Nishprabha, Niṣprabha, Nis-prabha, Nitprabha: 14 definitions

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Nishprabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Niṣprabha can be transliterated into English as Nisprabha or Nishprabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Nishprabh.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ):—Lack of complexion

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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.

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Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ) refers to “dimness”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Tāraka”).—Accordingly, as Tāraka-Asura fought with Kārttikeya: “[...] The wind did not blow. The sun became dim (niṣprabha). The earth quaked along with mountains and forests. In the meantime Himālaya and other mountains anxious to see Kumāra out of affection came there. On seeing the mountains extremely terrified, Kumāra the son of Śiva and Pārvatī spoke enlightening them thereby. [...]”.

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishprabha in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ).—a Wanting light or lustre or luminousness.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishprabha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ).—(niḥprabha or -niṣprabha a.

Niṣprabha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and prabha (प्रभ).

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

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ).—mfn.

(-bhaḥ-bhā-bhaṃ) Gloomy, dark, obscure. E. nira privative, and prabhā light.

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

Niṣprabhā (निष्प्रभा).—adj., f. bhā, deprived of light or radiance, Mahābhārata 1, 29. Mahātgama prabhā, i. e.

Niṣprabhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and prabhā (प्रभा).

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

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ).—[adjective] deprived of light, splendourless, dark, obscure; [abstract] [feminine], tva [neuter]

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

1) Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ):—[=niṣ-prabha] [from niṣ > niḥ] mf(ā)n. deprived of light or radiance, lustreless, gloomy, dark (-tā f., [Rāmāyaṇa]; -tva n., [Suśruta])

2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Dānava, [Harivaṃśa]

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

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ):—[ni-ṣprabha] (bhaḥ-bhā-bhaṃ) a. Gloomy.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇippabha.

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Nishprabha 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.

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Hindi dictionary

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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Niṣprabha (निष्प्रभ) [Also spelled nishprabh]:—(a) lustreless; devoid of glitter/shine; put out of countenance, disconcerted; hence ~[] (nf).

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishprabha in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niṣprabha (ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಭ):—[noun] the quality of being not brilliant; dullness; dimness; lustrelessness.

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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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