Nishkas, Niṣkas, Nishkash, Nitkas, Nitkash: 5 definitions

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Nishkas means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 Niṣkas can be transliterated into English as Niskas or Nishkas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣkas (निष्कस्).—Caus.

1) To take or draw out.

2) To turn or drive out, banish, expel; निरकासयद्रविमपेतवसुं वियदालया- दपरदिग्गाणिका (nirakāsayadravimapetavasuṃ viyadālayā- daparadiggāṇikā) Śiśupālavadha 9.1; येनाहं जीवलोकान्निष्कासयिष्ये (yenāhaṃ jīvalokānniṣkāsayiṣye) Mu.6.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣkāś (निष्काश्).—C niṣkāśayati v. kas. pra be visible, shine, radiate, appear, become clear or manifest. [Causative] prakāśayati (°te) make visible, cause to appear, show, unveil, explain, declare as ([accusative]).

Niṣkāś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and kāś (काश्).

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

1) Niṣkas (निष्कस्):—[=niṣ-√kas] Caus. -kāsayati (also written -kāś and niḥ-kās), to drive or turn out, expel, [Kāvya literature; Pañcatantra; Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā]

2) Niṣkāś (निष्काश्):—[=niṣ-√kāś] Caus. -kāśayati = (and perhaps [wrong reading] for) -kāsayati (See niṣ-kas), [Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra] [commentator or commentary]

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

Niṣkas (निष्कस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkasa.

context information

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.

Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Nishkaas is another spelling for निष्कास [niṣkāsa].—n. 1. exit; egress; 2. projection; projecting part (the Verandah of house);

context information

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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