Nitkashaya, Niṭkaṣāya, Nish-kashaya, Nishkashaya, Nishkashayam: 5 definitions
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Nitkashaya 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 Niṭkaṣāya can be transliterated into English as Nitkasaya or Nitkashaya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Niṣkaṣāya (निष्कषाय):—[=niṣ-kaṣāya] [from niṣ > niḥ] mfn. free from dirt or impure passions, [Mahābhārata]
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of 13th Arhat of future Ut-sarpiṇī, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣkāṣāya (निष्काषाय) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇikkasāya.
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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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiṣkaṣāya (ನಿಷ್ಕಷಾಯ):—[noun] a person who is not defiled by religious impurities.
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Niṣkaṣāyaṃ (ನಿಷ್ಕಷಾಯಂ):—[adverb] without religious impurities.
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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