Nisudana, Nisūdana, Nishudana, Niṣūdana: 12 definitions
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Nisudana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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 Niṣūdana can be transliterated into English as Nisudana or Nishudana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNiṣūdana (निषूदन) refers to “destruction”, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.5.10 (“The burning of the Tripuras”).—Accordingly, as Sanatkumāra narrated to Vyāsa: “[...] Then from the firmament, the odd-eyed Śiva who was standing there holding the bow and the arrow heard an auspicious voice.—‘O lord of the master of the universe, you will not kill the Tripuras as long as the lord Gaṇeśa is not adored’. On hearing these words, Śiva the destroyer (niṣūdana) of Andhaka called Bhadrakālī and worshipped the elephant-faced god Gaṇeśa. [...]”.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Rangjung Yeshe Wiki: Dharma DictionaryNiṣūdana (निषूदन) refers to the “destroyer (of attachment)” and represents one of the twenty-one emanations of Tārā according to the Kashmiri Mahasiddha Suryagupta Tradition.—Suryagupta or Ravigupta (Tibetan: nyi ma be pa) was a layperson from Kashmir that was cured of leprosy by a miraculous statue of the goddess Tara. Suryagupta is famous for having many visions of Tara and originating many lineages of her practice such as the Twenty-one forms of Tara [e.g., Rāga-niṣūdana-tārā]. There exists inscriptions and paintings (from the 14th century) of these Twenty-one Taras and they are also described in ritual and meditation texts in both Sanskrit and Tibetan language.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryNisūdana, (nt.) (ni+sūd) destroying, slaughtering Miln. 242. (Page 373)
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣūdana (निषूदन).—Killing, slaughter.
-naḥ A killer; as in बलवृत्रनिषूदनः (balavṛtraniṣūdanaḥ) &c.
Derivable forms: niṣūdanam (निषूदनम्).
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Nisūdana (निसूदन).—p. p. Killing, destroying.
-nam Killing, slaughter; cf. निषूदन (niṣūdana). यमिन्द्रशब्दार्थनिसूदनं हरेः (yamindraśabdārthanisūdanaṃ hareḥ) Śi.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣūdana (निषूदन).—n.
(-naṃ) Killing, slaughter. m.
(-daḥ) A killer. E. ni before, ṣad to kill, aff. lyuṭ .
Niṣūdana can also be spelled as Nisūdana (निसूदन).
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Nisūdana (निसूदन).—n.
(-naṃ) Killing, slaughter. E. ni before, sūd to kill, aff. bhāve lyuṭḥ also niṣūdana .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣūdana (निषूदन).—see nisūdana.
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Nisūdana (निसूदन).—[ni-sūd + ana], and niṣūdana niṣūdana (against Gramm.), m. A destroyer, Mahābhārata 3, 12013.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣūdana (निषूदन).—[masculine] killer, destroyer.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣūdana (निषूदन):—[=ni-ṣūdana] [from ni-ṣūd] m. idem, [Mahābhārata; Raghuvaṃśa]
2) [v.s. ...] removing, destroying, [Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] n. killing, slaughter, [Horace H. Wilson]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣūdana (निषूदन):—[ni-ṣūdana] (naṃ) 1. n. Killing, slaughter.
2) Nisūdana (निसूदन):—[ni-sūdana] (naṃ) 1. n. Killing, slaughter.
[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 corpusNiṣūdana (ನಿಷೂದನ):—
1) [noun] the act or an instance of killing.
2) [noun] a killer; a slaughterer.
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Nisūdana (ನಿಸೂದನ):—[noun] the act or an instance of killing; slaughter.
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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Ends with (+10): Andhakanishudana, Bakanishudana, Balanishudana, Balavritranisudana, Balinishudana, Caturthakanisudana, Chaturthakanisudana, Daiteyanishudana, Daityanishudana, Hidimbanishudana, Jvaranisudana, Kamsakeshinishudana, Kamsanishudana, Keshinishudana, Kicakanisudana, Kichakanisudana, Kirmiranishudana, Kraumcanishudana, Kraumchanishudana, Krauncanishudana.
Full-text (+9): Balavritranisudana, Keshinishudana, Vakanisudana, Madhunishudana, Hidimbanishudana, Balanishudana, Nilutanam, Bakanishudana, Daityanishudana, Nicutanam, Kirmira, Pakahantri, Kamsanishudana, Krauncanishudana, Vindhyamathana, Kicaka, Kirmiranishudanabhid, Kamsakeshinishudana, Daiteyanishudana, Pakanishudana.
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