Nishkuta, Niṣkuṭa, Nitkuta: 15 definitions
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Nishkuta 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 Niṣkuṭa can be transliterated into English as Niskuta or Nishkuta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—An ancient region in India. The people of the region were defeated once by Arjuna. (Sabhā Parva Chapter 27, Verse 29).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—Groves as frequented by Piśācas.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 7. 404.
Niṣkuṭa (निष्कुट) is a name mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. II.24.27, VI.10.47) and represents one of the many proper names used for people and places. Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Niṣkuṭa) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Nighantu (Synonyms and Characteristics of Drugs and technical terms)
Source: Wisdom Library: Raj NighantuNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट) refers to the “hollow” of a tree, as mentioned in a list of two synonyms (the other being Koṭara) in the second chapter (dharaṇyādi-varga) of the 13th-century Raj Nighantu or Rājanighaṇṭu (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia). The Dharaṇyādi-varga covers the lands, soil, mountains, jungles and vegetation’s relations between trees [viz., Niṣkuṭa] and plants and substances, with their various kinds.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—
1) A pleasure-grove near a house; निष्कुटश्चैव देशोऽयम् (niṣkuṭaścaiva deśo'yam) Rām.2.85.16.
2) A field.
3) The female apartments, the harem of a king.
4) A door, gate.
5) The hollow of a tree.
Derivable forms: niṣkuṭaḥ (निष्कुटः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—nt. (AMg. nikkhuḍa, according to [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary] balcony, entrance), small room (so Tibetan, khaṅ phran), cell (Kern), chambre (Burnouf): Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 83.4 (verse) bahūni cā (so read) niṣkuṭa (separate word, n. pl.) saṃkaṭāni uccāra- pūrṇāni jugupsitāni, and there were many small rooms (closets), narrow, full of excrement, revolting.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—m.
(-ṭaḥ) 1. A pleasure grove near a house. 2. A field. 3. A door. 4. The private apartments, the Zenana. 5. The harem of a king. E. nir without, kuṭa the house. f. (-ṭā, also -ṭiḥ or -ṭī) Large cardamoms. E. nir out, kuṭa the shell or husk, aff. ka, with ṭāp fem. aff. or ki with ṅīṣ optionally added.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—I. m. and n. A grove, Mahābhārata 3, 14676. Ii. m. The name of a country (?), 2, 1037.
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Niṣkūṭa (निष्कूट).—adj. devoid of fraud, free from danger, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 84, 16 Brahmakūṭa, i. e.
Niṣkūṭa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and kūṭa (कूट).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट).—[masculine] [neuter] grove, pleasure-ground.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣkūṭa (निष्कूट):—[=niṣ-kūṭa] [from niṣ > niḥ] a mfn. free from deceit, guileless, [Rāmāyaṇa]
2) [=niṣ-kūṭa] b mn. (ifc. f(ā). ) a pleasure-grove near a house (also -ka), [Mahābhārata; Rāmāyaṇa; Varāha-mihira]
3) [v.s. ...] m. ([cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]) a field
4) [v.s. ...] the hollow of a tree (cf. -kuha)
5) [v.s. ...] a door
6) [v.s. ...] the female apartments, Zenana
7) [v.s. ...] Name of a mountain, [Mahābhārata]
8) [v.s. ...] n. a hole of a particular shape in the frame of a bedstead ([varia lectio] niḥ-kūṭa), [Varāha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhitā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣkuṭa (निष्कुट):—[ni-ṣkuṭa] (ṭaḥ) 1. m. A grove near a house; a field; a door; private apartment; the Zenāna. f. (ṭā-ṭiḥ-ṭī) Large cardamoms.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣkuṭa (निष्कुट) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkhuḍa.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣkuṭa (ನಿಷ್ಕುಟ):—
1) [noun] a garden adjoining one’s house, in which vegetables and flowers are grown.
2) [noun] a hollow in the stem of a tree.
3) [noun] an agricultural field; a farm land.
4) [noun] the entrance to a building.
5) [noun] the quarters in a palace for women.
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: Nish, Ni, Kuta.
Ends with: Samudranishkuta.
Full-text: Nishkuha, Nikkhuda, Nishkutika, Nishkuti, Samudranishkuta, Trikuta, Kotara, Kutapa, Vapra.
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