Nihsva, Niḥsva: 9 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNiḥsva (निःस्व):—(nis + sva) adj. seines Besitzes beraubt, keinen Besitz habend, arm [Amarakoṣa 3, 1, 49.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 358.] tānniḥsvāṃkārayennṛpaḥ [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 9, 231.] niḥsvebhyo deyametebhyo dhanam [11, 2.] [Mahābhārata 12, 6040.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 67, 5. 10. 73, 17.] [BṚH. 13, 6. 17, 20. 18, 1.] [Spr. 221.] [Pañcatantra II, 97.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 6, 14, 36.] niḥsvībhūta um seinen Besitz gekommen [Daśakumāracarita] in [Benfey’ Chrestomathie aus Sanskritwerken 193, 5.] niḥsvīkṛta um seinen Besitz gebracht [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 19, 7 ] (v. l. niḥśrīkṛta). niḥsvatā f. Besitzlosigkeit, Armuth [68, 18.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNiḥsva (निःस्व):—Adj. seines Besitzes beraubt , keinen Besitz habend , arm. Nom.abstr. tā f. Besitzlosigkeit , Armuth.
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Partial matches: Nih, Shva, Nish.
Starts with (+1): Nihshvap, Nihshvapada, Nihshvas, Nihshvasa, Nihshvasana, Nihshvasaparama, Nihshvasasamhita, Nihshvasita, Nihshvasitri, Nihshvasya, Nihsvabhava, Nihsvadhara, Nihsvadhyayavashatkara, Nihsvadin, Nihsvadu, Nihsvamika, Nihsvana, Nihsvanita, Nihsvarate, Nihsvartha.
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