The Sanskrit terms Niṣṇā and Niṣṇa can be transliterated into English as Nisna or Nishna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

niṣṇā (निष्णा).—m (śāṇa S) A whetstone.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

niṣṇā (निष्णा).—m A whetstone.

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nisnā (निस्ना).—a Mere, bare.

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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 dictionary

Niṣṇa (निष्ण).—a. [ni-tnā-ka ṣatvaṃ ṭutvam]

1) Clever, skilful, versed, skilled, conversant, expert; निष्णातोऽपि च वेदान्ते साधुत्वं नैति दुर्जनः (niṣṇāto'pi ca vedānte sādhutvaṃ naiti durjanaḥ) Bv.1.87; Bhaṭṭikāvya 2.26; Śiśupālavadha 8.63; Y.1.321; कुतोऽपत्यस्नेहः कुटिलनयनिष्णातमनसाम् (kuto'patyasnehaḥ kuṭilanayaniṣṇātamanasām) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 2.7.

2) Brought about, completed, fully accomplished; निष्णातश्च समागमोऽपि विहितस्त्वत्प्रेयसः कान्तया (niṣṇātaśca samāgamo'pi vihitastvatpreyasaḥ kāntayā) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 1.24; (niḥśaṅkaṃ vihitaḥ Jagaddhara).

3) Superior, perfect.

4) Agreed upon.

See also (synonyms): niṣṇāta.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣṇa (निष्ण).—mfn.

(-ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇaṃ) Skilful, &c. see the next. E. ni + snā + ka .

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

Niṣṇa (निष्ण).—i. e. ni-sna (vb. snā), adj. Clever, [Rāmāyaṇa] 3, 17, 29.

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

Niṣṇa (निष्ण).—[adjective] clever, skilful, versed in (—°).

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Nisnā (निस्ना).—be steeped or absorbed in ([locative]).

Nisnā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and snā (स्ना).

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

1) Niśna (निश्न):—[gana] brāhmaṇadi (not in [Kāśikā-vṛtti])

2) Niṣṇā (निष्णा):—[=ni-ṣṇā] (√snā), only [Potential] -ṣṇāyāt to be absorbed in ([locative case]), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

3) Niṣṇa (निष्ण):—[=ni-ṣṇa] [from ni-ṣṇā] mfn. clever, skilful, versed or experienced in ([compound]), [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya] (cf. ni-śna, nadī-ṣṇa, and next).

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

Niṣṇa (निष्ण):—[ni-ṣṇa] (ṣṇaḥ-ṣṇā-ṣṇaṃ) a. Skilful.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishna 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shna, Ni.

Starts with: Nishnat, Nishnata, Nishnatate, Nishnatatva, Nishnate, Nishnath.

Ends with: Anishna, Atithyanishna, Nitinishna.

Full-text: Naishnya, Nishnata, Anishna, Nitinishna, Yu ni sna ka, Nishnatatva, Anishnata, Atithyanishna, Nadishna.

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