Nitanta, Nitānta, Nitamta: 14 definitions
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Nitānta (नितान्त) refers to “extraordinary (happiness)”, according to the Yogatārāvalī.—Accordingly, [while describing yoganidrā]: “[...] [This] Yogic sleep, whose extraordinary happiness (nitānta-bhadrā) [arises] from ceaseless practice, blossoms in the Yogin whose roots of intentional and volitional thought have been cut off and whose network of Karma has been completely rooted out. Having mastered cessation [of the mind] in the fourth state which is superior to the three states beginning with the mundane, O friend, forever enter that special thoughtless sleep full of [pure] consciousness”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Nitānta (नितान्त) refers to an “extraordinary production (of flowers)”using various bio-organical recipes for plant mutagenesis, according to the Vṛkṣāyurveda by Sūrapāla (1000 CE): an encyclopedic work dealing with the study of trees and the principles of ancient Indian agriculture.—Accordingly, “Mimusops elengi trees blossom forth producing lots (nitānta) of Michelia champaca flowers if continuously fed with flesh water after filling the bottom with plenty of mud mixed with rotten lotus seeds and the skin of a python or snake. [Some words are unintelligible]”.
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
Marathi-English dictionary
nitānta (नितांत).—a S Excessive or much: also as ad Much, very, excessively.
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nitānta (नितांत).—m P Impatient or eager desire. v paḍa, hō.
nitānta (नितांत).—a Excessive or much. ad Much, excessively.
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nitānta (नितांत).—m Impatient or eager desire.
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
Nitānta (नितान्त).—a. Extraordinary, excessive, very much, intense; नितान्तकठिनां रुजं मम न वेद यो मानसीम् (nitāntakaṭhināṃ rujaṃ mama na veda yo mānasīm) V.2.11; R.3.8,
-tam ind. Excessively, very much, exceedingly, in a high degree; मित्रं कोऽपि न कस्याऽपि नितान्तं न च वैरकृत् (mitraṃ ko'pi na kasyā'pi nitāntaṃ na ca vairakṛt) Pañcatantra (Bombay) 2.116.
Nitānta (नितान्त).—adj. mfn.
(-ntaḥ-ntā-ntaṃ) Much, excessive. adv. n.
(-ntaṃ) much, excessively. E. ni prefixed to tam to desire, affix kta, and the vowel made long.
Nitānta (नितान्त).—[adjective] extraordinary, excessive, much; °— & [neuter] [adverb]
1) Nitānta (नितान्त):—[=ni-tānta] [from ni-tam] mfn. extraordinary, excessive, considerable, important
2) [v.s. ...] [in the beginning of a compound] very much, in a high degree, [Kāvya literature] etc.
Nitānta (नितान्त):—[ni-tānta] (ntaṃ) 1. n. Much, excessively. a. Excessive; certain.
Nitānta (नितान्त):—s. u. tam mit ni .
Nitānta (नितान्त):—s.u. tam mit ni.
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
Nitāṃta (नितांत) [Also spelled nitant]:—(a) excessive; absolute; complete.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Nitāṃta (ನಿತಾಂತ):—[adjective] greater in amount, degree or extent.
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Nitāṃta (ನಿತಾಂತ):—[noun] that which is great in amount, degree or extent.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Nitānta (नितान्त):—adv. entirely; totally; completely; adj. extreme; entire; excessive;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mi, Ni, Tanta.
Starts with: Nitantabhadra, Nitantakathina, Nitantam, Nitantane, Nitantanem, Nitantarakta, Nitantatantre samkshepapurashcaranavidhi, Nitantavrikshiya.
Full-text: Nitantam, Nitantavrikshiya, Nitantakathina, Nitantarakta, Dam, Nitantiya, Nitant, Nitantabhadra, Asusama, Niryasa, Pratam, Nitantanem, Bhadra, Bata, Vatsala.
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Sahitya-kaumudi by Baladeva Vidyabhushana (by Gaurapada Dāsa)
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
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Page 77 < [Hindi-Kannada-English Volume 2]
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Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)
Krishna Sandarbha of Jiva Goswami (by Kusakratha Prabhu)
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The Naciketa-Upakhyana as the source of the Nasiketopakhyana < [Purana, Volume 6, Part 2 (1964)]
Activities of The All India Kashiraj Trust (January – June, 1969) < [Purana, Volume 11, Part 2 (1969)]