Nihnava: 12 definitions
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Nihnava means something in Jainism, Prakrit, 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.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNihnava (निह्नव):—(von hnu mit ni) m.
1) = apalāpa [Amarakoṣa 1, 1, 5, 17.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 276.] [Anekārthasaṃgraha 3, 701.] [Medinīkoṣa v. 39.] = apahnava [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 27, 210.] Läugnung [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 23, 35.] nihnave bhāvito dadyāddhanam [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 2, 11.] Verschweigung, Verheimlichung: jātināmādinihnavaiḥ 267. sūkṣmatvānna sa (dharmaḥ) vijñātuṃ śakyate bahunihnavaḥ in dem Vieles verschwiegen —, unbesprochen gelassen wird [Mahābhārata 12, 9376.] = gupta (masc.! nach [Śabdakalpadruma], a sécret [Wilson’s Wörterbuch]) [Śabdaratnāvalī im Śabdakalpadruma] —
2) Misstrauen, = aviśvāsa [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 27, 210.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] na nihnavaṃ mantragatasya gacchet [Mahābhārata 5, 1362.] —
3) Sühne: tasyaiṣa vyabhicārasya nihnavaḥ samyagucyate [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 21.] —
4) Entschuldigung, Abbitte, Bez. einer Cerimonie [Sāyaṇa] zu [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 1, 26.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 5, 8.] —
5) Name eines Sāman: nihnavābhinihnavau [Weber’s Indische Studien 3, 222.] —
6) = nikṛti [Amarakoṣa 3, 4, 27, 210.] [Hemacandra’s Anekārthasaṃgraha] [Medinīkoṣa] Nach [COLEBR.] Verheimlichung, nach [WILSON] Gemeinheit; eher hätte man niṣkṛti (vgl. Bed.
3) erwartet.
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Nihnava (निह्नव):—
7) das Verdunkeln, in-den-Schatten-Stellen, Uebertreffen [Kathāsaritsāgara 110, 129.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNihnava (निह्नव):—m. —
1) Läugnung. —
2) Verschweigung , Verheimlichung. —
3) Widerspruch. bahu Adj. viele Widersprüche enthaltend [Mahābhārata 11,262,36.] —
4) das Verdunkeln , in Schatten Stellen , Uebertreffen. —
5) Sühne. —
6) Entschuldigung , Abbitte als eine best. Ceremonie. —
7) Name eines Sāman. —
8) * = nikṛti.
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nihnavaka, Nihnavana, Nihnavavadin, Nihnavottara.
Ends with: Abhinihnava, Bhutanihnava.
Full-text: Nihnavavadin, Ninhava, Nihnavottara, Abhinihnava, Nihnuvana, Nihava, Nihnuti, Ninhaya, Ninhaga, Bhutanihnava, Nikriti.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 6.10 - The nature of Knowledge-obscuring and Perception-obscuring Karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Verse 6.27 - The nature of Obstructive-karmas < [Chapter 6 - Influx of Karmas]
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.21 < [Section I - Husband and Wife]
The Agnistoma Somayaga in the Shukla Yajurveda (by Madan Haloi)
Part 2.4: Rite of hospitality in honour of Soma (ātithyeṣṭi) < [Chapter 4 - The Agniṣṭoma Ritual]
Bharadvaja-srauta-sutra (by C. G. Kashikar)
The Agni Purana (by N. Gangadharan)