Nishkrit, Niṣkṛt: 3 definitions

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Nishkrit 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 Niṣkṛt can be transliterated into English as Niskrt or Nishkrit, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣkṛt (निष्कृत्).—6 P.

1) To cut, cut off, divide, tear asunder, cut in pieces.

2) To loosen.

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

1) Niṣkṛt (निष्कृत्):—[=niṣ-kṛt] [from niṣ-kṛ] a mfn. See yajña-niṣkṛt.

2) [=niṣ-√kṛt] b [Parasmaipada] -kṛntati ([Epic] also [Ātmanepada]; [indeclinable participle] -kṛtya), to cut off or out, divide, separate, hew asunder, massacre, [Ṛg-veda; Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata]

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Nishkrit in German

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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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