Nishkakantha, Niṣkakaṇṭha, Nishka-kantha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Niṣkakaṇṭha can be transliterated into English as Niskakantha or Nishkakantha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNiṣkakaṇṭha (निष्ककण्ठ):—(ni + ka)
1) adj. f. ī einen goldenen Halsschmuck tragend [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa 8, 22.] [Aśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtrāni 9, 9.] [Kātyāyana’s Śrautasūtrāṇi 14, 2, 30.] [Mahābhārata 3, 14694. 13, 4935.] [Rāmāyaṇa 5, 11, 23] (vara). [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 3, 6. 8, 8, 7.] —
2) ein goldener Halsschmuck [Mahābhārata 13, 4928. 4939]; an der letzten Stelle ist, wie schon das Metrum zeigt, niṣkakaṇṭham zu lesen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNiṣkakaṇṭha (निष्ककण्ठ):——
1) Adj. (f. ī) einen goldenen Halsschmuck tragend. —
2) wohl m. ein goldener Halsschmuck. Nach [Nīlakaṇṭha] Soll kaṇṭhānāṃ = yuddhe jitānāṃ jājñām (!) bedeuten. An einer anderen Stelle st. dessen niṣkaikakaṇṭha.
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Partial matches: Nishka, Kantha.
Full-text: Nishkagriva, Nishka.
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