Nishthana, Niṣṭhāna: 11 definitions
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Nishthana 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 Niṣṭhāna can be transliterated into English as Nisthana or Nishthana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsNiṣṭhana (निष्ठन):—[niṣṭhanaṃ] Defecation with bearing and gripping pain
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣṭhāna (निष्ठान).—
1) Sauce, condiment; 'निष्ठानं व्यञ्जनं ज्ञेयम् (niṣṭhānaṃ vyañjanaṃ jñeyam)' इति हलायुधः (iti halāyudhaḥ); Rām.2.91.67.
2) See अधिष्ठान (adhiṣṭhāna); देवनिष्ठानभूतं तद्विमानम् पुष्पकं मृधे (devaniṣṭhānabhūtaṃ tadvimānam puṣpakaṃ mṛdhe) Rām.7.21.27.
Derivable forms: niṣṭhānam (निष्ठानम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiṣṭhāna (निष्ठान).—(nt. ? in Sanskrit Lex. said to mean sauce, condiment; cited once by [Boehtlingk and Roth] from Rām., in passage where the meaning given below would fit very well; = AMg. ṇiṭṭhāna, ni°, defined as wholesome food; eatables, [Ardha-Māgadhī Dictionary]), food, seemingly of any kind (served to monks): sapta-saptehi niṣṭhānehi Mahāvastu i.325.11, (seven servants served each monk) with seven dishes of food each.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhāna (निष्ठान).—n.
(-naṃ) Sauce, condiment. E. ni before, syā to stay, aff lyuṭ.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhāna (निष्ठान).—probably ni- or nis, -sthā + ana, n. Sauce, condiment, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 91, 66.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhāna (निष्ठान):—[=ni-ṣṭhāna] [from ni-ṣṭhā] n. sauce, condiment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhāna (निष्ठान):—(naṃ) 1. n. Sauce, condiment.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣṭhāna (निष्ठान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiṭṭhāṇa.
[Sanskrit to German]
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 corpusNiṣṭhāna (ನಿಷ್ಠಾನ):—[noun] any of several sauces, dishes that is eaten as an appetiser or to add to the taste of the food; a curry.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nishthanaka.
Ends with: Abhinishthana, Aparinishthana, Parinishthana.
Full-text: Nitthana, Nishtana, Abhinishthana, Nitthavana, Parinishthana.
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