Nishpidin, Niṣpīḍin: 1 definition

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Nishpidin 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 Niṣpīḍin can be transliterated into English as Nispidin or Nishpidin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Niṣpīḍin (निष्पीडिन्).—in su-niṣpīḍi-hanuḥ Gaṇḍavyūha 401.2—3, (having a jaw) that produces a tight, contracted pronunciation in speech; on the meaning of niṣ-pīḍ in phonetics see [Boehtlingk and Roth] s.v. pīḍ with nis, end. The meaning is confirmed by apa-vivāraḥ, q.v., in the same passage.

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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.

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