Nishidh, Niṣidh: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Nishidh 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 Niṣidh can be transliterated into English as Nisidh or Nishidh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNiṣidh (निषिध्).�1 P.
1) To ward off, prevent, restrain, keep back; न्यषेध� शेषोऽप्यनुयायिवर्ग� (nyaṣedhi śeṣo'pyanuyāyivarga�) R.2.4;3.42;5.18.
2) To oppose, contradict, object to; � कश्च� भ्रातृषु तेषु शक्त� निषेद्धुमासीदनुवर्तितु� वा (na kaścana bhrātṛṣu teṣu śakto niṣeddhumāsīdanuvartitu� vā) R.14.43.
3) To prohibit, forbid; निषिद्धो भाषमाणस्तु सुवर्ण� दण्डमर्हति (niṣiddho bhāṣamāṇastu suvarṇa� daṇḍamarhati) Manusmṛti 8.361.
4) To defeat, conquer; निषिद्धशत्रु� (Ծṣiśٰ�) R.18.1.
5) To remove, drive off, counteract; न्यषेधत् पावकास्त्रेण रामस्तद्राक्षसस्तत� (nyaṣedhat pāvakāstreṇa rāmastadrākṣasastata�) Bhaṭṭikāvya 17.87; 1.15.
6) To out-do, surpass; Kāv.2.64. -Caus.
1) To prohibit, keep off or ward off.
2) To deny.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNisidh (निसिध्).—drive away, keep off, hinder, prevent, forbid. [Causative] ward off, keep back, interdict, deny.
Nisidh is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ni and sidh (सिध्).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNiṣidh (निषिध्):—[=Ծ-ṣi] (2 √s) [Parasmaipada] -ṣeپ ([imperfect tense] Բ-ṣe; [Aorist] Բ-ṣeī; [perfect tense] Ծṣiṣe; [Passive voice] Ծ-ṣiyate [imperfect tense] Բ-ṣiⲹٲ [Aorist] Բ-ṣe; [indeclinable participle] Ծ-ṣiya [infinitive mood] Ծ-ṣeܳ; cf. [Pāṇini 8-3, 65 [Scholiast or Commentator]]),
—to drive away, [Ṛg-veda; Atharva-veda];
—to ward off, keep back, prevent from ([ablative]), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa; Mahābhārata; Kāvya literature] etc.;
—to forbid, prohibit, object to ([accusative]), [Kathāsaritsāgara; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to keep down, suppress, outdo, surpass, [Kāvyādarśa ii, 64] :—[Causal] -ṣeⲹپ, to keep off, prohibit, forbid, [Pañcatantra; Bhāgavata-purāṇa];
—to deny, [Horace H. Wilson]
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Niṣidh (निषिध्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Ṇi, Hakka.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Sidh.
Starts with: Nishidha, Nishidhi, Nishidhige, Nishidhike.
Full-text: Nishiddhi, Nisheddhri, Nisedhaka, Nishedha, Nisheddhra, Nisheddhavya, Nishedhavada, Hakka, Nishedhin, Nishiddhavat, Nishedhya, Nisedheti, Nisedhana, Nisedhita, Niseha, Sidh.
Relevant text
No search results for Nishidh, Niṣidh, Nisidh, Ni-sidh, Ni-shidh, Ni-ṣidh; (plurals include: Nishidhs, Niṣidhs, Nisidhs, sidhs, shidhs, ṣidhs) in any book or story.