The Sanskrit term Niṣṭhīvana can be transliterated into English as Nisthivana or Nishthivana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन):—Spitting

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन).—Spitting out, spitting; Bhartṛhari 1.92.

Derivable forms: niṣṭhīvanam (निष्ठीवनम्).

See also (synonyms): niṣṭhīva, niṣṭheva, niṣṭhevana, niṣṭhīvita.

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

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन).—n.

(-naṃ) Spitting, spitting out, ejecting any thing from the mouth. E. ni before, ṣṭhiva to object, aff. lyuṭ; also niṣṭhevana and niṣṭhīva .

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

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन).—i. e. nis-ṣthīv + ana, n. Spitting out, Mahābhārata 12, 2038.

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

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन).—[neuter] vikā [feminine], vita [neuter] spitting out, spittle.

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

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन):—[=ni-ṣṭhīvana] [from ni-ṣṭhiv] n. spitting, saliva, [Mahābhārata; Suśruta]

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

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन):—[ni-ṣṭhīvana] (naṃ) 1. m. Idem.

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

Niṣṭhīvana (निष्ठीवन) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇiṭṭhīvaṇa, Ṇiṭṭhuhaṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nishthivana 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.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niṣṭhīvana (ನಿಷ್ಠೀವನ):—[noun] = ನಿಷ್ಠೀವ [nishthiva].

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shthivana, Ni.

Starts with: Nishthivanasharava.

Ends with: Avanishthivana, Vinishthivana.

Full-text: Avanishthivana, Nishthivanasharava, Nishtivanam, Nitthuhana, Nitthivana, Nishthevana, Nishthivita, Nishthiva, Nishtheva, Nitthubhana, Sharava.

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