Nisyanda, Nishyanda, Niṣyanda, Nishyamda: 12 definitions
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Nisyanda 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 Niṣyanda can be transliterated into English as Nisyanda or Nishyanda, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNiṣyanda (निष्यन्द) refers to “dripping” (i.e., that which drips), according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “That, O goddess, is said to be the subtle (form), now listen to the gross one. [...] The great conch (she holds) makes her proud and the beauty of her crown enhances her beauty. (She is) adorned with a garland of severed heads that extends from the soles of the feet up to (her) neck. She drips with the blood that flows (from the heads) [i.e., sravat-rudhira-niṣyanda] and is fatigued by the weight of her (dangling) rocking hair. Very fierce, she destroys (the universe) by licking (it up). She has big teeth and a thin stomach. She has long (dangling) breasts and a large chest. Her furious form is (lean) without flesh. She has six faces and twelve arms and her back is slightly bent”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāNiṣyanda (निष्यन्द) refers to the “outcome (of the dharma)”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as the Lord said to the Four Great Kings: “Excellent, excellent, friends, you are my sons born of the dharma, and all of you demonstrate the effort to uphold my true dharma. With the outcome of the dharma (dharma-niṣyanda) all of you will be the masters of the world in this world, and after having transcended all the world, you will attain the final extinction in the realm of noble extinction”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNisyanda (निस्यन्द).—
1) Flowing forth or down, trickling down, dropping, dripping, streaming, oozing; बल्कलशिखा- निस्यन्दरेखाङ्किताः (balkalaśikhā- nisyandarekhāṅkitāḥ) Ś.1.14.
2) A discharge, flux, sap, juice; इभदलितविकीर्णग्रन्थिनिष्यन्दगन्धः (ibhadalitavikīrṇagranthiniṣyandagandhaḥ) Uttararāmacarita 2.21; Mālatīmādhava (Bombay) 9.6.
3) A flow, stream, fluid that trickles down; हिमाद्रिनिस्यन्द इवावतीर्णः (himādrinisyanda ivāvatīrṇaḥ) R.14.3;3.41;16.7; मदनिस्यन्दरेखयोः (madanisyandarekhayoḥ) 1.57; Meghadūta 44.
4) Necessary consequence or result.
5) Uttering, declaring.
Derivable forms: nisyandaḥ (निस्यन्दः).
See also (synonyms): niṣyanda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiṣyanda (निष्यन्द).—m. (see also nisyanda and syanda; = Pali nissanda), issue, outcome, natural result; Tibetan regularly rgyu mthun pa = cause-correspondence, i.e. what follows naturally from an antecedent cause: (sarvabodhisattva)- cari-niṣyanda-(so read for text niṣpanda, without v.l.; Tibetan as above) -niṣpatti-phalādhigama-parikīrtano Lalitavistara 5.1 (prose), description of the attainment of fruit in (by) achieve- ment of the natural result of all (his previous) course as a Bo- dhisattva; svapuṇya-vipāka-niṣyanda-parimaṇḍite siṃhā- sane Lalitavistara 30.7; Lalitavistara 126.11, see sarvauṣadhi-ni°; acintvaḥ puṇyavipāka-niṣyanda iti Lalitavistara 278.9; buddhānāṃ śubhani- ṣyandānāṃ Mahāvastu i.169.3 (verse), characterized by excellent results (of their actions); ii.230.7 mātāpitugāravasya ni°; 270.15 (here by em., text uncertain); 359.7 (śīlasya); °daḥ sa Tathāgataḥ puṇyānām Mahāvyutpatti 373, the T. is the result of meritorious deeds; karmaniṣyando jātiḥ Daśabhūmikasūtra 48.31, birth is the natural result of action (in pratītyasamutpāda); niṣyandato Bodhisattvabhūmi 13.12, in regard to the outcome (of cittot- pāda); prajñāpāramitā-niṣyandena Aṣṭasāhasrikā-prajñāpāramitā 74.11, as a result of…; tathāgatadharmadeśanā-niṣyandena Gaṇḍavyūha 319.1; bodhisattva-saṃbhāra-bala-nisyandā(ḥ) Gaṇḍavyūha 524.5, the out- come, results of…; °da-phala, one of the five phala (q.v.), Mahāvyutpatti 2272, according to Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) xvii.31 of karuṇā; commentary there explains, svabhāvadatvena…viśiṣṭakaruṇāphaladānāt; Bodhisattvabhūmi 102.17, explained in 22 f., kuśalābhyāsāt kuśalārāmatā kuśalabahulatā pūrvakarmasādṛśyena vā paścātphalānu- vartanatā.
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Nisyanda (निस्यन्द).—m. (= niṣyanda, q.v.), outcome, result: sādhuḥ puṇyasya °daḥ Lalitavistara 280.22 (verse).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNisyanda (निस्यन्द).—m.
(-ndaḥ) Trickling, oozing, issuing. E. ni before, syanda to ooze, aff. ghañ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣyanda (निष्यन्द).—see nisyanda.
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Nisyanda (निस्यन्द).—and niṣyanda niṣyanda, i. e. ni-syand + a, I. adj. Trickling, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 3, 41. Ii. m. 1. Trickling, drops, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 94, 13. 2. Discharge, [Suśruta] 1, 121, 9. 3. figuratively, Uttering, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 4092.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣyanda (निष्यन्द).—v. nisyanda & ndin.
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Nisyanda (निस्यन्द).—[adjective] & [masculine] flowing or trickling down; [masculine] also discharge of any fluid, gush, stream.
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Niṣyanda (निष्यन्द).—[adjective] & [masculine] flowing or trickling down; [masculine] also discharge of any fluid, gush, stream.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Nisyanda (निस्यन्द):—[=ni-syanda] [from ni-syand] mfn. (or ṣy) flowing or dripping down, [Raghuvaṃśa; Śiśupāla-vadha]
2) [v.s. ...] m. a flowing or trickling down or forth, issuing, stream, gush, a discharge (of any fluid), [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] necessary consequence or result, [Buddhist literature]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNisyanda (निस्यन्द):—[ni-syanda] (ndaḥ) 1. m. Trickling.
[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 corpusNiṣyaṃda (ನಿಷ್ಯಂದ):—
1) [noun] a oozing or seeping out.
2) [noun] a continuous flow of water (or other liquid); a stream.
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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Starts with: Nishyandabuddha, Nishyandayate, Nisyandakandara.
Ends with: Abhinishyanda, Anishyanda, Baddhanishyanda, Dharmanishyanda, Gonishyanda, Guhyanishyanda, Paryayoktinishyanda, Sarvaushadhinishyanda.
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