Nishpeshana, Niṣpeṣaṇa, Nīṣpeṣaṇa: 7 definitions
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The Sanskrit terms Niṣpeṣaṇa and Nīṣpeṣaṇa can be transliterated into English as Nispesana or Nishpeshana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣpeṣaṇa (निष्पेषण).—
1) Rubbing together, grinding, bruising, pulverizing; भुजान्तरनिष्पेष (bhujāntaraniṣpeṣa) Ve.3, Māl. 8.9.3.
2) Striking, clashing, hitting against, friction; प्रक्षिप्य व्यनदन्नादं वज्रनिष्पेषनिष्ठुरम् (prakṣipya vyanadannādaṃ vajraniṣpeṣaniṣṭhuram) Bhāgavata 1.55.19; R.4.77; Mv.1.34; K.56.
2) The sound produced by striking or clashing.
Derivable forms: niṣpeṣaṇam (निष्पेषणम्).
See also (synonyms): niṣpeṣa.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiṣpeṣaṇa (निष्पेषण).—(nt.) = naiṣpeṣikatā, q.v.: Rāṣṭrapālaparipṛcchā 15.10, see s.v. kuhana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣpeṣaṇa (निष्पेषण).—i. e. nis-piṣ + ana, n. Clashing, Mahābhārata 7, 241.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣpeṣaṇa (निष्पेषण):—[=niṣ-peṣaṇa] [from niṣ-piṣ] n. idem, [Mahābhārata]
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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 corpusNiṣpēṣaṇa (ನಿಷ್ಪೇಷಣ):—
1) [noun] the act of crushing, grinding or pulverising.
2) [noun] the act or an instance of rubbing with friction.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Partial matches: Peshana, Nish.
Full-text: Naishpeshikata, Nishpesha.
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