Nishpaurusha, Niṣpauruṣa, Nis-paurusha, Nitpaurusha: 5 definitions

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Nishpaurusha 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 Niṣpauruṣa can be transliterated into English as Nispaurusa or Nishpaurusha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishpaurusha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Niṣpauruṣa (निष्पौरुष).—adj. devoid of manliness.

Niṣpauruṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and pauruṣa (पौरुष).

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

Niṣpauruṣa (निष्पौरुष):—[=niṣ-pauruṣa] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. devoid of manhood, unmanly, [Prabodha-candrodaya ii, 18] (printed niḥ-p)

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishpaurusha in German

context information

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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Nepali dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishpaurusha in Nepali glossary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Niṣpauruṣa (निष्पौरुष):—adj. unmanly; effeminate; sissy; womanish;

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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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