Nishkram, Niṣkram, Nis-kram, Nitkram: 3 definitions

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Nishkram 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 Niṣkram can be transliterated into English as Niskram or Nishkram, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Niṣkram (निष्क्रम्).—go out of ([ablative]), depart, fly, escape. [Causative] cause to step out, expel, lead or take away.

Niṣkram is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and kram (क्रम्).

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

Niṣkram (निष्क्रम्):—[=niṣ-√kram] [Parasmaipada] [Ātmanepada] -krāmati, -kramate

(-kramati, [Rāmāyaṇa] [indeclinable participle] -kramya; [infinitive mood] -krāmitum, -kramitum, or -krāntuṃ),

—to go out, come forth, go or come from ([ablative], rarely [genitive case]), depart, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;

—to leave (worldly life), [Divyāvadāna];

— (in [dramatic language]) to make an exit:

—[Causal] -krāmayati ([Passive voice] -krāmyate), to cause to go out, drive or let out, deliver, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Kāvya literature etc.]

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

Niṣkram (निष्क्रम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇikkama, Ṇikkhama.

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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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