Niyam, Ni-yam: 5 definitions
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Niyam 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
Niyam (नियम्).—hold, restrain, stop ([Middle] [intransitive]); fasten, lie to, bind up (the hair); take, assume; offer, present; govern, control, limit; fix, establish. [Causative] restrain, curb; fasten, tie to ([locative]), suppress, limit.
Niyam is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and yam (यम्).
Niyam (नियम्):—[=ni-√yam] [Parasmaipada] -yacchati, to stop (trans.), hold back, detain with ([locative case]) ;
— ([Ātmanepada]) to stop (intrans.), stay, remain, [Ṛg-veda];
—to keep back, refuse;
— ([Ātmanepada]) to fail, be wanting, [ib.];
—to fasten, tie to ([locative case]), bind up (hair etc.), [ib.] etc. etc.;
—to hold over, extend (śarma), [Atharva-veda];
—to hold downwards (the hand), [Taittirīya-saṃhitā];
—to bring near, procure, bestow, grant, offer, present (rain, gifts etc.), [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda; Brāhmaṇa] etc.;
—to hold in, keep down, restrain, control, govern, regulate (as breath, the voice, the organs of sense etc.), [Manu-smṛti; Mahābhārata] etc.;
—to suppress or conceal (one’s nature), [Manu-smṛti x, 59];
—to destroy, annihilate (opp. to √sṛj), [Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to restrict (food etc.; cf. below);
—to fix upon, settle, determine, establish, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha; Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa; Kāśikā-vṛtti on Pāṇini 2-3, 66];
— (in gram.) to lower, pronounce low id est. with the Anudātta, [Ṛgveda-prātiśākhya] :
—[Causal] -yamayati, to restrain, curb, check, suppress, restrict, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
Niyam (नियम्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇiaccha.
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
Niyam in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a rule, canon; law; principle; ~[tah] as a matter of rule/law; ~[nishtha] an adherent to rule/law, a rule-abiding person; ~[nishthata/nishtha] adherence to rules; formalism; ~[baddha] bound by rule(s); regulated; hence ~[baddhata] (nf); -[viruddha] contrary to rule, unfair; violating a law; -[virodha] defiance/breach of law; -[viridhi] against the law; a law defier/breaker —[bhamga karana] to violate/defy a rule..—niyam (नियम) is alternatively transliterated as Niyama.
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Nepali dictionary
Niyam is another spelling for नियम [niyama].—n. 1. fixed rule; law; principle; regulation; 2. custom; usage; normal practice; 3. self-imposed restraint/religious observance; 4. moderation;
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.
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Partial matches (+0): Yam, Mi, Ni.
Starts with (+19): Niyama, Niyama-anch, Niyamabaddha, Niyamabaddhate, Niyamabhanga, Niyamabhava, Niyamabhavaparikappana, Niyamabhumi, Niyamacciletai, Niyamaccuttiram, Niyamadasa, Niyamadassana, Niyamadassi, Niyamadhara, Niyamadharma, Niyamagamana, Niyamagata, Niyamagataddasa, Niyamahetu, Niyamakarana.
Full-text (+45): Niyama, Niyata, Uniyam, Niyamana, Niyantri, Niyamaka, Saahchary-niyam, Pratifal-hraas-niyam, Purtiko-niyam, Sahacaryaniyama, Pratiphala-hrasa-niyama, Niya, Purtiko-niyama, Niyantu, Niyantavyatva, Niyameti, Niyamakata, Niyamakatva, Niyatamaithuna, Niyamavat.
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Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
Chapter 4.2b - Niyama (restraint of the mind) < [Chapter 4 - The Eight Yogadṛṣṭis and the nature of a Liberated Soul]
Acaranga Sutra (critical study) (by Shobha Surana)
Part 4.3 - Virtues and Values < [Chapter 5 - Ethical aspect of Ācārāṅga-sūtra]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Role of ahar and pathyapatya in annavaha srotas health. < [2021: Volume 10, November issue 13]
A comparative study of fundamental principles of ashtang yog and ayurved < [2021: Volume 10, May issue 5]
Ayurveda and yoga for optimal antenatal care and fetal development. < [2017: Volume 6, August issue 8]
Sanskrit Words In Southeast Asian Languages (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
Page 737 < [Sanskrit words in the Southeast Asian Languages]