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Niraksha, ṣa, Nir-aksha: 8 definitions

Introduction:

Niraksha 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 ṣa can be transliterated into English as Niraksa or Niraksha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Niraksha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṣa (निरक्ष).—the place of no latitute; i. e. the terrestrial equator (in astronomy). °देशः (ś�)

1) a first meridian, as Laṅkā.

2) a place where the sun is always vertical and the days and nights are equal.

3) the equatorial region.

Derivable forms: Ծṣa� (निरक्ष�).

ṣa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and ṣa (अक्ष).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣa (निरक्ष).—mfn.

(-ṣa�-ṣ�-ṣa�) 1. Having no dice, &c. 2. Having no latitude. m.

(-ṣa�) (In Astronomy.) The terrestrial equator. E. nir and ṣa a die, &c.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṣa (निरक्ष):—[=nir-ṣa] [from nir > ni�] mfn. having no dice, [Horace H. Wilson]

2) [v.s. ...] having no latitude, [ib.]

3) [v.s. ...] m. the place of no l° id est. the terrestrial equator, [Sūryasiddhānta]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṣa (निरक्ष):—[Ծ+ṣa] (kṣa�-kṣ�-kṣa�) a. Without dice or latitude. m. Equator.

[Sanskrit to German]

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Niraksha in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṣa (ನಿರಕ್ಷ):—[noun] an imaginary circle dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres, the all points of its circumference being equidistant from both the North and South poles; the (terrestrial) equator.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Nepali dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Niraksha in Nepali glossary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

ṣa (निरक्ष):—n/adj. blind;

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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.

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