Niyat, Ni-yat: 5 definitions
Introduction:
Niyat means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNiyat (नियत्) (Cf. Niyatī) refers to the “entering” (of the principle over which goddess Nityā resides), according to the Kulakaulinīmata verse 136-140.—Accordingly, “The goddess Nityā is always white and, completely full, resides in the circle of the moon. She is adorned with a rosary of crystal and a book. She is in the middle of a forest of Kadamba trees and enters into one's own body. The principle (over which she presides) is between the vital breath and is located above (Śiva) the Tranquil One. One should repeat it along with emission at the beginning and end of the Vidyā. One should make it enter (niyat) with the force of a river carrying along with it all the scriptures. Once placed within the heart, one becomes the Lord of Speech himself. He knows all that is made of speech and contemplates the principle which is the meaning of all written prose. O great goddess! By reciting it a 100,000 times a man becomes a (great) poet”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Niyat in India is the name of a plant defined with Antidesma ghaesembilla in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· De Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum (1788)
· Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress Association (1980)
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyat (नियत्).—[Middle] get at ([locative]).
Niyat is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and yat (यत्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyat (नियत्):—[=ni-√yat] [Ātmanepada] -yatate, to arrive at, come to ([locative case]), [Ṛg-veda i, 186, 11.]
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 dictionary1) Niyat in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) fixed; given, prescribed; decided; allotted; constant, invariable, unchanging; ~[tvavada] determinism..—niyat (नियत) is alternatively transliterated as Niyata.
2) Niyat in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) motive; intention; —[damvadola hona/digana/badalana/bada hona/bigadana/buri hona/mem pharka ana] toundergo a change of intention, to be lured into ill intention, the motive to turn malafide, to be swept off the ground of honesty; —[bamdhana] to make a firm resolve; —[lagi rahana] to keep concentrating upon..—niyat (नीयत) is alternatively transliterated as Nīyata.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+34): Niyata, Niyata Micchaditthi, Niyata Puggala, Niyata-aniyata, Niyata-bhoga, Niyata-nidhi, Niyatabhava, Niyatabhojana, Niyatabhumi, Niyatacara, Niyatacaryapratipattibhumi, Niyatacharyapratipattibhumi, Niyatacitta, Niyatadhvajaketu, Niyatadvitva, Niyatahara, Niyatakala, Niyatakalika, Niyatakshara, Niyatam.
Ends with: Aniyat, Anniyat, Sitamashniyat, Snigdhashniyat, Suniyat, Ushnmashniyat, Yajniyat.
Full-text: Niyata, Niyyateti, Niyyadeti, Suniyat, Geya, Niyati, Ayuka, Bhavya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
III, 3, 23 < [Third Adhyāya, Third Pāda]