Nishtana, Niṣṭana: 4 definitions
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Nishtana means something in 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.
Nishtana has 2 English definitions available.
The Sanskrit term Niṣṭana can be transliterated into English as Nistana or Nishtana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchNiṣṭana (निष्टन):—(von stan mit ni) m. das Stöhnen, Seufzen: tīvraniṣṭhanatatparān (sic) [Rāmāyaṇa 7, 21, 12.] tīvraniṣṭhanaḥ duḥkhitaśabdaḥ [Scholiast]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungNiṣṭana (निष्टन):—m. das Stöhnen , Seufzen. niṣṭhana gedr.
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Starts with: Nishtanaka.
Ends with: Abhinishtana.
Full-text: Nishthana.
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