Niyatana, Niyātana: 8 definitions
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Niyatana 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Niyatan.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiyātana (नियातन).—See निपातन (nipātana).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryNiyatana (नियतन).—(?) , perhaps determination, fixation (an irregular formation, as if with suffix -ana, based on niyata, fixed; § 22.7; compare Pali accanta-niyata, -niyāmatā, (possessing) final assurance, Critical Pali Dictionary): ye te gambhīrapratītyasamutpāda- vyupaparīkṣaṇavihāriṇaś ca na cātyanta-niyatana- vihāriṇaḥ Gaṇḍavyūha 472.11—12; may refer to fatalistic beliefs, in contrast with belief in the pratītya-samutpāda.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyātana (नियातन).—n.
(-naṃ) Causing to fall or descend: see nipātana . nitarāṃ yātyate yāti-lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyātana (नियातन):—[=ni-yātana] [wrong reading] for ni-pātana.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiyātana (नियातन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Causing to fall.
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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 dictionaryNiyatana (नियतन) [Also spelled niyatan]:—(nm) allotment, fixation.
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