Nihantri, 狈颈丑补苍迟峁�, 狈颈丑补苍迟谤墨: 8 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈颈丑补苍迟峁� can be transliterated into English as Nihantr or Nihantri, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (shaktism)狈颈丑补苍迟谤墨 (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ啷�) refers to 鈥渟he who destroys (darkness)鈥�, according to the King Vatsar膩ja鈥檚 P奴j膩stuti called the K膩masiddhistuti (also V膩make艣var墨stuti), guiding one through the worship of the Goddess Nity膩.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淸...] Sages address you as the destroyer of darkness (苍颈丑补苍迟谤墨鈥�munayas tamaso 苍颈丑补苍迟谤墨m), the bestower of delight, yielding the immortal nectar to all those who remember you. They address you as the ever-risen one with no possibility of rising and setting, as the underlying digit of the moon never suspected to have a stain鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) 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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�) refers to 鈥渙ne who slays鈥� (his enemies), according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.4.9 (鈥淏oasting of T膩raka鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as T膩raka-Asura fought with the Gods: 鈥淸...] Within a moment, the powerful V墨rabhadra, the slayer (苍颈丑补苍迟峁�) of enemies, got up lifting his trident aloft, that had the lustre of lightning and was blazing forth. The trident had a halo around, like that of the sun, the moon and the fire. It illuminated the quarters by means of its brilliance; caused terror even in the hearts of the brave. It had a deadly splendour and blazed well. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�).鈥�a.
1) A killer.
2) Destructive, murderous.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�).鈥攎fn. (-苍迟腻-苍迟谤墨-苍迟峁�) Murderous, who or what kills. E. ni before, han to kill, 迟峁沜 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�).鈥擺ni-han + t峁�], m. 1. A killer, Mah. 5, 51. 2. One who removes, [Vikramorva艣墨, (ed. Bollensen.)] [distich] 48. 3. One who prevents, [厂耻艣谤耻迟补] 1, 308, 12.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�).鈥擺masculine] killer, destroyer.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�):鈥擺=苍颈-丑补苍迟峁�] [from ni-han] m. a killer, destroyer, [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah膩bh膩rata] etc.
2) [v.s. ...] one who removes or expels or hinders, [Vikramorva艣墨; 厂耻艣谤耻迟补]
3) [v.s. ...] Name of 艢iva, [Mah膩bh膩rata]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈丑补苍迟峁� (啶ㄠた啶灌え啷嵿い啷�):鈥擺苍颈-丑补苍迟峁�] (nt膩-ntr墨-nt峁�) a. Idem.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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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Partial matches: Hantri.
Full-text: Madhunihantri, Nih.
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