Nivapodaka, Nivāpodaka, Nivapa-udaka: 3 definitions
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Nivapodaka 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNivāpodaka (निवापोदक).—a libation of water; अत्यल्पमिदमस्माकं निवापोदकभोजनम् (atyalpamidamasmākaṃ nivāpodakabhojanam) Mk. 1.17.
Derivable forms: nivāpodakam (निवापोदकम्).
Nivāpodaka is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nivāpa and udaka (उदक).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivāpodaka (निवापोदक).—[neuter] a libation to the Manes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivāpodaka (निवापोदक):—[=ni-vāpodaka] [from ni-vāpa > ni-vap] n. a libation of water offered to deceased progenitors, [Mṛcchakaṭikā x, 17] (read ka-bhojana).
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.
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