Nihshanka, 狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补, Nissa峁卥a, Nissanka, Nissamka, Nishshanka, Nishshamka, Nihshamka, Ni-sanka: 23 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 can be transliterated into English as Nihsanka or Nihshanka, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: SOAS University of London: Protective Rites in the Netra Tantra狈颈岣ヅ沘峁僰补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶傕) refers to 鈥渂eing free from doubt鈥�, according to the Netratantra of K峁mar腻ja: a 艢aiva text from the 9th century in which 艢iva (Bhairava) teaches P腻rvat墨 topics such as metaphysics, cosmology, and soteriology.鈥擜ccordingly, [verse 19.110-113, while describing the king鈥檚 consecration]鈥斺�淸The mantrin] who is free from doubt (苍颈岣ヅ沘峁僰补) should consecrate [the king] in a solitary place at night and on a day of auspicious protection. With auspicious cries like "victory!" and the sounds of the auspicious Veda, he should consecrate [the king] with water and make oblations of white mustard seeds [while he] proclaims the name [of the king] [...]鈥�.
Shaiva (啶多啶�, 艣aiva) or Shaivism (艣aivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.
Vedanta (school of philosophy)
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�) refers to 鈥渙ne who is free from doubts鈥�, according to the A峁ａ弓腻vakrag墨t腻 (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Ved腻nta topics.鈥擜ccordingly, [as A峁ａ弓avakra says to Janaka]: 鈥淸...] The man who is free from doubts (苍颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补) and whose mind is free does not bother about means of liberation. [na muktik腻rik腻峁� dhatte 苍颈岣ヅ沘峁卥o yuktam腻nasa岣�] Whether seeing, hearing, feeling smelling or tasting, he lives at ease. He whose mind is pure and undistracted from the simple hearing of the Truth sees neither something to do nor something to avoid nor a cause for indifference. [...]鈥�.
Vedanta (啶掂啶︵ぞ啶ㄠ啶�, ved腻nta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper NamesSee Kittinissanka.
Therav腻da is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: archive.org: Jaina Yoga狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�) means 鈥渇reedom from fear鈥� and refers to an aspect of samyaktva (right belief) classified under the 补峁単补 heading, according to various Jain authors (e.g., P奴jyap腻da, Samantabhadra, C腻mu峁囜笉ar腻ya, Somadeva and Am峁泃acandra). This meaning is preferred by Samantabhadra (Ratna-kara峁囜笉a-艣r腻vak腻c腻ra verse 1.2), who sees in it a determination 鈥渞igid as the temper of steel鈥� to follow the path of righteousness, and by C腻mu峁囜笉ar腻ya, who lists the seven types of fear (bhaya) in his Caritras腻ra.
Am峁泃acandra (Puru峁Ｄ錼thasiddhyup腻ya 23), however, prefers to interpret 苍颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 as freedom from doubt about the truths proclaimed by the Jina. Somadeva offers both explanations: doubt, in his view, would mean an inability to choose between one doctrine and another, one vow andanother, and one divinity and another.
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�) refers to 鈥渇earless鈥�, according to the 11th century J帽腻n腻r峁嘺va, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by 艢ubhacandra.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淥ne who is restrained who is intent on stopping the influx of karma fearlessly (苍颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补) drives away the discharge of the poison of non-restraint with the nectar waters of true restraint. A bad birth is hard to be accomplished even in a dream for him whose judgment, which is extremely skilful at examination like a door-keeper, shines in the mind鈥�.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, 鈥榮elf-reliance鈥�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English DictionaryNi艣艣a峁卥a (啶ㄠた啶多啶多啷嵿).鈥攁 (S) Confident, decided, determined, unhesitating. 2 as ad Boldly, fearlessly, confidently.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English苍颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶傕).鈥擲ee 苍颈艣艣补峁卥补.
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishNi艣艣a峁卥a (啶ㄠた啶多啶多啷嵿).鈥�a Confident, decided. ad Boldly, fearlessly.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�).鈥�a. Free from fear, careless, secure.
-峁卥补尘 ind. Fearlessly, easily; 啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶曕 啶︵啶い啷� 啶侧啶曕啶� 啶ざ啷嵿く 啶じ啷嵿ぎ啶氞く啷� 啶う啶 (苍颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补峁� d墨yate lokai岣� pa艣ya bhasmacaye padam).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-峁卥补岣�-峁卥腻-峁卥补峁�) Fearless. E. nir and 艣补峁卥腻 apprehension.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�).鈥擺adjective] fearless, not afraid of (鈥斅�), confident; 掳鈥� & [neuter] [adverb]
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狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥腻 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶曕ぞ).鈥擺feminine] fearlessness; [instrumental] = [preceding] [adverb]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) 狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�):鈥擺=苍颈岣�-艣补峁卥补] [from 苍颈岣�] mf(腻)n. free from fear or risk, not afraid of ([compound])
2) [v.s. ...] careless, secure, [Hariva峁兣沘; K腻vya literature] etc. (also nikita, [Pa帽catantra])
3) [=苍颈岣�-艣补峁卥补] [from 苍颈岣�] m. (in music) a kind of measure or dance
4) 狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥腻 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶曕ぞ):鈥擺=苍颈岣�-艣补峁卥腻] [from 苍颈岣�-艣补峁卥补 > 苍颈岣�] f. absence of fear or hesitation
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�):鈥擺苍颈岣�-艣补峁卥补] (峁卥a岣�-峁卥腻-峁単a峁�) a. Fearless.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅蝉蝉补峁僰补.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryNi艣艣a峁僰a (啶ㄠた啶多啶多啶�) [Also spelled nishshank]:鈥�(a) unhesitating; unapprehensive; dauntless, intrepid, fearless; hence ~[t腻] (nf).
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Prakrit-English dictionary
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary峁唅蝉蝉补峁僰补 (啶｀た啶膏啶膏啶�) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: 狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus狈颈岣ヅ沘峁僰补 (嗖ㄠ部嗖冟捕嗖傕矔):鈥擺noun] = 嗖ㄠ部嗖冟捕嗖傕矔喑� [nihshamke].
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNi艣艣a峁僰a (嗖ㄠ部嗖多硩嗖多矀嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] = 嗖ㄠ部嗖多硩嗖多矀嗖曕硢 [nishshamke].
2) [noun] a man not having doubts; he who is certain (about something).
3) [noun] he who is fearless.
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Nissa峁僰a (嗖ㄠ部嗖膏硩嗖膏矀嗖�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖ㄠ部嗖膏硩嗖膏矀嗖曕硢 [nissamke].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary1) 狈颈岣ヅ沘峁卥补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啶權啶�):鈥攁dj. 1. doubtless; 2. fearless; adv. without any doubt or hesitation; doubtlessly; indisputably;
2) Ni艣艣a峁卥a (啶ㄠた啶多啶多啷嵿):鈥攁dj. doubtless;
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.
Pali-English dictionary
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P腻岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)苍颈蝉蝉补峁卥补鈥�
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(Auto-Translation): Free from delusion and doubt, without any delusion or doubt present.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav腻da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
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Partial matches: Shanka, Nih, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nihshamkate, Nihshankalila, Nihshankam, Nihshankasupta, Nihshankaya.
Full-text (+62): Nihshankalila, Nissanka-malla, Nihshankam, Nihshankasupta, Nishshank, Nissankalata, Nissankadanavinoda, Nissankavihara, Nicankam, Nikkankha, Nihshankaya, Nihshakta, Nihshankita, Ni:shanka, Ni:shakta, Ni:shabda, Nissandeh, Nissamdeha, Nishshamkita, Brahmanasatra.
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