Nihshvas, Niḥś�: 4 definitions
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Nihshvas 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.
The Sanskrit term Niḥś� can be transliterated into English as Nihsvas or Nihshvas, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiḥś� (निःश्वस्).�(often written Ծś) 2 P.
1) To sigh, heave a sigh of grief, pant.
2) To hiss (as a serpent).
3) To snort (as an elephant).
4) To breathe.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥś� (निःश्वस्).—hiss, pant, breathe out or in, sigh.
Niḥś� is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and ś (श्वस�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiḥś� (निःश्वस्):—[=ni�-√ś�] [Parasmaipada] -śiti, ([perfect tense] -śaśa), to hiss (said of a serpent), [Rāmāyaṇa];
—to snort (said of an elephant), [ib.];
—to breathe, exhale, [Suśruta], inhale, [Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa];
—to sigh, [Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature etc.]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niḥś� (निःश्वस्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṃk, Ṇi, Ṇīs.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), 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: Shvas, Nih, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nihshvasa, Nihshvasana, Nihshvasaparama, Nihshvasasamhita, Nihshvasita, Nihshvasitri, Nihshvasya.
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