Nihshvasa, 狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补: 14 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 can be transliterated into English as Nihsvasa or Nihshvasa, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Niswas.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ):鈥擨nspiration, inhalation
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology)
Source: Wisdom Library: Brihat Samhita by Varahamihira狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ) refers to 鈥渟ighs鈥�, according to the B峁沨atsa峁僪it腻 (chapter 3), an encyclopedic Sanskrit work written by Var腻hamihira mainly focusing on the science of ancient Indian astronomy astronomy (Jyoti峁).鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he dark spots, also known as ketus, the sons of R腻hu are T腻masa, K墨laka and the like, and are 33 in number. How they affect the earth depends upon their color, position and shape. [...] Even 峁氠梗is, reduced to mere skeletons by starvation, giving up their pious course of life, with fleshless infants in their arms. Deprived of their property by highway men, with long sighs [i.e., 辫谤补诲墨谤驳丑补-苍颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补], closed eyes, emaciated bodies, and with their sight dimmed with the tears of sorrow will proceed with difficulty to other lands鈥�.
Jyotisha (啶溹啶啶むた啶�, 箩测辞迟颈峁 or jyotish) refers to 鈥榓stronomy鈥� or 鈥淰edic astrology鈥� and represents the fifth of the six Vedangas (additional sciences to be studied along with the Vedas). Jyotisha concerns itself with the study and prediction of the movements of celestial bodies, in order to calculate the auspicious time for rituals and ceremonies.
Natyashastra (theatrics and dramaturgy)
: Shodhganga: Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (ns)狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ) refers to one of ten 鈥渂reathing techniques鈥� (尘腻谤耻迟补) [=eva峁� da艣avidha岣� prokto 尘腻谤耻迟补岣�], as mentioned in the Sa峁単墨taratn腻kara of 艢腻r峁単adeva (1953: Vol. IV: p.162) and the Mah腻r腻峁嘺 Kumbha鈥檚 Sa峁単墨tar腻ja (N峁泃yaratnako艣a: 1968: Vol. I: pp.94-95). The commentary of Si峁僪abh奴p腻la (on the Sa峁単墨taratn腻kara) says that the ten-fold classification of breathing techniques [e.g., 苍颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补] are the opinion of Kohala. However, the Sa峁単墨taratn腻kara, Sa峁単墨tar腻ja and N峁泃y腻dhy腻ya uniformly attribute the nine-fold classification of breathing techniques (=anila) to Kohala and the ten-fold classification to another school (apara).
Natyashastra (啶ㄠぞ啶熰啶ざ啶距じ啷嵿い啷嵿ぐ, 苍腻峁瓂补艣腻蝉迟谤补) refers to both the ancient Indian tradition (shastra) of performing arts, (natya鈥攖heatrics, drama, dance, music), as well as the name of a Sanskrit work dealing with these subjects. It also teaches the rules for composing Dramatic plays (nataka), construction and performance of Theater, and Poetic works (kavya).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ).鈥�
1) Breathing out, expiration.
2) Sighing, a sigh, breath.
Derivable forms: 苍颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补岣� (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ啶�).
See also (synonyms): 苍颈艣惫腻蝉补.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ).鈥攎.
(-蝉补岣�) 1. Breathing out, expiration. 2. Sighing. E. nir, and 艣惫补蝉 to breathe, bh腻ve gha帽 aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ).鈥攊. e. nis-艣惫补蝉 + a, m. 1. Breathing, [顿补艣补办耻尘腻谤补肠补谤颈迟补] in
狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ).鈥擺masculine] breathing out, breath i.[grammar]
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ):鈥擺=苍颈岣�-艣惫腻蝉补] [from ni岣�-艣惫补蝉] m. (ifc. f(腻). ) = 艣惫补蝉ita n., [Manu-sm峁泃i; Mah腻bh腻rata] etc. (often [varia lectio] or [wrong reading] 苍颈-艣惫)
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ):鈥擺苍颈岣�-艣惫腻蝉补] (蝉补岣�) 1. m. Breathing out, sighing.
: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: 峁唅s腻sa, 峁唅ss腻sa, 峁喣玸腻sa, 峁喣玸腻saya.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (啶ㄠた啶冟ざ啷嵿さ啶距じ) [Also spelled niswas]:鈥�(nm) expiration, breathing out.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus狈颈岣ヅ泇腻蝉补 (嗖ㄠ部嗖冟捕喑嵿驳嗖距哺):鈥�
1) [noun] an exhaling or being exhaled; exhalation.
2) [noun] the air exhaled.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nihshvasana, Nihshvasaparama, Nihshvasasamhita.
Full-text: Nihshvasaparama, Sanihshvasam, Nihshvasasamhita, Vyalikanihshvasa, Kshananihshvasa, Nishvasa, Nisasa, Nisasaya, Udrekin, Nissasa, Niswas, Dirgh, Dirgha, Pradirgha, Marutta, Anila, Anu, Parama, Visada.
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Kohala in the Sanskrit textual tradition (Study) (by Padma Sugavanam)
Kohala and N峁泃ya (7): Breathing techniques < [Chapter 2 - Kohala as seen in citations]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 3 - On the commencement of rainfall < [Chapter 1]
Part 2 - On measurable time < [Chapter 7]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati D腻sa)
Verse 2.23.14 < [Chapter 23 - Wandering about Navadv墨pa On the Day the Lord Delivered the Kazi]
Verse 1.16.308 < [Chapter 16 - The Glories of 艢r墨 Harid腻sa 峁琱腻kura]
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by 艢r墨la R奴pa Gosv腻m墨)
Verse 2.4.151 < [Part 4 - Transient Ecstatic Disturbances (vy腻bhic腻ri-bh腻va)]
Verse 2.2.13 < [Part 2 - Ecstatic Expressions (anubh腻va)]
Verse 2.5.60 < [Part 5 - Permanent Ecstatic Mood (sth腻y墨-bh腻va)]
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 2.13 - One-sensed beings (sth腻vara) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
3. Worship at the Brahmanical temples < [Chapter 13 - Religious and Philosophical data]