Nishtapa, Niṣṭāpa: 3 definitions
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Nishtapa 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 Niṣṭāpa can be transliterated into English as Nistapa or Nishtapa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣṭāpa (निष्टाप).—Burning, slight, heating; निष्टापस्विद्यदस्थ्नः (niṣṭāpasvidyadasthnaḥ) Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 5.17.
Derivable forms: niṣṭāpaḥ (निष्टापः).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭāpa (निष्टाप).—[masculine] warmth.
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 corpusNistapa (ನಿಸ್ತಪ):—[noun] a man who does not lead a life of contemplation and extreme self-denial for realising the ultimate truth and principles of being; he who is not an ascetic.
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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Starts with: Nishtapana.
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