Nishthiv, Niṣṭhiv: 4 definitions
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Nishthiv 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 Niṣṭhiv can be transliterated into English as Nisthiv or Nishthiv, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: OpenEdition books: Vividhatīrthakalpaḥ (Kāvya)Niṣṭhiv (निष्ठिव्) in Sanskrit refers to “sneeze, spit”, as is mentioned in the Vividhatīrthakalpa by Jinaprabhasūri (13th century A.D.): an ancient text devoted to various Jaina holy places (tīrthas).—(CDIAL 7504).
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣṭhiv (निष्ठिव्).—1, 4 P.
1) To eject, emit, send forth; निष्ठ्यूतश्चरणोपभोगसुलभो लाक्षारसः केनचित् (niṣṭhyūtaścaraṇopabhogasulabho lākṣārasaḥ kenacit) Ś.4.5; R.2.75; Bk. 14.1;17.1;18.14; Kāv.1.95.
2) To eject saliva from the mouth, spit; Manusmṛti 4.132; अमेध्यपार्ष्णिनिष्ठ्यूतस्पर्शने द्विगुणस्ततः (amedhyapārṣṇiniṣṭhyūtasparśane dviguṇastataḥ) (daṇḍaḥ) Y.2.213.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhiv (निष्ठिव्).—spit out.
Niṣṭhiv is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and ṣṭhiv (ष्ठिव्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣṭhiv (निष्ठिव्):—[=ni-√ṣṭhiv] (or ṣṭhīv) [Parasmaipada] -ṣṭhīvati ([imperfect tense] ny-aṣṭīvat, [Mahābhārata]; [perfect tense] ni-tiṣṭhivuḥ, [Bhaṭṭi-kāvya]; [indeclinable participle] -ṣṭhīvya, [Manu-smṛti]), to spit, spit out, eject from the mouth. 2.
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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Starts with: Nishthiva, Nishthivaka, Nishthivana, Nishthivanasharava, Nishthivasharava, Nishthivi, Nishthivika, Nishthivin, Nishthivita, Nishthivitasharava.
Ends with: Abhinishthiv, Avanishthiv, Vinishthiv.
Full-text: Shthi, Nishthivika, Nishthivana, Abhinishthiv, Sanishtheva, Nishthuti, Avanishthiv, Nishthuta, Vinishthiv, Nishthivanasharava, Nishthyuta, Nishthivita, Nishthyuti, Nishthevana, Nishthiva, Nishtheva, Nishthita.
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