Nishkula, Niṣkula, Nis-kula, Nitkula: 6 definitions
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Nishkula 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 Niṣkula can be transliterated into English as Niskula or Nishkula, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkula (निष्कुल).—adj., f. lā, having no kindred, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 8, 28; with kṛ, to exterminate one’s family, [Rāmāyaṇa] 4, 26, 14.
Niṣkula is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and kula (कुल).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkula (निष्कुल).—[adjective] having no family, single.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣkula (निष्कुल):—[=niṣ-kula] [from niṣ > niḥ] mf(ā)n. without family, having no kindred, [Manu-smṛti viii, 28] (taṃ √kṛ, to make family-less, exterminate, [Rāmāyaṇa])
2) [v.s. ...] shelled, husked, [Caraka]
[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.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryNiṣkula (निष्कुल):—adj. having no family;
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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Full-text: Nishkulata, Nishkulatvac, Nitkulina, Nishkulikri, Nishkulakri, Devakula, Nishkulakar.
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