Nishkraya, Niṣkraya: 12 definitions
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Nishkraya 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 Niṣkraya can be transliterated into English as Niskraya or Nishkraya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishniṣkraya (निष्क्रय).—m Money, equivalent to a cow or other thing which it is usual to give, given instead of that thing.
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 dictionaryNiṣkraya (निष्क्रय).—
1) Redemption, ransom; ददौ दत्तं समुद्रेण पीतेनेवात्मनिष्क्रयम् (dadau dattaṃ samudreṇa pītenevātmaniṣkrayam) R.15.55;2.55;5.22; Mu.6.2.
2) Reward; सम्यक्संपादितो वत्स भवद्भ्यां गुरुनिष्क्रयः (samyaksaṃpādito vatsa bhavadbhyāṃ guruniṣkrayaḥ) Bhāgavata 1.45. 47.
3) Hire, wages.
4) Return, aquittance; त्रसत्तुषारा- द्रिसुताससंभ्रमस्वयंग्रहाश्लेषसुखेन निष्क्रयम् (trasattuṣārā- drisutāsasaṃbhramasvayaṃgrahāśleṣasukhena niṣkrayam) Śiśupālavadha 1.5.
5) Exchange, barter.
6) Sale; न निष्क्रयविसर्गाभ्यां भर्तुर्भार्या विमुच्यते (na niṣkrayavisargābhyāṃ bharturbhāryā vimucyate) Manusmṛti 9. 46.
7) Purchase; cf. निष्क्रयो बुद्धियोगे स्यात् सामर्थ्ये निर्गतावपि (niṣkrayo buddhiyoge syāt sāmarthye nirgatāvapi); Vaijayantī.
Derivable forms: niṣkrayaḥ (निष्क्रयः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkraya (निष्क्रय).—m.
(-yaḥ) 1. Hire, wages. 2. Reward. 3. Barter. 4. Price. 5. Ransom. E. nir before, krī to buy, aff. ac.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkraya (निष्क्रय).—i. e. nis-krī + a, m. 1. Redecming, [Yājñavalkya, (ed. Stenzler.)] 2, 182. 2. Price, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 7697. 3. Reward, [Rāmāyaṇa] 1, 13, 51.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkraya (निष्क्रय).—[masculine] redemption, ransom, acquittance; reward, wages.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣkraya (निष्क्रय):—[=niṣ-kraya] [from niṣ-krī] m. redemption, ransom, [Suparṇādhyāya; Kāvya literature]
2) [v.s. ...] compensation, equivalent (in money), [Gobhila-śrāddha-kalpa] [commentator or commentary]
3) [v.s. ...] price, reward, hire, wages, [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.
4) [v.s. ...] return, acquittance, [Śiśupāla-vadha i, 50.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkraya (निष्क्रय):—[ni-ṣkraya] (yaḥ) 1. m. Hire, wages.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣkraya (निष्क्रय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkaya.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 dictionaryNiṣkraya (निष्क्रय):—(a) inactive, inert; idle, non-working; passive; ~[tā] inactivity, inaction, inertia; idleness, passivity; —[pratirodha] passive resistance.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣkraya (ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಯ):—
1) [noun] the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold or offered for sale; price.
2) [noun] something given or done in return; repayment, reward, retaliation; requital.
3) [noun] anything given as an equivalent or to make amends for a loss, damage, unemployment, etc.; recompense; compensation.
4) [noun] a small present of money given to a waiter, porter, etc. for services; tips.
5) [noun] the act, process or an instance of exchanging; exchange.
6) [noun] something that is given or received in exchange or substitution for something else.
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: Kraya, Ni, Nish.
Starts with: Nishkrayana.
Ends with: Pratinishkraya, Shrutanishkraya.
Full-text: Nikkaya, Pratinishkraya, Shrutanishkraya, Pratishirshaka.
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