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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Niḥsāra (निःसार) is another name for Śākhoṭa, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Streblus asper (Siamese rough bush), from the Moraceae family. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.123), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Nissāra (निस्सार):—Ill nourishment

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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.

Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Saṅgītaśiromaṇi

Niḥsāra (निःसार, “pithless”) refers to one of the seven defects (doṣa) of the voice (śabda), according to the Saṅgītaśiromaṇi 14.72-75, where they are commonly known as the śabdadoṣa. The Saṅgītaśiromaṇi (“crest-jewel of music”) is a 15th-century Sanskrit work on Indian musicology (gāndharvaśāstra).

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Natyashastra (नाट्यशास्त्र, nāṭyaśāstra) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya—theatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Nissāra (निस्सार) refers to “without value” (i.e., “that which is void of all valuable things”), according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.15 (“The penance and reign of Tārakāsura”).—Accordingly, after Tāraka requested boons from Brahmā: “[...] That great demon [i.e., Tāraka] was crowned the king of the three worlds with the permission of Śukra, the preceptor of the demons. [...] Wherever a fine article was espied by the demon, he seized it immediately. The three worlds became void of all valuable things [i.e., nissāra]. O sage, the oceans the offered him their gems on account of fear. The entire earth became exuberant in productivity without being tilled and yielded what his subjects desired. [...]”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

India history and geography

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Niḥsāra.—cf. nissāreṇa (LP), ‘in an excellent manner.’ Note: niḥsāra is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Nissara in India is the name of a plant defined with Bombax ceiba in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· FBI (1874)
· Ethnobotany (2004)
· Taxon (1979)
· Meletemata Botanica (1832)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Lingnan Science Journal (1928)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Nissara, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, diet and recipes, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

nissāra : (adj.) worthless; sapless; unsubstantial.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Nissāra, (adj.) (nis+sāra) sapless, worthless, unsubstantial J. I, 393; Sdhp. 51, 608, 612. (Page 374)

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

niḥsāra (निःसार).—Better written nissāra &c.

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

Nissāra (निस्सार).—a (S) Sapless, pithless. See nissatva Sig. I.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Niḥsāra (निःसार).—Going forth or out, exit; निःसारं काङ्क्षमाणः सः (niḥsāraṃ kāṅkṣamāṇaḥ saḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.289.28. -a.

1) Worthless; जगत्सर्वं तु निःसारमनित्यं दुःखभाजनम् (jagatsarvaṃ tu niḥsāramanityaṃ duḥkhabhājanam) Kālikā P.; Pañcatantra (Bombay) 1.16.

2) Sapless.

3) Unsubstantial.

Derivable forms: niḥsāraḥ (निःसारः).

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Niḥsāra (निःसार).—A multitude (samūha).

Derivable forms: niḥsāraḥ (निःसारः).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Niḥsara (निःसर).—(°-) (evidently from Sanskrit niḥ-sṛ-), according to Tibetan phu chu, mountain torrent: -dhārāḥ Mahāvyutpatti 4186.

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

Niḥsāra (निःसार).—mfn.

(-raḥ-rā-raṃ) 1. Sapless, pithless. 2. Worthless, vain, insubstantial. m.

(-raḥ) 1. A plant, (Trophis aspera.) 2. Going forth. f.

(-rā) The plantain. E. nir privative, sāra essence, pith; or nir out, sṛ to go, ghañ aff.

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

Niḥsāra (निःसार).—i. e. nis-sṛ + a, m. Coming out, Mahābhārata 12, 10686.

— Cf. sāra.

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Niḥsāra (निःसार).—adj., f. rā, 1. sapless, [Suśruta] 1, 20, 16; [Cāṇakya] 66 in Berl. Monatsb. 1864, 411. 2. powerless, insignificant, [Pañcatantra] i. [distich] 421. 3. insipid. 4. vain, perishable, [Hitopadeśa] iv. [distich] 71.

Niḥsāra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and sāra (सार).

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

Niḥsāra (निःसार).—1. [masculine] going forth.

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Niḥsāra (निःसार).—2. [adjective] sapless, pithless, worthless, vain; [abstract] tva [neuter]

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

1) Niḥsāra (निःसार):—[=niḥ-sāra] [from niḥ] a mf(ā)n. sapless, pithless, worthless, vain, unsubstantial (-tā f. -tva n.), [Harivaṃśa; Varāha-mihira; Kāvya literature; Purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] m. Trophis Aspera or a kind of Śyonāka, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

3) [v.s. ...] (in music) a kind of time (also sāru and ruka)

4) Niḥsārā (निःसारा):—[=niḥ-sārā] [from niḥ-sāra > niḥ] f. Musa Sapientum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

5) Niḥsara (निःसर):—[=niḥ-sara] [from niḥ-sṛ] mfn. issuing out

6) Niḥsāra (निःसार):—[=niḥ-sāra] [from niḥ-sṛ] b m. going forth or out, [Mahābhārata]

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

Niḥsāra (निःसार):—[niḥ-sāra] (raḥ) 1. m. A plant (Trophis aspera). (rā) f. A plantain. a. Sapless, pithless.

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

Niḥsāra (निःसार) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇissāra, Ṇissāraga, Ṇīsāra, Ṇīhara, Dhāḍa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Nihsara 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Nissāra (निस्सार) [Also spelled nissar]:—(a) unsubstantial, illusory; worthless; hence ~[tā] (nf).

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

1) Ṇissara (णिस्सर) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Nirasṛ.

2) Ṇissāra (णिस्सार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsāra.

3) Ṇissāra (णिस्सार) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Niḥsāra.

Ṇissāra has the following synonyms: Ṇissāraga.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Niḥsāra (ನಿಃಸಾರ):—[adjective] = ನಿಃಸತ್ವ [nihsatva]1.

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Niḥsāra (ನಿಃಸಾರ):—[noun] = ನಿಃಸತ್ವ [nihsatva]2 - 1.

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nissāra (ನಿಸ್ಸಾರ):—

1) [adjective] lacking vitality or spirit; insipid; sapless.

2) [adjective] not interesting; boring.

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Nissāra (ನಿಸ್ಸಾರ):—[noun] = ನಿಸ್ಸಾರತೆ [nissarate].

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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.

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Partial matches: Nih, Sara, Cara, Nish.

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