Nihatya, Ni-hatya: 2 definitions
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Nihatya 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNihatya (啶ㄠた啶灌い啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渉aving killed (all the demons)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.33 (鈥淭he appeasement of Himavat鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Vasi峁ａ弓ha said to Himavat (Him膩cala): 鈥淸...] The primordial nature, born of 艢iva, maintains threefold forms in the creative activity, partially out of sport with diverse digits. V膩峁嚹�, the deity presiding over the activity of speech, is born of his mouth; Lak峁墨, in the form of riches, is born out of his chest. P膩rvat墨 manifested (腻惫颈谤产丑腻惫补) herself in the splendours of the gods. After killing (nihatya) all the demons she granted riches and glory to the gods. [...]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.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusNihatya (啶ㄠた啶灌い啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渁nnihilating鈥� (the army of the demons), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 1, 鈥渙n the origin of elephants鈥漖: 鈥�21. The creation of elephants (as told in the following) was holy, and for the profit of sacrifice to the Gods, and especially for the welfare of kings. Therefore it is clear that elephants must be zealously tended. [...] 24. And the (eight) noble elephants (of the quarters) went to the battle of the gods and demons, as vehicles of the lords of the quarters, Indra, Agni, and the rest. Then in fright they ran away to Viri帽ca (Brahm膩). Knowing this, the Spirit of Must was then created by Fate (Brahm膩); when it had been implanted in them, infuriated they annihilated (nihatya) the host of the demons, and went with Indra and the rest each to his separate quarter鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Hatya.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 1.35 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Dar艣ana (Observing the Armies)]
Ganitatilaka (Sanskrit text and English introduction) (by H. R. Kapadia)
Page 148 < [Sanskrit Text of the Ganitatilaka]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
The backdrop of the Srikanthacarita and the Mankhakosa (by Dhrubajit Sarma)
Part 5y - Ala峁僰膩ra (25): Arth膩patti or presumption or necessary conclusion < [Chapter III - Literary Assessment Of The 艢r墨ka峁囜弓hacarita]
Bhasa (critical and historical study) (by A. D. Pusalker)