Nivedita, Ni-vida-ne-ta: 16 definitions
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Nivedita means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
: Shodhganga: Temple management in the 膧gamasNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�) refers to one of the six kinds of 狈颈谤尘腻濒测补 (everything offered to the Lord and everything that is his property) according to the Uttara-K膩mik膩gama (辫谤腻测补艣肠颈迟迟补惫颈诲丑颈-辫补峁璦濒补).鈥敱肪卑灸灞舨獠� is classified into six. Nivedita is the food that has already been offered and is considered the left-overs of the Lord.
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.
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�) refers to 鈥渉aving assigned (apartments)鈥�, according to the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 2.3.46 (鈥淭he arrival of the bridegroom鈥�).鈥擜ccordingly, as Brahm膩 narrated to N膩rada: 鈥淸...] The instrument players played on musical instruments in sweet tones showing their diverse skill. The delighted Him膩cala too carried out the customary rites of reception at the entrance. Men膩 also jubilantly took part in the same along with all the womenfolk. She made formal inquiries about the health of the bridegroom and gladly went into the house. 艢iva went to the apartments assigned (nivedita) to Him along with the Ga峁嘺s and the gods. [...]鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 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.
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama TextsNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�) refers to 鈥渙ffering ghee and other eatables (including 辫补艣耻)鈥� and represents one of the steps (补峁単补) of the worship of the Lord, as discussed in the twenty-second chapter of the 闯补测腻办丑测补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: a P膩帽car膩tra 膧gama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), 诲丑测腻苍补 (meditations), 尘耻诲谤腻 (gesticulations), 苍测腻蝉补 (concentrations) etc.鈥擠escription of the chapter [惫补颈峁ａ箛补惫补-腻肠腻谤补]:鈥擺...] N膩rada wants to know about the 辫补帽肠补办腻濒补 division of the day. He is told about what is to be done in each of the five periods鈥�abhigamana (68-69a), 耻辫腻诲腻苍补 (69b-70), 颈箩测腻 (71), 蝉惫腻诲丑测腻测补 (72), and yoga (73-74a). N膩rada then asks to know the various steps [补峁単补] of the worship to the Lord-and is told that worship is to be observed in this order: 补产丑颈尘腻苍补, bhoga, 辫奴箩腻, nivedita鈥攐ffering ghee and other eatables (including 辫补艣耻: 77), 蝉补峁僷谤补诲腻苍补, 惫补丑苍颈蝉补峁僼补谤辫补峁嘺, 辫颈迟峁泍腻驳补, and 辫谤腻峁嚹乬苍颈丑补惫补苍补 (74b-81a).
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�) refers to 鈥渞eporting (to one鈥檚 king)鈥�, according to the 15th century M膩t补峁単补l墨l膩 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 1, 鈥渙n the origin of elephants鈥漖: 鈥淸...] 7. All this was reported (nivedita) to Romap膩da (the lord of A峁単a) by his servants. So he went and, while the hermit (P膩lak膩pya) was gone into the hermitage, caught the elephants, and came straightway to Camp膩, and gave them over to the excellent sages Gautama, N膩rada, and the rest. But they fastened them securely to posts, and then dwelt there in peace, as did the other folk likewise. [...]鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�) refers to 鈥渕aking an offering鈥� (such as jewelry, clothes, etc.), according to the Yogakha峁囜笉a of the Manth膩nabhairavatantra, a vast sprawling work that belongs to a corpus of Tantric texts concerned with the worship of the goddess Kubjik膩.鈥擜ccordingly, [while discussing the Hagiography of Siddha Bauddhadeva]: 鈥淸...] There, in (that) place, the Supreme Lord, seated comfortably was engaged in meditation. The girl came there at midnight on the eighth lunar night. She prostrated before him and served him. (She) offered (nivedita) the god a necklace, anklets, bracelets and many kinds of clothes adorned with rubies and gems. (She offered) many kinds of divine gems and many (other) things, including vermilion, sandalwood, camphor and musk. The girl offered everything to the God of the gods with devotion. [...]鈥�.
Shakta (啶多ぞ啶曕啶�, 艣膩kta) or Shaktism (艣膩ktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarynivedita : (pp. of nivedeti) made known; communicated; reported; announced.
: Sutta: Pali Word Grammar from Pali Myanmar Dictionarynivedita (醼斸��濁�贬�掅���) [(ti) (醼愥��)]鈥�
摆苍颈+惫颈诲补+峁噀+迟补闭
摆醼斸赌�+醼浊赌赌�+醼忈赌�+醼怾
[Pali to Burmese]
: Sutta: Tipi峁璦ka P膩岣穒-Myanmar Dictionary (醼愥��曖��嬦��-醼曖��犪��欋�坚�斸�横�欋�� 醼♂�樶��撫��斸��)苍颈惫别诲颈迟补鈥�
(Burmese text): 醼炨��呩��-醼曖�坚�贬���醼坚���-醼♂�曖�横�炨�贬�亰 醼溼�会�踞�贬���醼横�戓���-醼炨�夺�愥�贬��横�︶�羔�愥�勧��-醼♂�曖�横�炨�贬�亱
(Auto-Translation): Please be informed - to announce - to be submitted, to apply - to be presented as a recommendation.
Pali is the language of the Tipi峁璦ka, which is the sacred canon of Therav膩da Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha鈥檚 speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Marathi-English dictionary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryniv膿dita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�).鈥攑 (S) Represented, stated, told. 2 Delivered, presented, given.
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 dictionaryNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�).鈥�p. p.
1) Made known, announced, told, communicated.
2) Delivered, given, entrusted, &c.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-迟补岣�-迟腻-迟补峁�) 1. Given, entrusted, addressed, delivered. 2. Represented, stated, told. E. ni before, vid to know, aff. 办迟补岣� see nivedana .
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�):鈥擺=ni-vedita] [from ni-vid] mfn. made known, announced, told, represented, entrusted, presented, given, [Mah膩bh膩rata; R膩m膩ya峁嘺; Kath膩sarits膩gara etc.]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�):鈥擺ni-vedita] (ta岣�-t膩-ta峁�) a. Given, addressed, entreated, stated.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Nivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: 峁唅惫别颈测补.
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNiv膿dita (嗖ㄠ部嗖掂硣嗖︵部嗖�):鈥�
1) [adjective] stated; communicated; said.
2) [adjective] offered; submitted.
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Niv膿dita (嗖ㄠ部嗖掂硣嗖︵部嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a man to whom something is communicated.
2) [noun] a man or god to whom something is offered or submitted.
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 DictionaryNivedita (啶ㄠた啶掂啶︵た啶�):鈥攁dj. made known; announced;
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Vedita, Ne, Dhavala.
Full-text: Anivedita, Vinivedita, Aniveditavijnata, Nivedit, Anivedya, Niveiya, Nivedana, Nivedan, Yaganga, Nirmalya, Sampradana, Yaga, Ashtanga.
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