Nica, Nīca: 23 definitions

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Nica means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, 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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

Nīca (नीच):—(von 1. ni)

1) adj. f. ā a) niedrig, nicht hoch [Amarakoṣa 3, 2, 20.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa 3, 3, 76.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1429.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 2, 58.] [Medinīkoṣa c. 6.] nīcaṃ śayyāsanaṃ cāsya sarvadā gurusaṃnidhau (bhavet) [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 198.] (āsanam) nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcam [Bhagavadgītā 6, 11.] nīce deśe [Harivaṃśa 7987.] sindhuṣu tathā nīceṣu (zugleich gemein) [Spr. 661.] uttamamadhyanīcaśākhāsthita [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87, 46.] nīcena vapuṣā [Harivaṃśa 4158.] nīcā (so ist zu lesen) nābhiḥ vertieft [Pañcatantra I, 225.] nīcakeśaśmaśrunakha kurz [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 131.] nīcakeśanakha [Suśruta 2, 244, 13.] nīcanakharoman [1, 7, 6. 30, 1. 70, 21. 2, 143, 20.] — b) niedrig, gesenkt vom Tone [Prātiśākhya zur Vājasaneyisaṃhitā 1, 32. 113. 146. Kārikā. 9] [?aus der Kāśikīvṛtti zu Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 7, 2, 10. Yāska’s Nirukta Einl. LXVII.] nīcasvarita [ŚIKṢĀ] in [Weber’s Indische Studien 4, 366. fg.] nīcīkar herabstimmen, tonlos aussprechen [Scholiast] zu [Prātiśākhya zum Ṛgveda 3, 12.] — c) zu unterst stehend, der geringste: phalaṃ varamadhyanīcam [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 87, 46.] niedrig, gemein in moralischer oder socialer Beziehung [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 7, 15. 2, 10, 16. 3, 4, 18, 108. 25, 194.] [Trikāṇḍaśeṣa] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 334. 380. 932.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] [Halāyudha 2, 191.] subāhūni nṛśaṃsāni putraistava janeśvara . nikṛtānīha pāṇḍūnāṃ nīcairiva yathā naraiḥ .. [Mahābhārata 6, 2918.] [Harivaṃśa 4554. 4619.] [Rāmāyaṇa] [Gorresio 2, 68, 6. 3, 35, 35.] [Spr. 466.] [Bhartṛhari 2, 73.] [Pañcatantra 60, 19. V, 55.] [Dhūrtasamāgama 77, 4.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 106, 2.] karmakara [5, 41.] gonandanīcaśūdrāḥ [9, 13. 38 (37), 4.] nīcakulodbhava [15, 27.] nīcakulodgatā [Mṛcchakaṭikā 83, 8.] nīcāḥ nṛpaterapi vaṃśajātāḥ [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 13, 6.] uttamasyāpi varṇasya nīco pi gṛhamāgataḥ [Spr. 443.] praṇipatya nīcavat [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 3, 17, 27. 7, 12, 1.] [Sāhityadarpana 90.] śārdūlasya guhāṃ śūnyāṃ nīcaḥ kroṣṭābhimardati [Mahābhārata 1, 7750] niedrig, gemein von Beschäftigungen, Handlungen, Gesinnungen u. s. w.: nīcakarmā dāsaḥ [Vetālapañcaviṃśati] in [Lassen’s Anthologie 19, 3.] nīcena karmaṇā [Harivaṃśa 4619.] [Rāmāyaṇa 2, 104, 6.] [Mṛcchakaṭikā 46, 21.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 1, 19, 1.] anīcānuvartin [Mahābhārata 3, 2866.] nīcarata an Gemeinem Gefallen findend [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka 23 (22), 5.] —

2) m. ein best. Parfum (coraka) [Rājanirghaṇṭa im Śabdakalpadruma] —

3) n. in der Astrol. der Tiefpunkt eines Planeten, ταπείνωμα, das 7te Haus vom Höhepunkt [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 69, 6. 104, 54.] [LAGHUJ. 1, 22. 6, 4.] [BṚH. 1, 13. 5, 17.] nīcagata im Tiefpunkt stehend [LAGHUJ. 9, 27.] [Scholiast] zu [Sūryasiddhānta 7, 13. 14 u.s.w.] — Vgl. nīcāt, nīcais, uccanīca, nyañc .

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Nīcā (नीचा):—(instr. von nyañc) adv. unten, hinunter, nieder: nī.ā vartanta u.ari sphuranti [Ṛgveda 10, 34, 9.] nī.ā yaccha pṛtanya.aḥ [152, 4.] nī.ā santa.udanayaḥ parā.ṛjam [2, 13, 12. 14, 4. 4, 38, 5.] nī.ā taṃ dhakṣyata.aṃ na śuṣkam [4, 4.] nī.āyacchaśa.urmṛ.aḥ [Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4, 3, 6.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

Nīca (नीच):——

1) Adj. (f. ā) — a) niedrig , nicht hoch. — b) vertieft (Nabel). — c) kurz (Haar , Nägel). — d) niedrig , gesenkt (Ton). — e) zu unterst stehen , der geringste , niedrig , gemein (in moralischer oder socialer Beziehung , von Personen , Handlungen , Gesinnungen u.s.w.). —

2) *m. ein best. Parfum [Rājan 12,144.] —

3) n. der Tiefpunkt eines Planeten , ταπείνωμα , das 7te Haus vom Höhepunkt.

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Nīcā (नीचा):—Adv. unten , hinunter , nieder.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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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Rig Veda 10.34.9 < [Sukta 34]

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Verse 6.25 - Influx of Karmas leading to low-status (nīca-gotra) < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]

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