Nishkama, Niṣkāma, Niṣkāmā, Nihkama: 17 definitions
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Nishkama has 16 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit terms Niṣkāma and Niṣkāmā can be transliterated into English as Niskama or Nishkama, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Nishkam.
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNiṣkāma (निष्काम):—(nis + kāma) adj. frei von Wünschen [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14, 7, 2, 8.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 26, 7.] [Kullūka] zu [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 2, 148. 4, 234.] uneigennützig: karman [Manu’s Gesetzbuch 12, 89.] [Scholiast] zu [Kapila 1, 86.] adv. in cārin [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 49, 15.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNiṣkāma (निष्काम):—Adj. —
1) frei von Wünschen. —
2) uneigennützig (Werk).
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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Partial matches: Kama, Nih, Nish.
Starts with: Nishkamacarin, Nishkamakarma, Nishkamakarmayoga, Nishkamashibhu, Nishkamayoga.
Full-text (+3): Nikkama, Nishkamacarin, Jnanapurva, Arthakama, Nishkam, Shivayoga, Samasta, Samastadhva, Bhogayoga, Visodhana, Nishkamakarmayoga, Mayanta, Sambhrama, Saguna, Nirguna, Mathani, Niraga, Ragamathani, Desire, Samputa.
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