Nishprabha, ṣp, Nis-prabha, Nitprabha: 14 definitions
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Nishprabha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 ṣp can be transliterated into English as Nisprabha or Nishprabha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishprabh.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsṣp (निष्प्रभ):—Lack of complexion

Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translationṣp (निष्प्रभ) refers to “dimness�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.4.10 (“Boasting of Traka�).—Accordingly, as Traka-Asura fought with Krttikeya: “[...] The wind did not blow. The sun became dim (Ծṣp). The earth quaked along with mountains and forests. In the meantime Himlaya and other mountains anxious to see Kumra out of affection came there. On seeing the mountains extremely terrified, Kumra the son of Śiva and Prvatī spoke enlightening them thereby. [...]�.

The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-EnglishԾṣp (निष्प्रभ).�a Wanting light or lustre or luminousness.
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 dictionaryṣp (निष्प्रभ).�(Ծḥp or -Ծṣp a.
ṣp is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and prabha (प्रभ).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣp (निष्प्रभ).—mfn.
(-�--�) Gloomy, dark, obscure. E. nira privative, and light.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣp (निष्प्रभ�).—adj., f. , deprived of light or radiance, Mahrata 1, 29. Mahtgama , i. e.
ṣp is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and (प्रभ�).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣp (निष्प्रभ).—[adjective] deprived of light, splendourless, dark, obscure; [abstract] [feminine], tva [neuter]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ṣp (निष्प्रभ):—[=Ծ�-] [from ni� > ni�] mf()n. deprived of light or radiance, lustreless, gloomy, dark (- f., [Rmyaṇa]; -tva n., [Suśruta])
2) [v.s. ...] m. Name of a Dnava, [Harivaṃśa]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṣp (निष्प्रभ):—[Ծ-ṣp] (bha�--bha�) a. Gloomy.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)ṣp (निष्प्रभ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Ṇi貹.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryṣp (निष्प्रभ) [Also spelled nishprabh]:�(a) lustreless; devoid of glitter/shine; put out of countenance, disconcerted; hence ~[] (nf).
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṣp (ನಿಷ್ಪ್ರಭ):—[noun] the quality of being not brilliant; dullness; dimness; lustrelessness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prabha, Nish, Nikaya.
Starts with: Nishprabhamkara, Nishprabhata, Nishprabhatva, Nishprabhav, Nishprabhavak, Nishprabhavaka, Nishprabhavata, Nishprabhavatva, Nitprabhava.
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