Nistitirshat, Nistitīrṣat: 3 definitions

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Nistitirshat 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 Nistitīrṣat can be transliterated into English as Nistitirsat or Nistitirshat, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Nistitīrṣat (निस्तितीर्षत्).—mfn. (-rṣan-rṣantī-rṣat) 1. Desirous or anxious to cross. 2. Wishing for salvation, or to traverse the world. E. nir before, tṝ to cross, desid. form, śatṛ aff.

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

Nistitīrṣat (निस्तितीर्षत्):—[=nis-titīrṣat] [from nis-tṝ] mf(antī)n. desirous to cross (the ocean of life), wishing for salvation or liberation, [Horace H. Wilson]

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

Nistitīrṣat (निस्तितीर्षत्):—[ni-stitīrṣat] (rṣan-rṣantī-rṣat) a. Desirous of liberation, seeking it.

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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.

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