppressing subjects by taxes; विशेषात् सर्वमेवैतत् संजज्ञे राजकर्मणा । अनुकर्षं च निष्कर्षं व्याधिपावक- मूर्छनम् (viśeṣāt sarvamevaitat saṃjajñe rājakarmaṇā | anukarṣaṃ ca niṣkarṣaṃ vyādhipāvaka- mūrchanam) || Mahābhārata (Bombay) 2.13.13. (com. niṣkarṣaṃ karārthaṃ prajāpīḍanam.)
Derivable forms: niṣkarṣaḥ (निष्कर्षः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष).—m.
(-rṣaḥ) 1. Certainty, ascertainment. 2. Drawing out. 3. The chief point. 4. Measuring. E. nir before, kṛṣ to plough, ghañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष).—i. e. nis-kṛṣ + a, m. 1. Drawing out, Mahābhārata 12, 7318. 2. The essence of anything, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 4, 125. Abl. ºṣāt, Principally, Mahābhārata 13, 2241.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष).—[masculine] drawing out, extracting, taking off (also ṇa [neuter]); extract or essence of anything, main point, chief matter.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष):—[=niṣ-karṣa] a ṣaṇa etc. See niṣkṛṣ.
2) [=niṣ-karṣa] [from niṣ-kṛṣ] b m. drawing out, extracting, [Mahābhārata]
3) [v.s. ...] extract or essence of anything, chief or main point, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] (ṣāt ind. chiefly for the sake of [comp.]. ṣān niścayāt, briefly and exactly, [Mahābhārata])
4) [v.s. ...] measuring, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 20]
5) [v.s. ...] ascertainment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
6) [v.s. ...] n. oppressing subjects by taxes, [Mahābhārata ii, 526] ([Nīlakaṇṭha])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष):—[ni-ṣkarṣa] (rṣaḥ) 1. m. Certainty.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiṣkarṣa (निष्कर्ष) [Also spelled nishkarsh]:—(nm) conclusion, inference; extract, epitome; ~[ṇa] extraction; —[nikālanā] to draw an inference, to arrive at a conclusion.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣkarṣa (ನಿಷ್ಕರ್ಷ):—
1) [noun] the act of extracting, pulling out, etc.
2) [noun] that which makes something what it is; the intrinsic, fundamental nature or most important quality (of something); the essential being; the essence.
3) [noun] a decision arrived at; a resolution (as passed by members in a meeting, etc.).
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: Karsha, Ni, Nish.
Starts with: Nishkarshana, Nitkarshat.
Ends with: Durgarcakalanishkarsha, Sajha-nishkarsha, Trayinishkarsha, Vratakalanishkarsha.
Full-text: Nitkarshat, Nishkarshe, Nikadha, Nishkara, Trayinishkarsha, Nishkarsh, Nikalna, Murchana, Nikalana, Anukarsha.
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