Niv, Nīv: 8 definitions
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Niv means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNīv (नीव्).—1 P. to grow fat.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṆiv (णिव्).—[(i) ṇivi] r. 1. cl. (ninvati praṇinvati) To wet, To moisten, to sprinkle.
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Ṇīv (णीव्).—[ṇīva] r. 1st cl. (nīvati praṇīvati) To be large or corpulent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīv (नीव्).— i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To become corpulent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNīv (नीव्):—[class] 1. [Parasmaipada] nīvati, to become fat, [Dhātupāṭha xv, 58] (cf. √tīv, pīv, mīv).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Ṇiv (णिव्):—(i) nimvati 1. a. To wet.
2) Ṇīv (णीव्):—nīvati 1. a. To be large.
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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.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNiv in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) foundation; base, ground; —[ka patthara] foundation stone; —[jamana] to consolidate, to establish on a firm footing; —[dalana] to lay the foundation (of); —[padana] the foundation to be laid; —[dena] to provide with a base/foundation..—niv (नींव) is alternatively transliterated as Nīṃva.
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Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa III, adhyāya 7, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Third Kāṇḍa]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - Controversy with the Monists by Mādhava Mukunda < [Chapter XXI - The Nimbārka School of Philosophy]