Nishprana, Niṣprāṇa, Nitprana: 8 definitions

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Nishprana 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 Niṣprāṇa can be transliterated into English as Nisprana or Nishprana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Nishprana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Niṣprāṇa (निष्प्राण).—(ka) , see prāṇa(ka).

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

Niṣprāṇa (निष्प्राण).—adj. 1. dead. 2. exhausted.

Niṣprāṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and prāṇa (प्राण).

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

Niṣprāṇa (निष्प्राण).—[adjective] breathless, exhausted; [abstract] [feminine]

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

Niṣprāṇa (निष्प्राण):—[=niṣ-prāṇa] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. breathless, lifeless, quite exhausted, [Mahābhārata; Harivaṃśa]

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

Niṣprāṇa (निष्प्राण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇippāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishprana 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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Kannada-English dictionary

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

Niṣprāṇa (ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಾಣ):—

1) [adjective] without life; that no longer has life; lifeless; dead.

2) [adjective] lacking vitality, vigour; weak.

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Niṣprāṇa (ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಾಣ):—[noun] that which has no life or has ceased to live.

context information

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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